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swinstall(1M) swinstall(1M)
To commit a patch by removing the corresponding saved files, use the
swmodify
command’s patch_commit option.
polling_interval=2
Defines the polling interval, in seconds, used by the interactive GUI or TUI of the con-
troller. It specifies how often each target agent is polled to obtain status information about
the task being performed. When operating across wide-area networks, the polling interval
can be increased to reduce network overhead.
preserve_create_time=false
(Applies only to swcopy.) Preserves the original create time when you copy depots, which
produces consistent results when you use the copies. The default of
false sets the
create_time of software bundles, products, and filesets equal to the time the object was
created in the depot. When set to
true
, the create_time of software bundles, products,
and filesets is set to that specified in the source depot. Note that using this option when
copying to a master depot can change the objects that are visible when you use the
create_time_filter
option.
recopy=false
(Applies only to swcopy.) Do not copy a fileset that is already available on the target at
the same version. If recopy=true , copy the fileset in any case.
register_new_depot=true
(Applies only to swcopy.) Causes swcopy to register a newly created depot with the
local swagentd. This action allows other SD commands to automatically "see" this depot.
If set to false, a new depot is not automatically registered. It can be registered later
with the swreg command.
register_new_root=true
(Applies only to swinstall.) Causes alternate roots to be registered during swin-
stall
. These can be listed with swlist.
reinstall=false
When re-installing an existing revision of a fileset, this option causes that fileset to be
skipped, i.e. not re-installed. If set to
true, the fileset is re-installed. See also
recopy=false .
reinstall_files=false
Controls the overwriting of files, which may enhance performance on slow networks or
disks. At the default value of false, SD compares each file in a source fileset to correspond-
ing files on the target system. SD compares the files based on size, timestamp, and (option-
ally) the checksum (see
reinstall_files_use_cksum
). If the files are identical the
files on the target system are not overwritten.
When set to true, SD does not compare files and overwrites any identical files on the target.
reinstall_files_use_cksum=true
Controls the use of checksum comparisons when the reinstall_files
option is set to
false. At the default value of true, this option causes SD to compute and compare check-
sums to determine if a new file should overwrite an old file. Use of checksums slows the
comparison but is a more robust check for equivalency than size and time stamp.
If set to false, SD does not compute checksums and compares files only by size and times-
tamp.
remove_obsolete_filesets=false
(Applies only to swcopy.) Controls whether swcopy automatically removes obsolete
filesets from target products in the target depot. If set to true, swcopy removes obsolete
filesets from the target products that were written to during the copy process. Removal
occurs after the copy is complete. Filesets are defined as obsolete if they were not part of
the most recent packaging of the product residing on the source depot.
retry_rpc=1
Defines the number of times a lost source connection is retried during file transfers in
swinstall or swcopy. A lost connection is one that has timed out. When used in con-
junction with the rpc_timeout option, the success of installing over slow or busy net-
works can be increased. If set to zero, any rpc_timeout to the source causes the task
to abort. If set from 1 to 9, the install of each fileset is attempted that number of times.
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