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• If you set the value of this option to
HOME/path , SD replaces HOME with the invoking
user’s home directory (from the system password file) and resolves path relative to
that directory. For example,
HOME/my_admin
resolves to the my_admin directory
in your home directory.
• If you set the value of the
installed_software_catalog
default option to a
relative path, that path is resolved relative to the value of this option.
SD’s nonprivileged mode is intended only for managing applications that are specially
designed and packaged. This mode cannot be used to manage the HP-UX operating sys-
tem or patches to it. For a full explanation of nonprivileged SD, see the Software Distri-
butor Administration Guide, available at the
http://www.hp.com/go/sd-docs
web site.
See also the
installed_software_catalog
and run_as_superuser
options.
agent_auto_exit=true
Causes the target agent to automatically exit after Execute phase, or after a failed
Analysis phase. This is forced to false when the controller is using an interactive UI,
or when -p (preview) is used. This enhances network reliability and performance. The
default is true - the target agent automatically exits when appropriate. If set to
false, the target agent will not exit until the controller ends the session.
agent_timeout_minutes=10000
Causes a target agent to exit if it has been inactive for the specified time. This can be
used to make target agents more quickly detect lost network connections since RPC can
take as long as 130 minutes to detect a lost connection. The recommended value is the
longest period of inactivity expected in your environment. For command line invocation, a
value between 10 minutes and 60 minutes is suitable. A value of 60 minutes or more is
recommended when the GUI is used. The default of 10000 is slightly less than 7 days.
allow_downdate=false
(Applies only to swinstall.) Prevents the installation of an older revision of fileset
that already exists at the target(s). (Many software products do not support "downdat-
ing".) If set to true, the older revision can be installed.
allow_incompatible=false
(Applies only to swinstall.) Requires that the software products which are being
installed be "compatible" with the target selections. (All of the target selections must
match the list of supported systems defined for each selected product.) If set to
true,
target compatibility is not enforced.
allow_multiple_versions=false
(Applies only to swinstall.) Prevents the installation of another, independent version
of a product when a version already is already installed at the target.
If set to
true, another version of an existing product can be installed into a new location.
Multiple versions can only be installed if a product is locatable. Multiple configured ver-
sions will not work unless the product supports it.
allow_split_patches=false
Permits the use of single patch filesets without "sibling" filesets. In the default state of
false, installation or copying of a single fileset from a multi-fileset patch automatically
includes any other fileset that are part of the patch, based on the ancestor filesets of the
target fileset. (This behavior applies to filesets selected directly by the user and to filesets
automatically selected by SD to resolve software dependencies.)
When set to
true, SD allows a single patch fileset to be installed or copied without
including the sibling filesets. This allows a target to contain a patch that has been "split"
into its component filesets. WARNING: Splitting a patch can create a situation in which
one fileset in a sibling group would be updated by a patch, while the other filesets would
remain at an earlier release.
ask=false
(Applies only to swinstall.) When ask=true, executes a request script which asks
for a user response. If ask=as_needed, the swinstall command first determines if a
response file already exists in the catalog specified in the -c option or source depot and
executes the request script only when a response file is absent.
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