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

When set to the default value of false, installation or copy of a single fileset from a multi-fileset
patch automatically includes other, “sibling” filesets that are appropriate, based on the target’s
ancestor attributes. This behavior applies to any filesets you select directly and to filesets
automatically selected to meet dependencies for a patch filesets. Likewise, removing a fileset
when this option is false causes sibling filesets to be removed at the same time.
When set to true, this option allows a single patch fileset to be installed, copied, or removed
to or from a target without dragging along sibling filesets (that is, filesets that have an ancestor
on the target that would usually be loaded if this option was set to false). This allows a target
to contain a patch that has been “split” into component filesets. This can create harmful results
if one fileset in a sibling group is updated while others remain at an earlier release. Running
a swlist on the target after using this option may show more than one active patch at a
time. This makes your system more difficult to maintain and troubleshoot.
Applies to swcopy, swinstall, and swremove.
• alternate_source=
Syntax is host:path, used when use_alternate_source default is set to true.
By default, this option is not defined. If the host portion is not specified, the local host is used.
If the path is not specified, the path sent by the command is used. See the
use_alternate_source option.
The protocol sequence and endpoint given by the option rpc_binding_info_alt_source
are used when the agent attempts to contact an alternate source depot.
Applies only to swagent.
• ask=true
Executes a request script, which asks for a user response.
The ask option has three possible values;
true (Default for swask) Executes the request script (if one exists for the selected
software) and stores the user response in a file named response.
false (Default for swinstall and swconfig.) Does not execute request scripts.
as_needed Before executing a request script, swask first determines if a response file
already exists and executes the request script only if the response file is absent
from the control directory.
See “Requesting User Responses (swask)” (page 221) for more information on the swask
command and writing request scripts.
Applies to swask, swconfig, and swinstall.
• auto_kernel_build=true
Normally set to true. Specifies whether the removal of a kernel fileset should rebuild the kernel
or not. If the kernel rebuild succeeds, the system automatically reboots. If set to false, the system
continues to run the current kernel.
If the auto_kernel_build option is set to true, the autoreboot option must also be set
to true. If the auto_kernel_build option is set to false the value of the autoreboot option
does not matter.
Applies only to swremove.
• autoreboot=false
Normally set to false, indicating that installation of software requiring a reboot is not allowed
from the command line.
If set to true, this option allows installation or removal of the software and automatically reboots
the local host.
If the auto_kernel_build option is set to true, this option must also be set to true.
Applies to swinstall and swremove.
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