Monitoring Software Distribution by Job

When you use the Distribute Software operation to install software on Client PCs, Vector AM monitors and reports on the progress of the installation. Use the Software Distribution Jobs window to view the progress of an installation on Client PCs at your Site.

To display the progress of a software installation by job:

1    Click the Monitor Software Distribution operation in the Console to open the Software Distribution Jobs window.

2    Select the Distribution Jobs tab. The jobs submitted to the Site are displayed in the Job list.

3    To display the progress of the installation on individual Client PCs, select an entry in the job list. The Clients assigned to the job are displayed in the Client list, together with the current status of the installation on each Client.

4    If you want to list all the events for a Client, double-click its entry in the Client list. The details are displayed in the Job Details dialog.

To Filter Job Entries:

In the View menu, choose Filter Jobs and one or more options to control which records are displayed. Choose Show All to redisplay all the jobs.

To Delete Job Entries:

In the job list, select the entries you want to delete and choose Purge Job Data from the Tools menu. (Use the Software Distribution Monitoring Settings dialog to automate the removal of old data )

Notes

    To view the progress of installations by job, see Monitoring Software Distribution by Package.

    To view the progress of a distribution job using the job logs and for more information on distribution messages, see Using the Software Distribution Logs.