topic Re: Problems Copying Software Depot in Operating System - HP-UX

Problems Copying Software Depot

Daniel Penrose — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:32:21 GMT

When I copy the software depot using "tar -cvf /depot depot.tar" or "rcp -rp server:/depot/ ./" my depot becomes corrupted. Any suggestions?

Re: Problems Copying Software Depot

Umapathy S — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:40:34 GMT

tar -cvf should do it proper. I think the command syntax is wrong.

HTH
Umapathy

Re: Problems Copying Software Depot

Daniel Penrose — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:44:39 GMT

My apologies, I posted it incorrectly. The syntax was correct when I ran the command. The depot is corrupt after restoring the data.

Re: Problems Copying Software Depot

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:50:25 GMT

rcp isn't supposed to do that.

Try ftp.

If you restored using ftp, you must transfer the tar fine as binary.

If you ftp it ascii(the default with windows ftp) you will get corrupt results.

SEP

Re: Problems Copying Software Depot

Tim Sanko — Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:18:46 GMT

I once received my depot as a winzip and I ended up with a corrupted archive.

I reloaded it as a tar file and it came across fine.

Did you ftp it from a pc and transfer it ascii, not bin?

Tim

Re: Problems Copying Software Depot

Daniel Penrose — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:50:53 GMT

The tar file was transferred by a tape. Either way, some of the contents became corrupted.

Re: Problems Copying Software Depot

Ramkumar Devanathan — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:58:04 GMT

Hi,

What are the exact errors you are getting when installing on the new machine?

everything seems to be right - if you transferring via a tape - no ftp/rcp.

what is the command you use to install on the new node?

to copy a depot, why don't you use swcopy?

- ramd.