HP-UX Software Assistant Reference (November, 2010)

swa step download -p
To download software that does not exist in the swcache or in the target depot:
swa step download -t /target/depot -x allow_existing_depot=true
To download software specified in an analysis file that is in a specified location, and put the results
into a specified swcache location:
swa step download -x analysis_file=~/myanalysis.xml \
-x swcache=/my/cache
To create a new depot with software recommended by the previous analysis and previously
downloaded software (using default locations):
swa step depot -t /target/depot
To add previously downloaded software to an existing depot from a specified swcache location:
swa step depot -t /target/depot -x allow_existing_depot=true \
-x swcache=/my/cache
To use the preview mode to see what software would be added to an existing depot:
swa step depot -p -t /target/depot -x allow_existing_depot=true
AUTHOR
swa was developed by HP.
FILES
Many of the following files have characteristics that may be modified by extended options, including
the location and name. For more information, see swa-report(1M), swa-get(1M), swa-step(1M),
and swa-clean(1M).
$HOME/.swa.conf The per-user SWA configuration file. This file takes
precedence over the system-wide SWA configuration file.
$HOME/.swa/cache/
swa_catalog.xml
An HP-supplied catalog file from the ITRC website that
contains known security issues and other defects along with
their solutions. This file is downloaded with the command
swa report or swa step catalog.
$HOME/.swa/cache/
swa_analysis.xml
The analysis of the inventory file and the catalog file created
with swa report or swa step analyze.
$HOME/.swa/cache/swa_inventory_n.xml The inventory of installed software created by swa
inventory or swa step inventory.
$HOME/.swa/ignore Use this file to specify issues for analyzers to ignore. It is
possible to use more than one ignore file by using the
extended option ignore_file.
$HOME/.swa/ignore Use this file to specify issues for analyzers to ignore. It is
possible to use more than one ignore file by using the
extended option ignore_file.
$HOME/.swa/report/
swa_report.html
The comprehensive report written by swa report and swa
step report.
$HOME/.swa/swa.log Default alternative log file if you don't have permissions to
write to /var/opt/swa/swa.log.
/etc/opt/swa/swa.conf The system-wide SWA configuration file.
/etc/opt/swa/
swa.conf.template
An example configuration file outlining the usage of each
extended option.
/opt/swa/lbin/configHPSIM Script to configure HP SIM 5.2 and later for SWA. Only
required if SWA is installed when HP SIM is installed but
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