SyAM SoftwareManagement Utilities

Overview

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User Interface Panels

Groups: Shows the breakdown of discovered systems in your network. The Function, Location and Operating System groups are automatically organized, but the user may also define their own custom groups.

Functions: Provides options to modify templates, create jobs or configure settings for using the software.

Details: Shows the details of all the systems in the group that has been selected in the group panel.

Status: Displays a brief overview of the results from jobs that have been run.

Scheduled Jobs: Displays jobs that have been scheduled, are in progress, or have completed today.

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User Interface

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Product Terms

Group: A collection of systems that have been discovered in your network. Some groups are organized automatically, but user-defined groups are also available.

Example: An IP Scan range or 192.168.100.1 to 192.168.100.25

Template: A collection of settings that specify how a given task will operate.

Example: Power Off Systems at 5pm each week day

Task: A single operation that is configured by one or more templates.

Example: Apply Power Template

Job:An ordered list of tasks that are performed on one or many systems or groups. Jobs can be scheduled or on-demand.

Example: Apply the Power Template to the Group Accounting Systems