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JP1 Version 12 JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Distribution Function Administration Guide


1.3.3 Detailed job settings

You can create jobs in the Create Job dialog box of Remote Install Manager.

Figure 1‒7: Create Job dialog box

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The Create Job dialog box displays the appropriate pages for the specified job type. On these pages, you can specify the job name, destination, execution conditions, and other detailed settings. For details about the pages displayed in the Create Job dialog box, see 10.2.2 Pages displayed in the Create Job dialog box.

The following table lists the pages displayed in the Create Job dialog box, and describes the information you can set on each page.

Table 1‒2: Pages displayed in Create Job dialog box

Page

Information that can be set

Job page

The name of the job.

Destination page

The hosts that are targeted by the job.

Package page

The attributes of packages to be installed remotely, the installation environment, and other options.

Job Distribution Attributes page

Information required for multicast distribution or split distribution of a package. These options are useful when distributing large packages. Note that you can only specify multicast distribution for Install package jobs.

Acquisition Target page

The items to be collected when a Get system information from computer (UNIX) job is executed.

Search Target page

The software for which information is to be collected when a Get software information from computer (UNIX) job is executed. If you use a software search list, you can specify the software search list to be used. You can also specify whether to include network file systems in the search targets.

Collect File page

Files to be collected remotely.

Schedule page

The registration date and time, execution date and time, and execution time limit of the job.

Client Control page

If the destination computer of a job is turned off, an option on this page allow you to turn on the computer remotely when the job is executed. You can also configure the computer to shut down after the job has been executed. Note that agents for UNIX and agents for Mac cannot be shut down automatically after the job has been executed.