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as tape depots) and uses an existing depot at /depots/mypatches. The swlist command
shows the depot contents (see “Listing the Contents of a Depot (swlist -d) ” (page 99)).
# swpackage -x media_type=tape -s /depots/mypatches \
@ /tmp/mypatches.depot
# swlist -d -s /tmp/mypatches.depot
To create a tape depot from myproduct.psf, a valid product specification file:
# swpackage -x media_type=tape -s myproduct.psf \
@ /tmp/myproduct.depot
# swlist -d -s /tmp/myproduct.depot
See Chapter 10: “Creating Software Packages ” (page 171) for more information about swpackage.
4.4.3 Setting Depot Attributes
When you create a depot, you may want to set the title and description attributes to help identify
the depot and what it contains.
At the top of the product specification file (psf) for the depot, place the lines similar to the following:
distribution
title Optional Development Tools
description "Text processing and programming tools \generally
useful for source code development"
Then package and register the depot:
swpackage -s mydepot.psf @ /depots/mydepot
swreg -l depot @ /depots/mydepot
To see the title and description of all depots on a system:
swlist -v -a title -a description -l depot
4.4.4 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
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