HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)

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swinstall(1M) swinstall(1M)
(HP-UX Software Distributor)
autoselect_reference_bundles=true
If true, bundles that are sticky are automatically installed or copied, along with the
software it is made up of. If
false
, the software can be installed, or copied, without
automatically including sticky bundles that contain it.
codeword=
Provides the "codeword" needed to unlock protected HP CD-ROM software.
Some HP software products are shipped on CD-ROM as "protected" products. That is, they
cannot be installed or copied unless a "codeword" and "customer ID" are provided. The
codeword is found on the CD-ROM certificate which you received from HP. You may use
this default specification on the command line or the SD-UX Interactive User Interface to
enter the codeword.
This default stores the codeword for future reference, and you need to enter the codeword
only once. If you purchase a new HP product and a previous codeword has already been
entered for that CD-ROM, just enter the new codeword as usual and the codewords will be
merged internally.
NOTE: For HP-UX B.10.10 and later systems, SD searches the .codewords file on the
server that is providing protected software to other hosts. It looks for valid
customer_id/codeword pairs. In doing so, SD eliminates the need to enter codewords and
customer_ids on every host that is "pulling" the software.
To properly store the customer_id/codeword for a CD-ROM, run
swinstall -p or
swcopy -p on the host serving the CD-ROM. After the codeword has been stored, clients
installing or copying software using that host and CD-ROM as a source will no longer need
a codeword or customer_id.
compress_files=false
If set to true, uncompressed files are compressed before transfer from a source. This
enhances performance on slower networks for swcopy and swinstall, and results in
smaller depots for swcopy and swpackage , unless the uncompress_files
option is
also set to
true.
compress_index=false
Determines whether SD commands create compressed INDEX and INFO catalog files when
writing to target depots or roots. The default of
false does not create compressed files.
When set to true, SD creates compressed and uncompressed INDEX and INFO files. The
compressed files are named INDEX.gz and INFO.gz, and reside in the same directories as
the uncompressed files.
Compressed files can enhance performance on slower networks, although they may
increase disk space usage due to a larger Installed Products Database and depot catalog.
SD controllers and target agents for HP-UX 11.01 and higher automatically load the
compressed INDEX and INFO files from the source agent when:
• The source agent supports this feature.
• INDEX.gz or INFO.gz exist on the source depot.
• INDEX.gz or INFO.gz are not older than the corresponding uncompressed INDEX or
INFO files.
The uncompressed INDEX or INFO file is accessed by the source agent if any problem
occurs when accessing, transferring, or uncompressing the INDEX.gz or INFO.gz file.
controller_source=
Specifies the location of a depot for the controller to access to resolve selections. Setting this
option can reduce network traffic between the controller and the target. Use the target
selection syntax to specify the location: [host][:][/directory]
The controller_source_option supports the same syntax as the -s source option.
This option has no effect on which sources the target uses and is ignored when used with
the Interactive User Interface.
create_target_path=true
Causes the agent to create the target directory if it does not already exist. If set to false,
a new target directory is not created. This option can prevent the erroneous creation of
new target depots or new alternate root directories.
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