Planning and Configuring HP DCE 1.8

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Installing HP DCE 1.8
Loading HP DCE Software in a Network Source Area
Loading HP DCE Software in a Network
Source Area
Before installation of HP DCE/9000 Version 1.8 software on a network,
the software typically is transferred from the media on which it was
shipped to a network source area, or depot. This section tells how to
perform this transfer using the swcopy tool.
Before loading HP DCE, you should be aware of the following:
• If you are installing HP DCE/9000 on a single system, and your
system has access to a media device, you can choose to install
software directly from media. If you want to do this, proceed to
"Installing Software" in this chapter.
• If your software was shipped with a codeword certificate, you must
obtain a codeword from Hewlett-Packard before you load the software
into a depot. To obtain a codeword, follow the instructions on the
codeword certificate that was shipped with the CD-ROM disk.
Software Loading Procedure
This section outlines the steps you must follow to load HP DCE 1.8
software into a network source area using the swcopy graphical or
textual user interface.
See Managing HP-UX Software With SD-UX, as well as the swcopy (1M)
man page, for detailed information on the general process of creating a
net work source area, and on the swcopy command-line interface. Also,
the swcopy graphical user interface has general and context sensitive
help if you need assistance in making selections, or in entering
appropriate values.
Perform the following steps to load HP DCE 1.8 software into a network
source area:
1. Load media into the drive.
2. Log in as root.
3. Start /usr/sbin/swcopy.
4. Specify the target depot path in the "Select Target Depot Path" popup
window.