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

1.3.12.3 Using Help... ...................................................................................................34
1.3.12.4 Product Information... ........................................................................................34
1.3.13 XToolkit Options and Changing Display Fonts .............................................................34
1.4 Working from the Command Line........................................................................................34
1.4.1 Software Selections....................................................................................................35
1.4.1.1 Syntax...............................................................................................................35
1.4.1.2 Software Files.....................................................................................................36
1.4.1.3 How Commands and Options Interact with Selections..............................................36
1.4.2 Target Selections.......................................................................................................37
1.4.2.1 Syntax..............................................................................................................37
1.4.2.2 Target Files........................................................................................................37
1.4.3 Using Command Options...........................................................................................37
1.4.3.1 Examples..........................................................................................................38
1.4.4 Session Files.............................................................................................................39
2 Installing Software ...................................................................................41
2.1 Installation with swinstall....................................................................................................41
2.1.1 Features and Limitations...............................................................................................41
2.1.2 Installing with the GUI.................................................................................................42
2.1.3 Installing from the Command Line.................................................................................47
2.1.4 Installation Tasks and Examples....................................................................................49
2.1.4.1 Updating to HP-UX 11i.........................................................................................50
2.1.4.2 Installing Patches................................................................................................50
2.1.4.3 Recovering Updated Files ...................................................................................50
2.1.4.4 Installing Software That Requires a System Reboot ..................................................51
2.1.4.5 Using Software Codewords and Customer IDs .......................................................51
2.1.4.6 Re-installing Software Distributor...........................................................................51
2.1.4.7 Installing Multiple Versions...................................................................................52
2.1.4.8 Installing to an Alternate Root ..............................................................................52
2.1.4.9 Compatibility Filtering and Checking ...................................................................52
2.1.4.10 Software Selection Checking...............................................................................53
2.2 Configuring Your Installation (swconfig)...............................................................................53
2.2.1 Features and Limitations..............................................................................................53
2.2.2 The Configuration Process..........................................................................................54
2.2.3 Using swconfig.........................................................................................................56
2.2.4 Configuration Tasks and Examples...............................................................................57
2.3 Verifying Your Installation (swverify).....................................................................................58
2.3.1 Features and Limitations..............................................................................................58
2.3.2 The Verification Process..............................................................................................58
2.3.3 Using swverify..........................................................................................................60
2.3.4 Verification Tasks and Examples..................................................................................61
3 Managing Installed Software.....................................................................63
3.1 Listing Your Software (swlist)...............................................................................................63
3.1.1 swlist Features and Limitations......................................................................................63
3.1.2 Using the swlist GUI...................................................................................................63
3.1.2.1 Searching and Moving Through the List .................................................................64
3.1.2.2 Changing the View ............................................................................................64
3.1.2.3 Performing Actions..............................................................................................65
3.1.3 Using the Command Line............................................................................................65
3.1.4 Software Listing Tasks and Examples.............................................................................67
3.1.4.1 Using Options to Change List Appearance.............................................................69
3.1.4.2 Listing Attributes.................................................................................................69
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