Encrypted Volume and File System v2.2 Administrator Guide (777846-001, April 2014)
If the EVFS depot file is correctly stored on the system, you will see the following message
after executing the command:
# swlist -d @ /tmp/EVFS.depot
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "my_host"...
#
# Target: my_host:/tmp/EVFS.depot
#
#
# Bundle(s):
#
EVFS A.02.01.00 HP-UX Encrypted Volume and File System (EVFS)
5. Install EVFS using an interactive swinstall session or the following swinstall command:
# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s /tmp/<EVFS-depotname>.depot EVFS
The swinstall utility will install the EVFS components.
6. Verify the installation using the swverify EVFS command . If EVFS is installed correctly on
the system, the swverify command will include the following text in the data it reports:
* Verification succeeded
NOTE: Encrypted Volume and File System (EVFS) is installed as a kernel-space component and
a user-space component. You do not need to reboot if there is no previous version of EVFS installed.
Upgrading to EVFS v2.1
Use the following procedure to upgrade from a previous version of EVFS:
1. Review the “Prerequisites” (page 25).
2. Log on to the target system as the root user.
3. Download EVFS from the HP Software Depot at http://www.software.hp.com.
Save the EVFS depot as a local file on the target system, for example:
/tmp/EVFS-depotname.depot
4. On IA, export all user keys. For more information on exporting a user key, see “Exporting a
user key” (page 136).
5. Stop the EVFS subsystem using the following command:
#evfsadm stop
6. Use the following command to verify the depot file on the target system:
swlist -d @ /tmp/EVFS-depotname.depot
If the EVFS depot file is correctly stored on the system, the following message appears after
executing the command:
swlist -d @ /tmp/EVFS.depot
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "my_host"...
#
# Target: my_host:/tmp/EVFS.depot
#
#
# Bundle(s):
#
EVFS A.02.01.00 HP-UX Encrypted Volume and File System (EVFS)
7. Install EVFS using an interactive swinstall session or the following swinstall command:
# swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s /tmp/EVFS-depotname.depot EVFS
The swinstall utility will install the EVFS components.
NOTE: When upgrading from EVFS v2.0 to EVFS v2.1, if the system does not automatically
reboot, manually reboot to load the dynamic evfs module.
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