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

Cumulative patch See superseding patch.
Daemon The SD-UX program that schedules the agent to perform software management tasks. On a SD-UX
controller, the daemon polls the job queue for scheduled jobs.
data_model_revision
The internal attribute for SD-UX INDEX file syntax. Layout_version 1.0 uses data_model_revision
2.40; whereas, layout_version 0.8 uses data_model_revision 2.10.
DCE Distributed Computing Environment. Technology used by SD-UX for distributed communications.
Controllers, daemons, and agents communicate using the DCE Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
Default Hosts File The file (either/var/adm/sw/defaults.hosts for system level defaults) or $HOME/.sw/
defaults.hosts for user level defaults) that contains the default list of hosts for SD-UX
commands.
Default Options Changeable values that affect SD-UX command behaviors and policies. Default options are
contained in the defaults file. See Appendix A (page 227) for more information.
Defaults File The file (either /var/adm/sw/defaults for system-wide defaults or $HOME/.sw/defaults
for user- level defaults), which contains the default options and operands for each SD-UX command.
Delegation SD-UX provides a controlled access to depot-resident products: both the host where the agent is
running and the user initiating the call (delegation) must have read access.
Dependency A relationship between fileset in which one requires another in a specific manner. For example,
before fileset A can be installed, it may require fileset B to be installed. SD-UX supports corequisite,
exrequisite, and prerequisite dependencies. See Dependent.
Dependent A fileset that has a dependency on another fileset. For example, if fileset A depends on fileset B,
then B is a dependent or has a dependency on A.
Depot A repository of software products and a catalog, organized so SD-UX commands can use it as
a software source. The contents of a depot reside in a directory structure with a single, common
root. A depot can exist as a directory tree on a SD-UX file system or on CD-ROM media, and it
can exist as a tar archive on a serial media (tape). All depots share a single logical format,
independent of the type of media on which the depot resides. Depots can reside on a local or
remote system. You can package software directly into a depot or copy packaged software into
the depot from elsewhere.
Depot Source See depot.
Description An attribute for products and filesets, usually a paragraph description of that product or fileset.
Destination The path at which a file will be installed.
Details Dialog In the GUI or TUI, a dialog box that lets you get more information about a specific process to
monitor its progress.
Developer Host A system where software application files are placed for further integration and preparation for
distribution. You may use a developer host to assemble, organize, and create product tapes or
depots.
Directory In packaging, a keyword that defines the a directory for a product object. The directory specified
is a default, absolute pathname to the directory in which the product will be installed.
Directory Depot The directory on a target host where a depot is located. The default is /var/spool/sw.
Disk Space
Analysis (DSA)
A process that determines if a host’s available disk space is sufficient for the selected products
to be installed.
Downdating Overwriting an installed version of software with an older version.
DSA See Disk Space Analysis
End An optional keyword that ends the software object specification in a PSF. No value is required.
Exrequisite A dependency in which a fileset requires the absence of another fileset before it can be installed
or configured. For example, if fileset A cannot be installed or configured if fileset B is already
installed, fileset B is an exrequisite for fileset A.
Fileset A collection of files. Most SD-UX operations are performed on filesets.
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