4.1.7 Procedure for changing the settings for managing the software information of agents for UNIX or Mac
To collect UNIX or Mac software information and manage it in the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 operation window, you must modify the configuration file (jdn_manager_config.conf). By modifying this file, you can display (in the Inventory module) the UNIX or Mac software information reported by the managed UNIX or Mac computers and collected by a job from agents for UNIX or Mac. Using the displayed information, you can also manage UNIX or Mac software licenses. However, depending on the OS, more than a thousand items might be displayed, making it difficult to understand the displayed information quickly.
To modify the configuration file (jdn_manager_config.conf):
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Modify the settings in the configuration file.
The location of the configuration file (jdn_manager_config.conf) is as follows:
JP1/IT-Desktop-Management-2-installation-folder\mgr\conf
The following table describes the definition to be modified in the configuration file:
|
Property |
Description |
Setting values |
Default |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UNIX_Software_Manage |
Specifies whether to manage UNIX or Mac software information. |
|
NO |
The settings in the configuration file are applied after the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 service is restarted.
For software / patch information#, it is possible to expand and acquire some information (such as version) of the software information.
#: For details of supported OS, see the description of Acquiring software information in the manual JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Agent (For UNIX Systems).
The following table describes the definition to be modified in the configuration file.
|
Property |
Description |
Setting values |
Default |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Expand_LinuxSoftwareInformation |
Specifies whether to expand and manage some information of Linux software information |
|
NO |
The settings of the configuration file are applied after restarting the service of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2. If you want to change the settings, delete the Linux device installation package information from the Remote Install Manager beforehand.
If you enable the settings, the software information is acquired as follows.
- software name
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The number of characters for software name is expanded from 50 characters to a maximum of 255 characters.
- version
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- The number of characters for the version is expanded from 6 characters to a maximum of 128 characters.
- Even if the version contains other than uppercase alphanumeric characters, the version will be acquired without omitting them.