HP-UX 11i September 2001 Release Notes

Installation
Software Distributor (SD-UX) (new at 11i original release)
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Software Distributor (SD-UX) (new at 11i original
release)
Many changes have been implemented in Software Distributor since 11.0. The following
sections detail the changes. Also see Chapter 12 for additional Software Distributor
information.
Multiple Target Management Capabilities Enabled
As part of the ServiceControl Manager integration, capabilities previously only available
through the OpenView Software Distributor version of SD-UX have been enabled. This
includes the ability to distribute software to multiple remote targets (individually or
together). This also includes the job management capabilities for scheduling jobs and
viewing (local or remote) agent logfiles.
POSIX Enhancements and Exceptions
Software Distributor has been enhanced to meet the IEEE Std 1387.2-1995 standard
(also referred to as POSIX 7.2). This affects the behavior of the command line interface
and the number of options. See /usr/lib/sw/sys.defaults for a complete list of
supported options, their descriptions, and default values.
Exceptions to the POSIX 7.2 standard are:
• filesets are not allowed to span media
• swcopy has not been modified to copy to tape (swpackage can be used for this)
• user interaction for tape changes is not handled in the command line of SD-UX
The only known exception to the distributed option of the POSIX 7.2 standard is:
• swmodify cannot be run against distributed systems
Change in swlist to Hide Superseded Patches by Default
In 11.0, swlist shows all installed patches including superseded ones. The 11i default
behavior is to not show superseded patches. This can be overcome, returning to 11.0
standard behavior, by setting
-x show_superseded_patches=true on the swlist command line or in the defaults
files.
Determining 64-bit Capability from System, Not .supported_bits
In 11.0, SD-UX reads the /etc/.supported_bits file to map model strings to either 32,
32/64, or 64 bit capability. From time to time, synchronization breakdowns between the
model command and the contents of /etc/.supported_bits create trouble on 64-bit
systems.
For 11i, SD-UX is changed to get the necessary information directly from the system,
rather than using a look-up table. This will prevent synchronization breakdowns.