Software Distributor Administration Guide HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 (5900-2561, March 2013)

To continue with the next tape, enter one of the following responses:
Return Use the same device.
pathname Use the new device/file pathname.
quit Terminate the write-to-tape operation.
Partitioning is done at the fileset level, so a product can span multiple tapes. A single fileset’s
contents cannot span multiple tapes. If any single fileset has a size that exceeds the media capacity,
swpackage generates an error and terminates. It also generates an error if the catalog will not
fit on the first tape.
10.6.13 Making Tapes from an Existing Depot
You can copy one or more products from an existing depot to a tape using swpackage. Instead
of specifying a PSF as the source for a packaging session, just specify an existing depot. For
example:
# swpackage -s /var/spool/sw ...
To copy all of the products in a depot to a tape:
# swpackage -s depot -d tape -x target_type=tape
To copy only some of the products in a depot to a tape, specify the products as software selections:
# swpackage -s depot -d tape -x target_type=tape \
product1 product2 ...
You can also use the -f file option to specify several software selections instead of listing them
on the command line.
When products are copied from a depot to a tape, the ACLs within the depot are not copied. (The
swpackage command never creates ACLs when software is packaged onto a tape.)
swpackage cannot compress files when writing to a tape.
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