Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Software Depots
Additional Depot Management Tasks and Examples
Chapter 4 157
Creating a Network Depot
Creating a network depot from which to install software can improve
performance and ease of use when you have to install software to large
numbers of systems. For example, HP-UX 11i is delivered on two CDs,
requiring you to swap CDs during the update process. To perform an
update without having to swap CDs, you can create a remote depot on an
existing 11i system that contains all the necessary software, then update
from that single source. (For more information on the update process, see
the HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide.)
As root, follow this procedure to create a network depot from the HP-UX
11i CDs onto a depot server or other system running HP-UX 11i in your
network:
1. Verify that you have at least 1,230 MB of free space to create the
network depot on another system in your network. If this space is not
available, use SAM to either create a new volume group or extend an
existing volume group. For help, see either SAM help or the
Managing Systems and Workgroups manual.
2. Login as root and mount the logical volume on a new directory
named /update. This directory will hold your network depot.
3. Insert the HP-UX 11i CD1 and wait for the CD drive’s busy light to
stop blinking.
4. Find the CD-ROM device file name:
ioscan -fn | more
A typical CD-ROM device name is: /dev/dsk/c1t2d0
5. Create the directory /cdrom under root(/):
mkdir /cdrom
6. Mount the CD onto the /cdrom directory as a file system. For
example:
mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /cdrom
7. Merge all products on the mounted CD to the target depot, for
example /update/update-depot:
swcopy -s /cdrom \* @ /update/update-depot
8. Unmount the CD from directory /cdrom:
umount /cdrom