topic Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely. in Operating System - HP-UX

Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

Chris Fadrowski — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:26:27 GMT

I am trying to use an HPUX 11.00 server to store patches and software in a depot that will be available to any other HPUX server. Well, i tryed using it today and it gives me the message;

The source you have chosen is a tape device. A tape device must be
local to the single marked target. Since the hostname of the tape
device does not match the hostname of the single marked target, this
source is not allowed. Please choose a different source.

No i am trying to install from /u01/patches on my Host server..

I tried this command

swinstall -s /u01/patches/B6834AA.depot @

but it only see's patches, so i tried this command on the host that actually needs the software (pulling from patch server)

swinstall -s <>
and i get the message above.

Can someone lay out the rules on how to install from remote depots whether it would be patches or software? I think i have the remote patch installs down pat, but it just doesn't seem consistant. thanks.

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

twang — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:38:05 GMT

Try this,
1. on the remote server(rmt_svr)
# swreg -l depot @/u01/patches/B6834AA.depot

2. on other servers
# swinstall -s rmt_svr:/u01/patches/B6834AA.depot

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

Umapathy S — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:42:46 GMT

Chris,
You have to register the depot in the remote host like this
swreg -l depot /dir/containing/software

Then you can install the depot using
swinstall -s

The depot may not be correctly packaged

HTH,
Umapathy

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

Umapathy S — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:43:10 GMT

Chris,
Can you see the remote depot through swlist -l depot -s . Does it list the depot.

Try restarting the swagentd.

The depot may not be correctly packaged

HTH,
Umapathy

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

Chris Fadrowski — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:48:29 GMT

swlist -l depot @ Host B (running this on Host A)

(shows the depot on the depot server)

Host A = server that needs software
Host B = depot server for all servers

It can see the depot, i did the swreg command to register it.

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

twang — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:00:37 GMT

You may create the new depot directory and the register it with swreg.

Copy the software to local depot, running following on Host A:

# swcopy -s Host_B:/Depots/depot @ /var/spool/sw/new_depot_path

And try to reinstall.

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

Umapathy S — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:04:07 GMT

Chris,
This thread explains your problem

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x19a6663ce855d511abcd0090277a778c,00.html

I am trying to find the doc A4820792 which might be explaining the same thing.

HTH,
Umapathy

Re: Problem installing Patches and software remotely.

Chris Fadrowski — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:08:39 GMT

so this security checker software B6834AA.depot could be in a different form?

It makes sense because if i do a remote install i can see all the patches i have out there on the depot server, just not any of the software items i have in this depot IE. ignite software, B6834AA.depot, diagnostics etc....

. I ran into the same problem with diagnostics and found out i have to install those locally. I just figured that this software being (just software) like a patch, i could do a remote install.