Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

N
Network
Source
There can be multiple network sources from a single host, each one a different depot served by
that host’s single swagentd daemon. A network source is identified by the host name and depot
directory.
Nodes Another name for client host. See Client.
Number In packaging, a keyword that defines the part or manufacturing number of the distribution media
(CD or tape depot).
O
Object The pieces of software that SD-UX packages, distributes, installs, and manages. There are three
classes of objects: software (installed on target roots or available in depots), containers (depot,
roots, alternate roots), and jobs.
OS Operating System.
owner An attribute indicating the owner of the file (string).
P
Package Installable SD-UX format software created with swpackage. Packaged software can be placed in a
depot for distribution.
Package
Building
Phase
A phase where swpackage builds source files and information into a product object, and inserts
the product into an existing depot. If the depot does not exist, swpackage creates a new depot but
does not register it.
Package
Selection
Phase
In packaging, reading the product_specification_file to determine the product, subproduct
and fileset structure; the files contained in each fileset; and the attributes associated with these
objects.
Packager The swpackage program, which packages software for later distribution to Target systems.
Packaging The task of creating a package.
Patch Software designed to update specific bundles, products, subproducts, filesets, or files on your
system. There are point patches and superseding (cumulative) patches. By definition, patch
software is packaged with the is_patch attribute set to true.
Path An attribute that specifies the full pathname for a file.
Point patches Patches that patch separate parts of the same base fileset.
POSIX POSIX 1387.2-1995 IEEE standard, on which SD-UX is based.
Postinstall
Script
An optional, script associated with a fileset that is executed by swinstall after the corresponding
fileset has been installed or updated.
Postremove
Script
An optional, script associated with a fileset that is executed by swremove after the corresponding
fileset has been removed.
Preinstall
Script
An optional, script associated with a fileset that is executed by swinstall before installing or
updating the fileset.
Preremove
Script
An optional, script associated with a fileset that is executed by swremove before removing the
fileset.
Prerequisite A dependency in which one fileset requires another fileset to be installed or configured before the
first fileset can be installed or configured. For example, fileset A may require that fileset B is
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