topic Re: Swinstall command line in Operating System - HP-UX

Swinstall command line

GPMS - Xansa support — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:39:33 GMT

Hi, trying to install items like java1.4 & unzip on 20+ boxes. Trying to use command line rather than TUI so it can be scripted. If I use "swinstall -x patch_match_target=true -s /tmp/file.depot" then nothing selected so therefore fails. Every other combinations invokes TUI. Software will install as passes analysis no problem. depot is registered.

Having the same problem with a patch bundle. Any ideas?

Re: Swinstall command line

Pete Randall — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:48:53 GMT

Chris,

swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true -s /full_path_name_to_depot

should work.

Pete

Re: Swinstall command line

Sanjay Kumar Suri — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:49:27 GMT

Try the other way:

swinstall -s /tmp/file.depot -x patch_match_target=true

sks

Re: Swinstall command line

GPMS - Xansa support — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:52:47 GMT

Sorry guys, but the patch_match_target =true doesn't select the software.

Infact, just found the answer myself.

if you do a swinstall -x patch_match_target=false -s /tmp/file.dept \*

Note the space between the path and the escaped splat - it's vital

Thanks for the help though.

Re: Swinstall command line

Geoff Wild — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 07:00:34 GMT

I do it like this:

swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x mount_all_filesystems=false -s sha1:/var/software/CFG2HTML-HP \* @ `uname -n`

NOTE: sha1 is a software depot server....if local, then just the path....

Rgds...Geoff