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

Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Re-installing Software Distributor
Appendix B170
Re-installing Software Distributor
If Software Distributor is missing or damaged, it can be reinstalled using
the install-sd utility. First, try using the existing copy of install-sd
located on your system, using an absolute depot path (local) or
hostname:/absolute_depot_path (remote) for
source_depot_location:
/usr/sbin/install-sd -s source_depot_location
If the above command is missing or does not work, do the following four
steps to load a temporary install-sd utility on your system and
reinstall Software Distributor.
Step 1. The install-sd utility is in the catalog/SW-DIST/pfiles directory on
the HP-UX 11i v1 OE CD1. If install-sd is not in /var/tmp, load it. For
example, to load install-sd from a local CD mounted at /cdrom, enter:
cp /cdrom/catalog/SW-DIST/pfiles/install-sd /var/tmp
The install-sd command uses the /var/tmp directory by default and
needs at least 2MB of free space.
Step 2. Copy the swagent.Z file from the CD:
cp /cdrom/catalog/SW-DIST/pfiles/swagent.Z /var/tmp
Step 3. Make install-sd executable:
chmod +x /var/tmp/install-sd
Step 4. Run install-sd to install the SW-DIST product onto your system:
/var/tmp/install-sd -s /sd_cdrom
For more about the install-sd command, see the Software Distributor
Administration Guide, available on the Instant Information CD and on
this web page:
http://docs.hp.com
More info on Software Distributor is available on this web page:
http://docs.hp.com/en/SD