Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

# swpackage -x media_type=tape -s /depots/mypatches \
@ /tmp/mypatches.depot
# swlist -d -s /tmp/mypatches.depot
To create a tape depot from myproduct.psf, a valid product specification file:
# swpackage -x media_type=tape -s myproduct.psf \
@ /tmp/myproduct.depot
# swlist -d -s /tmp/myproduct.depot
See Chapter 10: “Creating Software Packages ” (page 217) for more information about
swpackage.
4.4.3 Setting Depot Attributes
When you create a depot, you may want to set the title and description attributes to
help identify the depot and what it contains.
At the top of the product specification file (psf) for the depot, place the lines similar to
the following:
distribution
title Optional Development Tools
description "Text processing and programming tools
\generally useful for source code development"
Then package and register the depot:
swpackage -s mydepot.psf @ /depots/mydepot
swreg -l depot @ /depots/mydepot
To see the title and description of all depots on a system:
swlist -v -a title -a description -l depot
4.4.4 Creating a Network Depot
Creating a network depot from which to install software can improve performance
and ease of use when you have to install software to large numbers of systems. For
example, HP-UX 11i is delivered on two CDs, requiring you to swap CDs during the
update process. To perform an update without having to swap CDs, you can create a
remote depot on an existing 11i system that contains all the necessary software, then
update from that single source. (For more information on the update process, see the
HP-UX 11i Installation and Update Guide.)
As root, follow this procedure to create a network depot from the HP-UX 11i CDs onto
a depot server or other system running HP-UX 11i in your network:
1. Verify that you have at least 1,230 MB of free space to create the network depot
on another system in your network. If this space is not available, use SAM to either
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