Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Introduction to Software Distributor
SD-UX Concepts
Chapter 134
If you select software that has a dependency and more than one available
object resolves that dependency, SD-UX automatically selects the latest
compatible version.
Types of Dependencies
Software packagers can define corequisites, prerequisites, and
exrequisites as dependencies. These dependencies can be specified
between filesets within a product, including expressions of which
versions of the fileset meet the dependency. Dependencies can also be
specified between a fileset and another product. Expressions for
revisions and other product attributes are supported.
Corequisites An object requires another to operate correctly, but
does not imply any load order.
Prerequisites An object requires another to be installed and/or
configured correctly before it can be installed or
configured respectively. Prerequisites do control the
order of operations.
Exrequisite An object requires the absence of another object before
it can be installed or configured.
Working with Protected Software
Some HP software products are protected software. That is, you cannot
install or copy the software unless you provide a codeword and customer
ID. The customer ID uniquely identifies the owner of the codeword and
lets you restrict installation to a specific owner. To find your codeword
and customer ID, examine the CD certificate shipped with your software.
It is your responsibility to ensure that the codeword and software are used
properly in this manner.
One codeword unlocks most or all of the products on your media. When
you purchase additional protected products, HP provides additional
codewords. SD-UX keeps tracks of codewords as you enter them. This
means you do not have to enter the codeword each time you access the
software.
The swinstall, swcopy, and swlist commands make use of codewords in
managing software.