Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 User's Guide

Jobs Tool Bar

Use the buttons of the Jobs tool bar to manage jobs. Most buttons are for complex jobs, while some are also for inventory-based jobs.

Table 2–4 Jobs Buttons

Icon 

Button 

Description 

Enabled 

New Job icon.

New Job 

Create a new complex job. 

Always 

Copy Job icon.

Copy Job 

Copy the job with its profile based on the original job. 

Job selected 

Stop Job icon.

Stop Job 

Stop the selected job. 

Job in progress selected 

Reschedule Job icon.

Reschedule Job 

Modify the schedule of a complex job. You can only reschedule a job if the job had a schedule when it was first created. 

Job with schedule selected 

Rerun Job icon.

Rerun Job 

Rerun the selected job. 

Completed job selected 

Delete Job icon.

Delete Job 

Delete the job from the Jobs list. 

Job selected 

Job Summary Report icon.

Job Summary Report 

View the summary information of a selected job. 

Job selected 

Confirm Task icon.

Confirm Task Actions 

Confirm or deny the actions of a task. 

Task with questions selected 

Copy Profile icon.

Copy Profile 

Copy the profile of a task and save it with a new name. 

Task selected 

Edit Profile icon.

Edit Scheduled Profile 

Modify the profile of a task. You can only modify a profile if it is yours and is scheduled to be used in a future job. 

Task with such a profile selected 

Copy Policy icon.

Copy Policy 

Copy the policy of a task and save it with a new name. 

Task selected 

Edit Profile icon.

Edit Scheduled Policy 

Modify the policy of a task. You can only modify a policy if it is yours and is scheduled to be used in a future job. 

Task with such a policy selected 

Show Progress icon.

Show Progress 

Display the progress of a host running a job. 

Host in the Jobs panel is selected 

Show Log icon.

Show Log 

Display the log of actions taken on a host for a job. 

Host in the Jobs panel is selected 

Filter Jobs icon.

Filter 

Display only job listings that meet the specified criteria. 

Always 

Refresh icon.

Refresh 

Refresh the job status information. This list is refreshed periodically. 

Always