Software Identification (SWID) User's Guide

SWID Overview
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Operations That Do Change the Fingerprint
Microcode Files
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Recompiling the object from the same source and the same tools (compiler,
Binder, and so on)
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Recompiling with a change in file name, variable name, and so on
Operations That Do Change the Fingerprint
Edit Files
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Renumbering lines
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Using the EDIT compaction function
Zero-Byte Files
Changing a file’s characteristic, such as file code, type, primary extent, secondary
extent, max extent, or buffer size
System Requirements
Versions of the SWID utility are available for any NonStop system running the following
RVUs: C20 or later C-series, D-series, G-series, and H-series.
Accelerated versions of SWID are also available for HP NonStop Series TNS/R and
TNS/E systems.
Target Users
The target users of the SWID utility are service providers (for example, Global
Customer Support Center [GCSC] personnel), system administrators, and so on. SWID
is available to all NonStop system users.
Applications such as the Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration
Manager (DSM/SCM), Inventory Collector (IC), and SYSGEN use the SWID utility for
collecting file identification data.