1.1.4 Job types for remote installation
After creating the packages for distribution, you then need to create and execute jobs that tell the managing server how to conduct the remote installation. There are three types of jobs related to remote installation, referred to as job types.
The following describes each type of job related to remote installation.
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Install package job
The most basic type of remote installation job. Install package jobs distribute a package from the managing server to managed computers and install the software. Package distribution and installation are initiated by the managing server.
(2) Transfer package to relay computer job
A job that transfers a package from the managing server to a relay system or management relay server.
Packages transferred by a Transfer package to relay computer job are stored on a relay system or management relay server. The managing server will not redistribute the same package until it expires. You can specify the expiration date during the packaging process. If you want to change the expiration date of a package that has been transferred, you need to retransfer the package to the relay system or management relay server after changing the expiration date.
To distribute the package (transferred to the relay system or management relay server) to managed computers, execute an Install package job.
You can combine a Transfer package to relay computer job with an Install package job to perform a remote installation from the managing server in two stages. In this case, the execution date and time of the Transfer package to relay computer job is the date and time when the package is distributed from the managing server to the relay system or management relay server. Likewise, the execution date and time of the Install package job is the date and time when the package is distributed from the relay system or management relay server to the managed computers.
(3) Send package, allow client users to choose job
This job only grants permission for a managed computer to install a package, with the installation itself the responsibility of the user. When you use this type of job, the decision regarding which software to install and when is left to the user of the managed computer.
Although the standard approach to remote installation is appropriate for software that is required on every computer, it can result in the installation of software that is of no use to the user. In this situation, a Send package, allow client users to choose job might be the most appropriate type of job to use.
For details about the process by which users select and install software distributed by this type of job, see 1.1.5 Installation tailored to user circumstances.