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Step 7 - Run the installation/uninstallation and view job status

When you run the installation or uninstallation job, the Job Status window provides summary information about its progress. You can also view the status of each action required to complete the job.

To run the installation/uninstallation job and view job status:

  1. Click Start Job from one of the following locations to run the installation.
    1. After specifying the software to install, you can run the installation job immediately by clicking Start Job.
    2. Alternatively, you can complete the any of the optional setting steps before starting the job:
      • Step 3: Options—Specify how the installation/uninstallation process will handle errors and rebooting, and if it will run any pre- or post-install scripts.
      • Step 4: Preview—View a snapshot preview of the actions that will be performed in the installation or uninstallation process that you have defined.
      • Step 5: Scheduling—Schedule the installation stages: 1) Analysis, 2) Download, 3) Install. You can specify specific times to perform the actions in the stage, or set each stage to run immediately after the previous one completes.
      • Step 6: Notifications—Indicate if you want to receive an email notification when the job succeeds, fails or is canceled. You can also specify a ticket id for the job.

    From any of these steps, click Start Job to run the installation or uninstallation job.

  2. The Job Status window will appear without any details until the job actually begins. When the job starts depends on the settings defined in the Scheduling step.
    • If you set the job run immediately in the Scheduling step, which is the default setting, then the job will begin immediately after you click Start Job from any of the setting steps. When the job starts, the Job Status window will appear showing the progress of the job.
    • If you scheduled the job for a later time in the Scheduling step, the job will run at the scheduled time and only then will the Job Status window show progress details.
  3. To view the details of each action, select a row in the table. The details for each action appear in the lower panel of the content pane. See View job status for details.

For more information about SA Client job logs, see the SA 10.60 Use section for information about job logs.