HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 4 File Formats (vol 8)

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sd(4) sd(4)
(HP-UX Software Distributor)
tag[.instance_id]
The tag component is the product or fileset
tag attribute. If more than one product with the same tag
exists in the software depot, the instance_id component is necessary. This component is the product or
fileset instance_id attribute.
On a short-filename filesystem, the tag component is truncated to the first 9 characters (if necessary). All
products with the same truncated tag will also have a unique storage directory based on the instance_id
component.
Distribution Tape Format
A distribution tape contains the depot format (above), archived to one or more tapes in tar(1) or cpio(1) for-
mat. The entire
catalog precedes the depot contents on a distribution tape.
If the distribution spans multiple tapes, then the first tape contains the entire catalog, and as many fileset
contents directories as will fit on the tape. Each additional tape contains only the
catalog/INDEX
fol-
lowed by as many fileset contents directories as will fit on the tape.
INSTALLED PRODUCTS DATABASE FORMAT
An Installed Products Database (IPD) describes the software installed in a primary or alternate root filesys-
tem. The format of an IPD is similar to the format of a software depot. An IPD is formatted using the fol-
lowing directory structure:
var/adm/sw/products/ Catalog of root’s contents
INDEX Global index (table of contents)
swlock Controls simultaneous modification
ifiles/ Stores all root-specific information
INDEX Defines root-specific attributes
INFO Defines root-specific files
_ACL Access Control List (ACL) for the root
_OWNER Owner and group of the root’s creator
_LOCK_FILE Controls simultaneous ACL modification
product_directory/ Catalog for a product
pfiles/ Stores all product-specific information
INDEX Defines product attributes
INFO Defines product files and scripts
README The product’s README attribute
scripts Zero or more product control files
fileset_directory/ Catalog for a fileset
INDEX Defines fileset attributes
INFO Defines fileset files and scripts
SAVE Defines file attributes for a fileset that
has been patched.
SAVEIPD Defines file attributes for a fileset that
has been patched. To permit potential patch
rollback, SD saves copies of patched files
under /var/adm/sw/save/patch_name/fileset
scripts Zero or more fileset control files
fileset_directory/ Catalog for the next fileset
...
product_directory/ Catalog for the next product
...
Product and Fileset Directory Names
The product_directory and fileset_directory values are as described for the depot format above.
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