Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client Description and User's Guide

4.5.3 Reporting user resource status

The distribution-destination system can place the status of the user resource integrated into the local machine in the user resource status file, and use the rdsusnd command of the client services to send this file to the managing server. The status of user resource will be reflected on the package status file of the managing server.

This applies to the following user-specific information which is not managed under JP1/Software Distribution:

The status of packages installed locally on the distribution-destination system without using JP1/Software Distribution

The status of packages manipulated by a user program asynchronously with installation processing by JP1/Software Distribution

The information entered in the package status file can also be recorded at the distribution-destination system side. This prevents repeat distribution if the managing server executes a distribution job for a package with the same name as one already installed on the system.

Note, however, that this method reports the installation status of Hitachi program products, another company's software, and OS patches to the managing server.

Figure 4-8 shows reporting of user resource status.

Figure 4-8 Reporting the user response status

Organization of this subsection

(1) Rules for creating the user resource status file

(2) Details about the user resource status file

(1) Rules for creating the user resource status file

Create the user resource status file by using the following line format, with a full screen editor, etc.
attribute-name  value 
Where, indicates a tab code and indicates that you should press the Enter key.

attribute-name

Specify the item to be specified in the packaging-information file.

value

Specify the value to be set for an item in the packaging-information file.

Create the user resource status file according to the rules below.

You can specify a blank instead of a tab ().

To include a blank in a set value, enclose the set value between double quotation marks (").

If you specify # in the first column, that line is treated as a comment.

The maximum length of a line in the user resource status file is 256 bytes including the code () for the pressed Enter key.

If you specify more than one attribute with the same name, the set value that is specified last is validated and the preceding set values are ignored.

(2) Details about the user resource status file

(a) Format
ResourceName package-ID
ResultInformation {NORMAL | ERROR}
Status user-status
[WorkstationAddress distribution-destination-name]
[Version version]
[Generation generation-number]
[Comments user-comment]
(b) Explanation

ResourceName package-ID ~ <uppercase alphabetic characters, numerics, hyphens, or underscores> ((1 to 44 characters))

Specify the name of the package of which distribution result is to be sent.

ResultInformation ~ {NORMAL|ERROR}

Set the distribution result of a package in the end status. Specify this item to send the distribution result of the package, which is distributed by JP1/Software Distribution Client, to the managing server.

NORMAL

Set the end status (90).

ERROR

Set the end status (9F).

Status user-status ~ <hexadecimal number> ((2 digits))

Specify the distribution result of the package, which is to be sent to the managing server, as the user status. For the method of specifying the user status, see Appendix B. Status Codes.

WorkstationAddress distribution-destination-name ~ <alphanumerics, hyphens, or underscores> ((1 to 255 characters))

Specify the distribution destination name of the UNIX machine that receives the user resource status file. The distribution destination name is the name of the UNIX machine specified in the managing server. For the method of specifying the distribution destination name, see the manual of the applicable managing server.

If you do not specify this value, the system assumes the distribution destination name that is specified when the last package is distributed. A blank is assumed if no package is distributed at all.

Omit this value if the Windows version of JP1/Software Distribution Manager is set to use a host ID.

Version version ~ <uppercase alphabetic characters, numerics, or slants> ((1 to 6 characters))

Specify the version of the package. If you do not specify this value, 000000 is assumed.

Generation generation-number ~ <uppercase alphabetic characters or numerics> ((4 digits))

Specify the generation number of the package. If you do not specify this value, 0000 is assumed.

Comments user-comment ~ ((1 to 50 characters))

Specify the user comment for the package. If you do not specify this value, a blank is assumed.

In a Windows managing server, this value is displayed in the installed package list. In a UNIX managing server, this value is displayed in the resource name.

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