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

1.3.11.3 Change Source
The Change Source... menu choice opens the Specify Source dialog (Figure 11: “Specify Source
Dialog”,), which lets you change the source for the software to be used.
Figure 11 Specify Source Dialog
1. (Optional) To specify another host system, type a source host name, or:
a. Click on the Source Host Name button. The system displays a dialog that lists all host
system names contained in the defaults.hosts file ($HOME/.sw/defaults.hosts
or /var/adm/sw/defaults.hosts).
b. Choose a host name from the list.
c. Click OK. The host name appears in the appropriate box in the Specify Source dialog.
2. (Optional) To specify the path to the depot, type a new path, or:
a. Click on the Source Depot Path button to display a list of registered depots on the source
host.
b. Highlight one of the depots.
c. Click OK to make it appear in the Specify Source dialog.
3. Click OK. The Specify Source dialog closes, and the Software Selection window displays the
software contained in the depot you specified.
1.3.11.4 Change Target
The Change Target... menu choice opens the Select Target Path dialog (Figure 12: “Select Target
Path Dialog”,), which lets you change the targets of your software operation. The Root Path button
opens a list of target paths from which to select (Figure 13: “Shared Root Paths Dialog”,).
For SD-UX local operations, the target is always a directory on the local host. See Chapter 7:
“Remote Operations Overview” (page 119) for information about specifying remote targets.
Figure 12 Select Target Path Dialog
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