HP-UX Software Assistant Frequently Asked Questions

Hewlett‐Packardstaff,aswellasotherusers,intheITResourceCenterforums
(http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/familyhome.do?familyId=11
7)
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Installation
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Q1:HowdoyouinstallSWA?
A1:OnceadepotcontainingSWAisdownloadedormountedtothesyst em,
installationcanbeperformedusingthecommand:
#swinstall–sfull‐path‐to‐depotSwAssistant
IfSWAinstallationfails,reviewthemessagesfoundin/var/adm/sw/swagent.log.
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Q2:HowdoyouinstallSWAforusewithHPSIM?
A2:ThestandardinstallationincludesconfiguringSWAwithinHPSIM,ifitispresent.
Undersomecircumstances,thescript/opt/swa/lbin/configHPSIMmayneedtobe
runtocompleteinstallation.
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Q3:WhatareSWA’sdependencies?
A3:SWArequirestheJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)beinstalled.Thisdependency
canbemetbyanyof:
 Jre15.JRE15revision1.5.0.02.01orlater
 Jre60.JRE60revision1.6.0.00.00orlater
 Jre14.JRE14revision1.4.2.09.04orlater
WheninstalledonHP‐UX11iv1(11.11),thepatchPHSS_22898,orsubsequent,is
alsorequired.
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Analyzers
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Q1:WhatisanSWAanalyzer?
A1:TheanalysisfunctionalityofSWAisdividedintoasetofanalyzers.Thisallowsa
usertocontrolthescopeoftheanalysisandlimitthenumberofrecommended
actions.
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Q2:Whatarethedefaultanalyzers?
A2:Ifnoanalyzersareexplicitlyselected,theQPK(QualityPackupdate),PCW
(Installedpatchwithcriticalwarning)andSEC(securitybulletin)analyzersareused.
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Q3:CanSWAtellmeifIhavealistofpatchesonmysystem?
A3:ThePATCHandCHAINanalyzerscanbeusedtoseeifoneormorepatchesare
installable,butmissing.Eachanalyzercanbespecifiedmultipletimestoallow