Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Remote Operations Overview
Introduction
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Introduction
In addition to its ability to “pull” software from a central depot, Software
Distributor also provides powerful features for remote operations that let
you “push” software to remote systems (targets) from the local host. You
can use these features interactively and monitor results of all SD-UX
commands with the Job Browser or from the command line with the
swjob command.
NOTE The Terminal User Interface (TUI) is not available for remote operations.
Differences Between Remote and Local Operations
In general, all Software Distributor features that apply to local operation
also apply to remote operations. Additional features of remote operations
are summarized in this section.
Remote Targets
For local operations, the target consists of the local host or depots on the
local host. For remote operations, the target can be one or more remote
systems. A target can also contain depots and act as a source to serve
other targets.
Controller, Daemon, and Agent Programs
The controller programs provide the user interface for SD-UX tasks and
programs. The controller’s role collects and validates data it needs to
start a task and to display information on the task’s status. The
controller also distributes software to remote target machines.
On each target, the SD-UX daemon runs in the background, listening for
requests coming from the controller. When a request is received, the
daemon schedules the SD-UX agent to perform the task. The daemon
also schedules the agent to answer requests from other agent programs
that want to use one of the host’s depots as a source.