Software Distributor (SD-UX) Administration Guide HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 (762797-001, March 2014)

Compatible Software
The swconfig, swinstall, and swverify commands let you detect and enforce the use of
compatible software (i.e., ensure software products are compatible with system types and operating
systems). When you select multiple targets for a remote operation, SD-UX lets you select only the
software compatible with all targets.
Dependencies Between Software
As with local operations, the swask, swconfig, swcopy, swinstall, swremove,and
swverify commands support dependencies between filesets and products. If you have a software
selection that specifies a dependency on other filesets or products, the command automatically
selects that software. (This step is executed on the local host. You can override this policy with the
autoselect_dependencies default option.)
With remote operations, dependencies are analyzed on each target and a fileset will not install
if dependencies are not met on that target. (You can override this policy using the
enforce_dependencies default option.)
Session Files
You can use the session file command options to build, save, and reuse sessions with most
commands. With remote operations, target selections are saved along with options, source
information, and software selections.
Additional GUI Components
SD-UX adds extra components to the GUI programs when remote operations are enabled. Otherwise,
the programs are almost identical to those used for local operations. (See “Using the Remote
Operations GUI” (page 117).)
Software and Target Lists
Most SD-UX commands let you read lists of software selections from separate input files. With
remote operations, you can also read target lists from separate files. The local controller GUI also
lets you use software and target lists.
Remote Patch Operations
You can use the SD-UX remote operations features for patch management. You can explicitly select
patches for multiple remote systems at one time. Note, however, that the patch_match_target
option works with only one remote system at a time.
Limitations
• You cannot use remote operations to directly “push” an HP-UX OS update to remote systems.
• Remote operations do not apply to the following SD-UX commands:
install-sd◦
◦ swpackage
◦ swmodify
Using the Remote Operations GUI
SD-UX adds extra components to the GUI programs when remote operations are enabled. The
extra components for remote operations include a target selection window and features for managing
target lists, job preferences, and job monitoring windows. Otherwise, the GUI programs are
identical to those used for local operations.
Using the Remote Operations GUI 117