A.8 Times at which functions are executed automatically

When the OS of the managed computer is Windows

The time at which a function is executed automatically varies depending on the function as shown in the table below.

For details about the time at which a report is calculated, see 2.16.5 Calculation schedules for reports.

Function		Description	Execution time
Device management	Collecting information from agentless devices	Regularly collect information from agentless devices and update the information to the latest status.	Every hour^#1
	Obtaining information from Active Directory	Search for computers managed by Active Directory, and then register them inJP1/IT Desktop Management 2. It is also possible to automatically install agents during the search. In addition, the configuration of departments is automatically registered in JP1/IT Desktop Management 2.	Every day at 23:00^#1
	Collecting user information	If End User is specified as the input method for the department, location, user name, or other asset management item, the Enter User Information dialog box appears on the user's computer, and the system collects the information the user enters.	When input of user information is complete
	Collecting device revision history	When device information changes, the system compares the new device information against the old, and compiles the results as a revision history.	Every day at 0:00^#2
	Detecting the devices suggested for deletion during device maintenance	The system starts processing to detect devices suggested for deletion. These are devices that meet the pre-defined conditions for duplicate devices or idle devices.	Every day at 23:00^#2
Security control	Evaluating the security status	Based on the device information collected from computers, determine the violation levels according to the security policy.	Every day at 0:00^#1 Every day at 18:00 for the management server which the large-scale management option is enabled.
	Regularly checking and updating support information	Connect to the service site according to the update schedule specified in the Product Update view of the Settings module, and automatically update information about Windows updates and anti-virus products. When the latest information is obtained from the support service site, whether the latest Windows updates and anti-virus products are applied to the managed computer can be determined based on the security policy.	Every day at a specified time (the time when the setup for JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 was completed, rounded up to the nearest hour)^#1
	Updating Scan Engine Version and Virus Definition File Version settings for anti-virus products	Detect the latest versions of the scan engine and virus definition file for the anti-virus products specified for the security policy from the information collected from computers. Then update the Scan Engine Version and Virus Definition File Version security policy settings and evaluate the security status.	When information about the versions of the scan engine and virus definition file collected from computers is updated
Operation logs	Storing operation logs	Store the operation logs obtained from computers.	Every hour
	Periodically exporting operation logs	Periodically export the operation logs obtained from computers.	Every hour
	Monitoring free space for the operation log backup folder	Obtain information about free space for the operation log backup folder. If the amount of free space is insufficient, output an event. Use the event mail notification function to notify the administrator of insufficient capacity.	Every day at 6:00^#2
	Deleting the operation log database and re-creating the index information	Delete the operation logs that exceeded the storage period from the operation log database, and re-create the index information. Additionally, operation logs that were collected manually are deleted and the area is also released. This ensures more efficient use of the database capacity.	Every day at 1:00^#2
Events	Monitoring event occurrence	If an event of a predefined category and severity occurred, send a notification email to the administrator.	Every 30 minutes^#1
Others	Obtaining information from an MDM system	Obtain smart device information managed by the MDM system according to the import schedule specified in the MDM Linkage Settings view of the Settings module. If information about a new smart device is obtained, the smart device is discovered as a new device. If information about a managed smart device is obtained, the device information and hardware asset information are updated.	Every day at a specified time (the time when the setup for JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 was completed, rounded up to the nearest later hour)^#1
Others	Regularly releasing used free pages in the database	Release used free pages that were generated when database data was deleted. This enables efficient use of the database capacity.	Every day at 5:00^#2

#1: You can specify the execution time in the Settings module.

#2: You can specify the execution time in the configuration file.

When the OS of the managed computer is UNIX or Mac

The tables below describe the time at which a function is executed automatically, and the reported information.

The time at which a function is executed automatically

Trigger function	Description
Connection of a manager	System configuration information is reported when a computer running UNIX or Mac is connected to a manager as an agent. You can check the system configuration information of an agent for UNIX or Mac in the Remote Install Manager window. In other operation windows such as the Inventory module, this information is included in the system information.
Execution of a job	Information is reported when a Get system information from computer (UNIX) job or Get software information from computer (UNIX) job is executed. The information is also reported when these jobs are executed on a Mac agent.
Distribution of a Hitachi program product	Information is reported when a Hitachi program product is distributed using Remote Install Manager. Note that Hitachi program products cannot be distributed to Mac agents.
System change	Information is reported when a change of system is detected, being triggered by an execution of a distribution job or a polling from an agent for UNIX or Mac.

Items of the system configuration information

Item	Description
Node attribute	Attribute of the node, This is Agent for an agent for UNIX or Mac.
Host ID	A unique ID generated by an agent to distinguish devices. A host ID for an agent for UNIX or Mac is a string of 28-byte characters, starting with `#U`.
Host Name	A host name assigned to a computer (the host name acquired by the `gethostname` command). If `DMHOSTNAME` is specified in the operating-environment settings file, the value specified for `DMHOSTNAME` is reported.
IP Address	IP address assigned to the host name. If `DMIPADDR` is specified in the operating-environment settings file, the value specified for `DMIPADDR` is reported.
MAC Address	The MAC address for the NIC to which the IP address is assigned is reported.
Creation date and time of the system configuration information	The date and time when the system configuration information for an agent for UNIX or Mac is created is reported.

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