Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

• os_name
Specifies fileset selection for an HP-UX update. (This option should always be
used with the os_release option.) You must specify this option from the
command line or when invoking the swinstall GUI.
This options has the following syntax:
os_name=operating_system:width
— operating_system specifies the name of the operating system, such as HP-UX.
See the uname(1) manual page for complete information.
— width specifies the word width in bits (either 32 or 64) of the OS to be installed.
— operating_system and width must be separated by a colon (:).
Applies only to swinstall.
• os_release
Specifies fileset selection for an HP-UX update. (This option should always be
used with the os_name option.) You must specify this option from the command
line or when invoking the swinstall GUI.
This options has the following syntax:
os_release=release
release specifies the HP-UX release. Values include:
— B.10.01
— B.10.10
— B.10.20
— B.10.30
— B.11.00
— B.11.11
— B.11.23
— B.11.31
Applies only to swinstall.
• package_in_place=no
Setting this option to yes causes swpackage to build the products such that the
depot does not actually contain the files that make up a product. Instead, the depot
references the original source files used to build a product. This lets you package
products in a development or test environment without consuming the extra disk
space required to create a distribution depot.
Applies only to swpackage.
• patch_commit=false
Commits a patch by removing files saved for patch rollback. The default value is
false. When set to true, this option removes the saved files for the patches specified
in the software selections for the command. Once you have run this option on a
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