A.11 Functional differences between an agent for Windows, agent for UNIX, and agent for Mac

This section describes the functional differences among JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent for Windows, JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent for UNIX, and JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent for Mac.

Difference of terms

Some terms are different between agents for Windows and agents for UNIX. When you use JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent for UNIX, replace the terms as follows.

Windows terms	UNIX terms
ID	ID group
Installation	Installation#
Remote installation	Package distribution (software distribution)
Remote collection	File collection

#: In UNIX, installation refers to the processes from installation to setup.

Functional differences

The table below shows functional differences. The table also shows whether operations from a manager to an agent are supported.

Remote installation (software distribution)

Item	Agent for Windows	Agent for UNIX	Agent for Mac
Installation driven by the managing server	Yes	Yes	Yes
Installation performed by the user of the agent	Yes	Yes	No
Distribution of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent (agent)	Yes	Yes#1	Yes#1
Distribution of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent (relay system)	Yes	No	No
Suppression of installation based on system conditions	Yes	No	No
Suppression of installation based on software conditions	Yes	No	No
Schedule of distribution	Yes	Yes	Yes
Specification of installation date and time	Yes	Yes	Yes
Specification of installation timing	Yes#2	Yes#3	Yes#2
Automatic restart of a computer after installation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Display of in-progress dialog box (when configuring a package)	Yes	No	No
Display of in-progress dialog box (when configuring the agent setup)	Yes	No	No
Start of an external program linked with remote installation	Yes#4	Yes#5	Yes#5
Automatic installation of a package	Yes	Yes	Yes
Installation using an AIT file	Yes	No	No
Installation by specifying a host group	Yes	Yes	Yes
Installation by specifying an ID	Yes	Yes	Yes
Split distribution	Yes	Yes#6	Yes#6
Multicast distribution	Yes	No	No
Suspending and resuming jobs	Yes	Yes	Yes
Distribution of suspended jobs	Yes	Yes	Yes
Remote start and shutdown driven by a client	Yes	Yes#7	Yes#7
Offline installation	Yes	No	No

Legend: Yes: Supported. No: Not supported.

#1: Distribution using Remote Install Manager can be performed.

#2: Normal installation (Immediately) and installation when the system starts (When System Starts up)

#3: Normal installation (Immediately), installation when the system starts (When System Starts up), and installation when the system stops (When System Stops)

#4: An external program can be started before and after a distribution and when an error occurs.

#5: An external program can be started before and after a distribution.

#6: Split distribution can be performed only on end workstations.

#7: An agent for UNIX or Mac cannot be shut down after a job is executed.

Packaging

Item	Agent for Windows	Agent for UNIX	Agent for Mac
Compression of package data	Yes	Yes	Yes

Legend: Yes: Supported.

Remote collection (file collection)

Item	Agent for Windows	Agent for UNIX	Agent for Mac
Remote collection	Yes	Yes	No
File name by full path#1	Yes	Yes	No
Specification of collection timing	Yes#2	Yes#2	No
Start of an external program linked with remote collection	Yes	Yes (Before and after the collection)	No
Remote start and shutdown driven by a client	Yes	Yes#3	No
Compression of collection files	Yes	Yes	No

Legend: Yes: Supported. No: Not supported.

#1: The maximum number of characters for the specifiable path name is as follows:

• Agent for Windows: 256 single-byte characters

• Agent for UNIX: 63 single-byte characters

#2: When the agent starts and when the agent is running

#3: An agent for UNIX cannot be shut down after a job is executed.

Remote control

Item	Agent for Windows	Agent for UNIX	Agent for Mac
Remote control of an agent	Yes	No	Yes#
File transfer using remote control functions	Yes	No	No

Legend: Yes: Supported. No: Not supported.

#: Remote control via an RFB connection can be used.

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