HP-UX Software Assistant Administration Guide (5900-3003, March 2013)

SWA software is available from the following places:
• Software Assistant on the HP Software Depot: for Windows, HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11), HP-UX
11i v2 (B.11.23), HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31). From http://www.hp.com/go/swa-download,
click Installation for installation instructions. The newest version of SWA is available on the
Software Depot.
What version of SWA should I use?
HP recommends downloading and using the latest version of SWA, available at http://
www.hp.com/go/swa-download. This ensures you have the most up-to-date features and defect
fixes, as the SWA product is not patched.
Installing SWA from a local or remote depot
If you choose to create a local or remote depot containing SWA for installation, you must have
the dependent applications either on the system already or in the depot. See “Installation
requirements” (page 8) for a list of dependent applications and where to find them. The installation
from a local or remote depot is the same as the instructions on the Software Depot webpage, with
the exception that you should use the swcopy command with the dependent applications to include
in the depot, and then use the Software Depot instructions with the swinstall command for the
depot contents.
To install SWA, enter the command:
# swinstall -s <your_depot> SwAssistant
The following bundles should exist on the system:
• SwAssistant (bundle wrapper)
• SWA (product)
• SwaMin (product)
The dependencies for SWA are
• The Java and Judy libraries
• The C++ Runtime Library Patch (PHSS_22898, HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) only)
Installing SWA to use within HP SIM
On Windows
To use SWA within HP SIM on a Windows system, you should have a supported version of HP
SIM installed on your Central Management System (CMS).
Select the Windows software specification and download the SWA Windows installer from http://
www.hp.com/go/swa-download. Double-click the file you downloaded to start the install wizard.
The filename will be similar to HP-UX_SoftwareAssistant_C.02.90.exe. Follow the install
wizard instructions. When the installation is complete, you will receive a message that setup has
finished installing HP-UX Software Assistant. SWA will be available from within HP SIM from the
Tools→Software Assistant menu.
NOTE: Although SWA can run on a Windows system within HP SIM, it can only evaluate and
report on HP-UX 11i v2 and v3 systems.
SWA requires HP SIM in order to run on a Windows system – there is no command line interface.
On HP-UX
To use SWA within HP SIM on an HP-UX system, you should have a current version of HP SIM
installed on your Central Management System (CMS).
What version of SWA should I use? 9