Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Introduction to Software Distributor
SD-UX Concepts
Chapter 130
Figure 1-2 Example of HP-UX Software Structure
Installed Products Database
SD-UX uses the Installed Products Database (IPD) to keeps track of
what software is installed on a system. The IPD is a series of files and
subdirectories that contain information about all the products that are
installed under the root directory (/). (For depots, this information is
maintained in catalog files beneath the depot directory.)
The swinstall, swconfig, swcopy, and swremove commands automatically
add to, change, and delete IPD and catalog file information as the
commands are executed. The swlist and swverify commands use IPD and
catalog information to affect command behavior.
The IPD keeps track of the software state, which includes conditions
such as installed or configured.
Product A
Bundle B
Product B
Subproduct X
Fileset A1
Fileset A2
Fileset A3
Fileset B3
Fileset B2Fileset B1
Fileset A6
Fileset A5
Fileset A4