HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-05 - SD-UX

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 3 (of 49)
Chapter 05 Software Distributor (SD-UX)
October 29, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ______________________________________________________________________ 5
Patches for SD-UX _________________________________________________________________ 5
The Basic SD-UX Object Types ________________________________________________________ 5
Fileset _________________________________________________________________________________ 5
Product ________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Bundle _________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Depot__________________________________________________________________________________ 6
Software Specifications ____________________________________________________________________ 6
The IPD – Installed Product Database __________________________________________________ 7
IPD File listing ___________________________________________________________________________ 7
Master Index ____________________________________________________________________________ 8
Session Files ______________________________________________________________________ 8
Setting Default Values for Command Options ___________________________________________ 9
SD-UX Commands ________________________________________________________________ 10
swinstall Command ______________________________________________________________________ 11
swcopy Command _______________________________________________________________________ 13
swremove Command ____________________________________________________________________ 16
swlist Command ________________________________________________________________________ 18
swreg Command ________________________________________________________________________ 21
swmodify Command _____________________________________________________________________ 21
swpackage Command ____________________________________________________________________ 23
swverify Command ______________________________________________________________________ 26
swconfig Command ______________________________________________________________________ 27
Troubleshooting __________________________________________________________________ 28
Error Logging ___________________________________________________________________________ 28
swinstall/swremove Fails With a Lock Error or Hangs ___________________________________________ 30
Cannot Contact Target Host's Daemon or Agent _______________________________________________ 30
Slow Network Performance _______________________________________________________________ 31
Debugging SD-UX Commands ______________________________________________________________ 31
swinstall in Single User Mode ______________________________________________________________ 32
Rebuilding the Master INDEX file ___________________________________________________________ 33
Patch Introduction ________________________________________________________________ 34
Differences in patching between the HP-UX releases ____________________________________ 34
Changes from UX 10.20 to UX 11.00 - Patch as individual ________________________________________ 34
Changes from UX 11.00 to UX 11.ix - Patch dependencies ________________________________________ 35
Listing Patches ___________________________________________________________________ 35
Installing Patches _________________________________________________________________ 36
From the IT Resource Center ______________________________________________________________ 37
from CD, DVD or DDS tape ________________________________________________________________ 38
Verifying Patch Installation ________________________________________________________________ 39
Removing Patches ________________________________________________________________ 39