Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

Applies to all commands except swagent, swagentd, and install-sd.
• agent=/usr/lbin/swagent
This is the default location of the executable invoked to perform agent tasks.
Applies to swagentd.
• agent_auto_exit=true
Causes the target agent to automatically exit after execute phase, or after a failed
analysis phase. This is forced to false when the controller is using an interactive
UI, or when -p (preview) is used.
Enhances network reliability and performance.
The default is true. The target agent automatically exits when appropriate.
If set to false, the target agent does not exit until the controller explicitly ends the
session.
Applies to swconfig, swcopy, swinstall, swremove, and swverify.
• agent_timeout_minutes=10000
Causes a target agent to exit if it has been inactive for the specified time.
You can use this default value to make target agents more quickly detect lost
network connections. RPC typically detects lost connections very quickly, but it
can take as long 130 minutes to detect a lost connection. The recommended value
is the longest period of inactivity expected in your environment.
For command line invocation, a value between 10 and 60 minutes is suitable. More
than 60 minutes is recommended when you use the GUI.
The default is 10,000 minutes, slightly less than seven days.
Applies to swcopy, swinstall, swlist, swremove, and swverify.
• allow_downdate=false
Normally set to false, so installing an older version of software than already exists
is disallowed. This keeps you from installing older versions by mistake.
Additionally, many software products do not support this “downdating.”
If set to true, a previous version can be installed but SD-UX issues a warning
message.
Applies to swinstall.
• allow_incompatible=false
Normally set to false, only software compatible with the local host is allowed to
be installed or configured.
If set to true, no compatibility checks are made.
Applies to swconfig, swinstall, and swverify.
• allow_large_files=false
Specifies if a file with size greater than or equal to 2 gigabytes can be
packaged/modified.
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