HP-UX Reference (11i v1 05/09) - 5 Miscellaneous Topics (vol 9)

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sd(5) sd(5)
(HP-UX Software Distributor)
allow_split_patches=false
Permits the use of single patch filesets without "sibling" filesets. In the default state of
false, installation, copy, or removal of a single fileset from a multi-fileset patch automati-
cally includes any other fileset that are part of the patch, based on the ancestor filesets of
the target fileset. (This behavior applies to filesets selected directly by the user and to
filesets automatically selected by SD to resolve software dependencies.)
When set to true, SD allows a single patch fileset to be installed, copied, or removed
without including the sibling filesets. This allows a target to contain a patch that has been
"split" into its component filesets. WARNING: Splitting a patch can create a situation in
which one fileset in a sibling group would be updated or removed by a patch, while the
other filesets would remain at an earlier release or fail to be removed.
Applies to swinstall , swcopy, and swremove
.
alternate_source=
Defines the alternate source which the agent will use when the
use_alternate_source
option is set to true
. The alternate source is specified using
the syntax:
[host][:][path]
If the host portion is not specified, then the local host is used. If the path portion is not
specified, then the path sent by the command is used. The protocol sequence and endpoint
given by the option swagent.rpc_binding_info
are used when the agent attempts
to contact an alternate source depot.
Applies to
swagent.
ask=true (swask only)
ask=false (swconfig and swinstall)
Executes a request script, which asks for a user response. If ask=as_needed
, swin-
stall
executes the request script only if a response file does not already exist in the con-
trol directory. See swask(1M) for more information on request scripts.
Applies to swask, swconfig, and swinstall .
auto_kernel_build=true
Normally set to true. Specifies whether the removal of a kernel fileset should rebuild the
kernel or not. If the kernel rebuild succeeds, the system automatically reboots. If set to
false, the system continues to run the current kernel.
If the auto_kernel_build
option is set to true, the autoreboot option must also
be set to
true. If the auto_kernel_build
option is set to false, the value of the
autoreboot option does not matter.
Applies to swremove only.
autoreboot=false
Prevents the installation or removal of software requiring a reboot from the non-interactive
interface. If set to true, then software can be installed or removed, after which the target
system(s) will automatically reboot.
An interactive session always asks for confirmation before software requiring a reboot is
installed or removed.
If the auto_kernel_build option is set to true, the autoreboot option must also
be set to true. If the auto_kernel_build option is set to false, the value of the
autoreboot option does not matter.
Applies to swinstall and swremove.
autorecover=false
This option permits automatic recovery of original filesets if an installation error occurs.
The cost is a temporary increase in disk space and slower performance. The default value of
false causes swinstall to remove the original files as a fileset is updated. If an error
occurs during the installation (e.g. network failure), then the original files are lost, and you
must reinstall the fileset.
If set to true, all files are saved as backup copies until the current fileset finishes loading.
If an error occurs during installation, the fileset’s original files are replaced, and
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