2.12.1 Distributing files efficiently using Remote Installation Manager

JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 provides features to efficiently perform distribution using Remote Installation Manager. This section describes some of the features.

Load share using a relay system

Install a relay system when you have a large scale network or JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 has many managed computers. Installing a relay system can reduce loads on the management server.

Grouping distribution-destination computers.

You can group distribution-destination computers according to their purposes. By grouping computers, you can specify a group of destinations in a single operation. A computer can belong to multiple groups.

The following figure shows a configuration grouped by a department and by a project.

Setting installation conditions

Among the distribution-destination computers, you can perform installation only on the computers that satisfy the specified conditions. You create the conditions when packaging software or when creating a job, and the conditions are judged when the job is executed.

For example, you can configure to install a software program only on computers running Windows 7, or not to install a program on computers whose hard disk free space is 5 GB or less. In addition to conditions on hardware, you can check if a specific software is installed as a condition, or you can create a unique condition by launching an external program provided by the system administrator before installing software.

Specifying a date and time for distribution and for installation

You can specify a date and time on which a package is distributed (data is transferred) to computers, and a date and time on which software is installed on the computers.

Distribution date and time

You can specify a job execution date and time when you create a job. For example, you can distribute packages without placing a load on the network by specifying a job to be executed at nighttime.

Installation date and time

You can specify a time that a package is installed, when you package software, or when you create a job. This allows you to install or upgrade a program at a specified date and time on all destination computers.

Split distribution of a package

You can split a package by a specified volume rather than distributing it at a time. You can also specify a time interval (distribution interval), so that you can reduce the network load when distributing a high-volume package.

Multicast distribution

In normal unicast distribution of a package, the more the number of destination computers, the higher the number of packets sent from an upper-level system ( management server or relay system). In multicast distribution of a package, all that is sent is the number of packets for a single job. A smaller number of packets can reduce load on the network.

Suspending and resuming a job

You can suspend a job temporarily. For example, if you planned to distribute software during non-business hours, but could not complete the distribution, you can suspend a job to stop the distribution temporarily, and then resume distribution during the next non-business hours.

Controlling distribution-destination computers

If a distribution-destination computer supports AMT or Wake on LAN, you can automatically turn that computer on or off. For example, you can turn on a shut-down computer during the nighttime, or on holidays, when the network load is light.

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