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

Product Directory The root directory of a product object, in which most of its files are contained. You can change
(relocate) the default product directory when you installing a locatable product.
Product
Specification File
(PSF)
An input file that defines the structure and attributes of the files to be packaged by swpackage.
Product Version A depot can contain multiple versions of a product. Product versions have the same tag attribute,
but different version attributes. The installed products database supports multiple installed versions
of a product. Installed versions have the same tag attribute, but different version attributes or a
different product directory.
Protected software Software that you cannot install or copy unless you provide a codeword and customer ID. (These
are found on your software certificate in your media kit.) You can use codeword-protected software
only on systems that for which you have a valid license to use that software.
PSF See Product Specification File.
Pull Getting software products from a depot to be installed or copied onto the local system. See also
push.
Push Performing software management (usually installing or copying) on multiple remote target systems
from a central controller. See remote operations.
R
Readme This keyword defines the “readme” attribute for the product object. A text file of the README
information for the product; either the text value itself or a file name that contains the text.
Realm In SD-UX security, the scope of the authority by which the principal is authenticated.
Register/Registration
A process that determines what depots are available on a given host and makes them available
for use. Registration information consists of the depot or root’s identifier (its path in the host file
system). This information is maintained by the daemon which reads its own file at start-up.
Remote Host A Host other than the one on which the SD-UX commands are being executed.
Remote Operations Performing operations on remote systems from a single controller system. Remote operations must
be enabled. (Also called centralized management or single point administration.) See Chapter 7:
“Remote Operations Overview” (page 119) for more information.
Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)
Refers to the operations with Agents on a remote computer.
Request script An interactive control script that gets a response from the user. A request script prompts the user
for a response, reads the user’s answer, and stores the results in a response file. Request scripts
can be run by the swask, swconfig, and swinstall commands.
Response file A file that is generated by an interactive request script and contains the user’s response.
Revision This keyword defines the “revision” attribute for the product object. The revision information
(release number, version) for the product.
Root The root directory of a system (/). See Root Directory.
Root Directory The directory on a target host in which all the files of the selected products will be installed. The
default (/), can be changed to install into a directory that will eventually act as the root to another
system. See Alternate Root Directory.
RPC Remote Procedure Call. DCE technology for distributed communications and data transfer.
S
sd The command that invokes the Job Browser, a GUI program that lets you create, monitor, schedule,
and delete jobs. The swjob command lets you monitor jobs from the command line. You can also
activate the Job Browser with the swjob -i command.
SD format See SD-UX format.
SD-UX format The format and syntax of SD-UX software in depots.
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