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

• allow_downdate=false
Normally set to false, so installing an older version of software than already exists is disallowed.
This keeps you from installing older versions by mistake. Additionally, many software products
do not support this “downdating.”
If set to true, a previous version can be installed but SD-UX issues a warning message.
Applies to swinstall.
• allow_incompatible=false
Normally set to false, only software compatible with the local host is allowed to be installed
or configured.
If set to true, no compatibility checks are made.
Applies to swconfig, swinstall, and swverify.
• allow_large_files=false
Specifies if a file with size greater than or equal to 2 gigabytes can be packaged/modified.
If false (default), prohibit the packaging/modifying of a file with size greater than or equal
to 2 gigabytes.
If true, permit the packaging/modifying of a file with size greater than or equal to 2 gigabytes.
If the file is packaged or modified in a depot, then the depot can only be used by HP-UX 11i
v1 (B.11.11) December 2005 SD, 11i v2 (B.11.23) December 2005 SD, 11i v3 (B.11.31)
SD, and newer releases of SD. Those releases of SD support packaging and installing a large
file up to 2 terabytes (2048 gigabytes).
Applies to swpackage and swmodify.
• allow_large_serial_depot=false
Specifies if swpackage is allowed to create a serial depot greater than 2 gigabytes.
If false (default), prohibit the creation of a serial depot greater than 2 gigabytes.
If true, permit the creation of a serial depot greater than 2 gigabytes. The depot is only usable
by HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) December 2004 SD, 11i v2 (B.11.23) March 2005 SD, 11i v3
(B.11.31) SD, and newer releases of SD.
Applies to swpackage.
• allow_multiple_versions=false
Normally set to false, so installed or configured multiple versions (for example, the same
product, but a different revision, installed into a different location) are disallowed. Even though
multiple installed versions of software are supported if the software is locatable, multiple
configured versions do not work unless the product supports it.
If set to true, you can install and manage multiple versions of the same software.
Applies to swconfig, swinstall, and swverify.
• allow_partial_bundles=true
Determines whether to process partial bundles without issuing warnings or notes to log files.
If true (default), swpackage packages what is available in the source PSF, ignoring missing
or ambiguous bundle contents. Bundles are wrappers around products, so you must make
sure the bundle contents are placed in the resulting depot, if they are not in the PSF. Otherwise,
the missing/ambiguous contents will not affect the system after installation.
If false, swpackage expects all the bundle contents to be present in the source PSF and to be
unique. Every content that is ambiguous or missing gets a NOTE and every bundle that has
a missing or ambiguous content gets a WARNING.
Applies only to swpackage.
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