Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Installing Software
Configuring Your Installation (swconfig)
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• Automatic configuration can also be postponed on software installed
to the root directory, / (for example, when multiple versions are
installed), by using the defer_configure command option with
swinstall or swremove.
• By default, swconfig only supports configuration of compatible
software. You can switch this feature on or off with the
allow_incompatible option.
• If a fileset relies on another software product for proper operation,
that software product must be in a configured state and is controlled
by the enforce_dependencies option.
• swconfig configures only one version of a fileset at a time,
controllable through the allow_multiple_versions option.
• swconfig moves software between the installed and configured
states.
• swconfig uses dependencies to automatically select software on
which to operate (in addition to any software you specify directly).
See “Software Dependencies” on page 33 for more information.
NOTE When a swinstall session includes a reboot fileset (such as when you
update the core HP-UX operating system to a newer release), the
configure scripts are automatically run as part of the system start-up
process after the system reboots. You do not have to run swconfig to
complete the configuration.
The Configuration Process
The configure process has three phases: selection, analysis, and
configuration.
Phase I: Selection In this phase, swconfig resolves the software selections.
Phase II: Analysis In this phase, swconfig determines if the software can be configured
successfully (includes checks of software existence, prerequisites). If you
execute swconfig with the -p (preview) option, the command stops after
completing analysis and does not change anything on the host.