Software Distribution Wizard: Monitoring and Logging
By default, Vector AM monitors the progress of software installations and saves any messages produced. Use the Monitoring and Logging dialog to control the monitoring and the level of message logging for a package installation.
To control the monitoring and logging for the Distribution Operation:
1 By default, Vector AM monitors and reports on the progress of software installations on all Clients to which a software package is distributed. Deselect Monitor distribution feedback for this job if you don't want Vector AM to monitor the installation feedback for this package.
2 In the Job name field, enter a name for the Distribution operation. The name is used to identify the software installation being monitored in the Software Distribution Jobs Viewer.
3 By default, the first available Scheduler in the Site database monitors distribution jobs. If you want to nominate a specific Scheduler to monitor this job, select the Scheduler's name in the Monitoring Host list.
4 If you want to log installer messages and launch errors, enter the name and location of the files you want to use in the Error log and Progress log fields of the Package specific area.
5 The Software Distribution Agents installs software packages on Clients. If you want to record messages from the agent controlling the installation, enter the name and location of the files you want to use to store the messages in the Error log and Progress log fields of the Agent specific area.
6 Click Finish to complete the Software Distribution Wizard. If you clicked the operation, the installation information is copied to the offline areas of the selected Clients. If you submitted the Distribute Software operation as a job, Vector AM opens the Submit Job dialog.
Packages are installed when the Software Distribution Agent next checks the target Client. You can change the period between checks using the Configure Clients operation, or the SnapshotMinutesInterval parameter in the LUCLIENT.INI file.
Notes
To
prevent the monitoring of all software distributions, use the Software
Distribution Monitoring Settings dialog.
The
Error logs contain error message entries only. The Progress logs contain error messages and information
on the progress of the software distribution and installation. Both Package- and Agent-specific log files
are created when suitable paths are defined.
All
logging file locations must be specified with full UNC paths,
and must include user name and password details if required by the target location.