Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Glossary
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
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Primary Root A system on which software
is installed and configured.
Principal In SD-UX security, the user (or
host system, for agents making RPCs) that
originates a call to another system.
Product A collection of subproducts and/or
filesets.
Product ACL Template In SD-UX
security, the ACL used to initialize the ACLs
that protect new products on depots that are
created by the host.
Product Directory The root directory of a
product object, in which most of its files are
contained. You can change (relocate) the
default product directory when you
installing a locatable product.
Product Specification File (PSF) An
input file that defines the structure and
attributes of the files to be packaged by
swpackage.
Product Version A depot can contain
multiple versions of a product. Product
versions have the same tag attribute, but
different version attributes. See Multiple
Version. The installed products database
supports multiple installed versions of a
product. Installed versions have the same
tag attribute, but different version attributes
or a different product directory.
Protected software Software that you
cannot install or copy unless you provide a
codeword and customer ID. (These are found
on your software certificate in your media
kit.) You can use codeword-protected
software only on systems that for which you
have a valid license to use that software.
PSF See See Product Specification File.
Pull Getting software products from a depot
to be installed or copied onto the local
system. See also push.
Push Performing software management
(usually installing or copying) on multiple
remote target systems from a central
controller. See remote operations.
R
Readme This keyword defines the “readme”
attribute for the product object. A text file of
the README information for the product;
either the text value itself or a file name that
contains the text.
Realm In SD-UX security, the scope of the
authority by which the principal is
authenticated.
Register/Registration A process that
determines what depots are available on a
given host and makes them available for use.
Registration information consists of the
depot or root’s identifier (its path in the host
file system). This information is maintained
by the daemon which reads its own file at
start-up.
Remote Host A Host other than the one on
which the SD-UX commands are being
executed.
Remote Operations Performing operations
on remote systems from a single controller
system. Remote operations must be enabled.
(Also called centralized management or
single point administration.) See Chapter 6,
“Remote Operations Overview,” on page 189
for more information.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Refers to
the operations with Agents on a remote
computer.