HP-UX 11i v1 Installation and Update Guide, September 2005

Updating to HP-UX 11i v1
Updating to HP-UX 11i v1
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-f selection_file
Reads the list of software selections from
selection_file instead of (or in addition to) the
command line. This option enables you to select and
update optional software or to deselect
default-installed software.
The Update-UX product includes a default selections
file, update-ux.selections, which is installed in
/usr/lib/sw. This file provides a list of bundles that
are selected for install during an OS update.
Update-UX provides support for the -f
selection_file option on the update-ux command
line. With this option you can create your own
selections file and specify that your file be used in place
of the default selections file. This provides you with the
flexibility to deselect any bundles listed in the
update-ux.selections file by providing your own file,
which does not contain these bundles.
To do this, you must first install the March 2004 or
later version of the Update-UX product onto your
target system, then copy and edit the
/usr/lib/sw/update-ux.selections file as desired.
When executing Update-UX, your custom selections
file can be specified on the update-ux command line
via the -f selection_file option.
-x option=value Specifies swinstall -x options to be applied during
the update. For a typical update, no swinstall options
are required. swinstall -p (preview) is not supported.
For information on swinstall options, refer to the
swinstall (1M) manpage or the Software Distributor
Administration Guide.
sw_spec Specifies one or more software bundles to be updated,
such as an Operating Environment (OE) bundle name,
an application bundle, or a network-driver. If an OE
bundle name is not included on the command line, only
the core OS will be updated. For more information, see
Appendix C, “HP-UX 11i v1 Software Bundles,” on
page 175.
For more about update-ux, refer to the update-ux (1M) manpage.