Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

• reinstall_files=false
Controls the overwriting of files, which may enhance performance on slow
networks or disks. At the default value of false, SD-UX compares each file in a
source fileset to corresponding files on the target system. SD-UX compares the
files based on size, timestamp, and (optionally) the checksum. If the files are
identical the files on the target system are not overwritten.When set to true, SD-UX
does not compare files and overwrites any identical files on the target.
See also the reinstall and reinstall_files_use_cksum options.
Applies to swcopy, swinstall and swpackage.
• reinstall_files_use_cksum=true, reinstall_files_use_cksum=false
(swpackage only)
Controls the use of checksum comparisons when the reinstall_files option
is set to false. The default value of true causes SD-UX to compute and compare
checksums to determine if a new file should overwrite an old file. Use of checksums
slows the comparison but is a more robust check for equivalency than size and
time stamp.If set to false, SD-UX does not compute checksums and compares files
only by size and timestamp.
Applies to swcopy, swinstall and swpackage.
• remove_empty_depot=true
When the last product or bundle in a depot is removed, the depot itself is removed.
The depot's swagent.log file and directory structure are not removed by default.
If the swagent.log file and directory should be removed, the
remove_empty_depot_directory option must also be set to “true”.
If set to false, the depot is not removed when the last product (or bundle) in it is
removed. This preserves that depot’s ACL.
Applies only to swremove.
• remove_empty_depot_directory=false
If false (default), the depot's swagent.log file and directory are not removed
when the last product (or bundle) in the depot is removed.
If the remove_empty_depot_directory and the remove_empty_depot options are
set to true, and the last product (or bundle) in a depot is removed, the depot's
swagent.log file and directory are also removed.
Applies to swremove.
• remove_obsolete_filesets=false
This command controls whether swcopy and swpackage automatically remove
obsolete filesets from target products in the target depot.
If set to true, swcopy and swpackage remove obsolete filesets from the target
products that were written during the copy or package process. Removal occurs
after the copy or package is complete. Filesets are defined as obsolete if they were
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