Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Administering a System: Managing Printers, Software, and Performance
Managing Software
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A network host contains one or more depots and is connected to a
network. It can act as a common software installation source for other
network clients. You copy software from a depot to the network host.
From the network host, you can copy software to systems as needed.
Figure 7-2 SD-UX Roles
Software Package Builder (SPB)
HP-UX 11i Version
1 (B.11.11) or later
Software Package Builder (SPB) provides a visual method to create and
edit software packages using the HP-UX Software Distributor (SD)
package format. Once software is packaged, it can easily be transferred
to a distribution medium, mass produced, and installed by
administrators.
The SPB graphical user interface (GUI) provides a window into the
software package structure, showing attributes that can be set for each
package element. SPB dynamically loads packaging policies and