7.3.1 Remote installation procedure

This subsection explains the basic remote installation procedure, focusing on screen transitions. For details about the setup method, see each reference shown in the procedure.

To perform remote installation:

1. In the Package window of the Remote Install Manager, select the package to be remotely installed.

2. Select Execute and then Execute Job.

   The Define New Job dialog box appears.

   Figure 7‒32: Define New Job dialog box

3. Select Install package, and then click the OK button.

   The Create Job dialog box appears.

   Figure 7‒33: Create Job dialog box

   By default, the Job page is displayed. On this page, you can specify a job name. For details about how to set up the Job page, see 10.2.3 Setting up the Job page.

4. Click the Destination tab.

   On the Destination page, specify a remote installation destination. You must specify at least one destination.

   In a multi-server configuration, you can also specify a destination across relay systems and management relay servers.

   Figure 7‒34: Destination page

   For details about how to set up the Destination page, see 10.2.4 Setting up the Destination page.

5. Click the Package tab.

   On the Package page, specify the package to be remotely installed.

   Figure 7‒35: Package page

   If you have created a job after selecting a package in the Package window, the selected package appears.

   For details about how to set up the Package page, see 7.3.2 Setting up the Package page.

   For other tabs (pages), specify appropriate settings according to the remote installation method.

   Job Distribution Attributes page

   On this page, you can specify multicast distribution and split distribution. However, you can specify multicast distribution only when using the Install package job. For details about how to set up the Job Distribution Attributes page, see 7.3.3 Setting up the Job Distribution Attributes page.

   Schedule page

   On this page, specify a registration date/time, execution date/time, and execution time limit for a job. For details about how to set up the Schedule page, see 10.2.5 Setting up the Schedule page.

   Client Control page

   On this page, you can specify whether to use the Client Control facility. For details about how to set up the Client Control page, see 10.2.6 Setting up the Client Control page.

6. After finishing all the settings, click the Execute button.

   The remote installation job is executed.

7. Check the job status.

   From the File menu of the Remote Install Manager, select New and then Job Status to display the Job Status window.

   Figure 7‒36: Job Status window

   For remote installation jobs, if you select View and then All Job Details in the Job Status window, the following icons are displayed in front of each job name:

   • : Install package job

   • : Transfer package to relay computer job

   • : Send package, allow client users to choose job

   If you select an executed job, the execution status is displayed in the right pane of the window. For details about how to check the job status, see 10.4 Checking the job status.

If you save a job before executing it, you can re-execute it in case of failure, or when creating a new job, you can also save time by editing an existing job. We recommend that you use the Save or Save and Execute button to save a job before executing it.

To save a job in a folder, you need to create a storage folder in the Job Definition window beforehand. For details about how to create a folder, see 10.3.2 Managing saved jobs and folders.

Notes:

• When you edit a remote installation job or transfer package to relay system job, if you delete all destinations without opening the package panel even once, the package panel cannot be opened afterward.

  One or more destinations need to be specified to open the package panel.

• When you create a new job definition from the remote install manager and save the job as the default job name provided by the remote install manager, if a dialog box which says such as "The same name already exists" is displayed, cancel the operation and create a new job definition again. Do not change the name of the job and save the job.

• If the user who initiates the Remote install manager does not have administrator permission for the operating system, elevate the user to administrator level before proceeding.

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