Software Distributor Administrator Guide (September 2010)

controlled by the allow_incompatible option and depend on the host’s uname
attributes.
NOTE: HP strongly advises that you do not install software that is incompatible
unless you are advised to do so by your HP Support representative.
Table 2-4 Product Compatibility
Target Root attributeProduct value (Pattern to
match)
Product attribute
uname -m
IAia64*
machine_type
uname -m
IA or PA9000/*
machine_type
uname -s
HP-UXHP-UX
os_name
uname -r
B.11.11?.11.*
os_release
uname -v
C*
os_version
If allow_incompatible=false (the default), swinstall restricts the installation
of incompatible software and automatically filters the products on the source. The
Software Selection window shows only those products compatible with the hardware
and OS of all target systems.
If allow_incompatible=true, swinstall allows the installation of any software.
The GUI displays all products on the source for selection.
You can also use the -x os_name and -x os_release options to check compatibility.
During an OS update, for example, if a system has been installed as 11.0/32 bit and you
wish to update to the 64-bit version of HP-UX, you can make the system appear as a
64-bit system for the purpose of compatibility checking against the merged depot by
specifying the options-x os_name=HP-UX:64 and -x os_release=B.11.00. (You
can also specify these options at a fileset level.)
NOTE: Compatibility filtering does not apply to alternate root file systems. You must
select software that you know to be compatible with the alternate root.
2.1.4.10 Software Selection Checking
The swinstall command behavior can be controlled using the
enforce_selections option. If set to false (default), swinstall proceeds even
when only one software selection is available in the source. If set to true, swinstall
proceeds only if all software selections are available in the source.
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