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

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 31 (of 49)
Chapter 05 Software Distributor (SD-UX)
October 29, 2013
ERROR:Remote Procedure Call to a daemon has failed.
Could not start a management session for <target>.
Make sure the host is accessible from the network,
and that its daemon, swagentd, is running. If the
daemon is running see the daemon logfile
on this target for more information.
It means SD-UX could not contact the daemon program on a specific target system. Note that
this may occur even if you haven't specified any targets, for example, if the daemon on your
local host is not running.
On the target system, type:
ps -e | grep swagentd
If the daemon does not appear to be running, you can start it by typing (as root on the target
system):
/usr/sbin/swagentd
If you attempt to start a daemon when one is already running, you will see a message about the
other daemon; this is harmless. You can also kill and restart a currently running daemon by
typing:
/usr/sbin/swagentd –r
Slow Network Performance
When using swinstall or swcopy in an environment where network bandwidth is the
"bottleneck," the file transfer rate between source and target can become very slow.
The compress_files=true (OptionsChange OptionsCompress files during transfer) option
compresses files transferred from a source depot to a target. This can reduce network usage by
approximately 50%; the exact amount of compression depends on the type of files. Binary files
compress less than 50%, text files more.
Sometimes, the network affects the installation or copy of software even if it is done locally, e.g.
from the local tape or CD. The use_alternate_source=true option (GUI: OptionsChange
OptionsAll targets to resolve the source locally) can help.
Debugging SD-UX Commands
Many times, if SD-UX is hanging in a particular function or for a variety of other reasons, SD-
UX debug variables can be turned on to get more information generated to the