Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Software Depots
Copying Software Depots
Chapter 4138
Using the swcopy GUI
Overview This section provides an overview of the swcopy GUI.
• In general, all information presented in “Using the swcopy Command
Line” on page 147 also applies to the swcopy GUI.
• This section also refers to information about standard GUI elements
discussed in “Using the GUI and TUI Commands” on page 35.
• All information in this section also applies to the TUI program unless
otherwise noted. See “The Terminal User Interface” on page 35.
The copy process has six steps:
Step I: Start-Up To start the GUI or TUI for an copy session, type:
/usr/sbin/swcopy
The GUI is automatically invoked unless you also specify software on the
command line. To invoke the GUI and specify software, include the -i
option. For example, to use the GUI for a preview (analysis only) session
with MyDepot, type:
swinstall -i -p /MyDepot
The Software Selection window appears with the Specify Source dialog
and the Select Target Depot Path dialogs superimposed over it.
Table 4-3 Copy Process Steps
I. Start-Up Start the swcopy GUI.
II. Specify
Target
Provide the location to which you want to copy the
software.
III. Specify
Source
Provide the location of the software depot from which
the software will be copied.
IV. Select
Software
Select the software you want to copy.
V. Analysis
(Preview)
swcopy determines if the copy operation can succeed.
VI. Copy The actual software copying process.