To Create a Job with a Restart Predefined Profile

In this procedure you run the predefined profiles that restart remote hosts. This procedure starts with the Notifications category in the Inventory panel.

Before You Begin

Before you begin a job on a Solaris machine, make sure the PKG deployment preferences are appropriate for your local needs. See Host Preferences – PKGs.

1. In the main window, make sure the Inventory panel is visible by choosing Inventory from the View menu.

2. From the Hosts list, select All Hosts and from the Component list, select Notifications or Restart.

   If Restart is marked Installed, there are hosts that should be restarted.

3. To see the names of these hosts, right-click Restart and then click Details.

   The Component Information window opens. The Installed tab lists hosts that need a restart. Make a note of these hosts and close the Component Information window.

4. From the tool bar, click the New Job button.

   The New Job window opens.

5. Type a name and description for the job.

6. Click the Deploy radio button.

7. Open the Task Editor.

8. Type a name for the task of the job.

9. In the Profile drop-down list, select Perform Restart (or Perform Restart + Reconfigure, for Solaris hosts, and only if the notification mentioned a needed reconfiguration).

10. Click the Hosts button next to the Hosts field.

    The Select Hosts window opens.

11. Select the hosts you noted from the Notification or Restart list and click Add.

    You can add any host that you want to restart, even if it was not marked in Notifications.

12. Click OK.

    The Hosts window closes. Selected hosts are displayed in the Hosts field of the Tasks tab.

13. Click the Add Task button.

    The task name appears in the tasks list.

14. Click OK.

    The New Job window closes and the job begins. The selected hosts are restarted.