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

3.1.4.3 Creating Custom Lists .........................................................................................69
3.1.4.4 Listing Patches....................................................................................................70
3.1.4.5 Using Software Codewords and Customer IDs .......................................................70
3.1.4.6 Listing Software by Levels.....................................................................................70
3.1.4.6.1 Specifying Product Level ..............................................................................70
3.1.4.6.2 Specifying Subproduct Level ........................................................................71
3.1.4.6.3 Specifying Fileset Level ...............................................................................71
3.1.4.6.4 Specifying Files Level ..................................................................................71
3.1.4.6.5 Depot Lists ................................................................................................72
3.1.4.6.6 Verbose List ...............................................................................................72
3.2 Modifying the IPD (swmodify).............................................................................................74
3.2.1 IPD Contents.............................................................................................................75
3.2.2 Using swmodify........................................................................................................75
3.2.3 swmodify Tasks and Examples ...................................................................................78
3.2.3.1 Adding Information to the IPD..............................................................................78
3.2.3.2 Changing Existing IPD Information.......................................................................78
3.2.3.3 Defining New Objects........................................................................................78
3.3 Removing Installed Software (swremove)..............................................................................78
3.3.1 swremove Features and Limitations...............................................................................78
3.3.2 Using the swremove GUI............................................................................................79
3.3.3 Removing with the Command Line...............................................................................82
3.3.4 Remove Tasks and Examples.......................................................................................83
3.3.4.1 Removing Bundles..............................................................................................84
3.3.4.2 Removing Patches .............................................................................................84
3.3.4.3 Removing Multiple Versions ................................................................................84
3.3.4.4 Removing Software from an Alternate Root ...........................................................84
4 Managing Software Depots.......................................................................85
4.1 Depot Management Commands and Concepts.....................................................................85
4.1.1 Depot Concepts.........................................................................................................85
4.1.1.1 Types of Depots...................................................................................................86
4.1.1.1.1 Directory Depot.............................................................................................86
4.1.1.1.2 Tape Depot..................................................................................................86
4.1.1.2 Depot Registration...............................................................................................86
4.2 Copying Software Depots..................................................................................................86
4.2.1 swcopy Features and Limitations..................................................................................87
4.2.2 Using the swcopy GUI...............................................................................................87
4.2.3 Using the swcopy Command Line................................................................................92
4.2.4 Copy Tasks and Examples..........................................................................................94
4.2.4.1 Simple swcopy Examples....................................................................................94
4.2.4.2 Using Software Codewords and Customer IDs ......................................................95
4.2.4.3 Multiple Software Products in Depots ..................................................................95
4.3 Registering and Unregistering Depots (swreg) ......................................................................95
4.3.1 Register Media or Create Network Depot?....................................................................95
4.3.2 Registration and Security............................................................................................95
4.3.3 Authorization ...........................................................................................................96
4.3.4 Using swreg.............................................................................................................96
4.3.5 swreg Examples........................................................................................................97
4.4 Verifying Signed Software Signatures..................................................................................97
4.5 Additional Depot Management Tasks and Examples.............................................................98
4.5.1 Combining Patch Depots.............................................................................................98
4.5.2 Creating a Tape Depot for Distribution.........................................................................98
4.5.3 Setting Depot Attributes..............................................................................................99
4.5.4 Creating a Network Depot.........................................................................................99
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