topic Re: swcopy cmd to create depot for patching in Operating System - HP-UX

swcopy cmd to create depot for patching

Jerry_109 — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:23:21 GMT

HP-UX B.11.11 U 9000/800/A500-7X
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Hello All,

I'm trying to create a depot from a tar file for patching, and I receive the following error:
* Started install agent on "/" for root@hohp08.scif.com,
pid=25626, 02/17/06 09:28:22 PST
* Agent pid=25626 completed. 02/17/06 09:28:46 PST
* Started copy agent on "/var/adm/sw/depots/js" for
root@hohp08.scif.com, pid=25636, 02/17/06 09:33:53 PST
NOTE: The target "/var/adm/sw/depots/js" does not exist and will be
created. pid=25636 02/17/06 09:33:53 PST
* Started source agent on "/tmp/MasterDepot_Dec05.tar" for
root@hohp08.scif.com, pid=25640, 02/17/06 09:33:54 PST
ERROR: The INDEX file on the source did not exist or could not be
read.
ERROR: The target "/tmp/MasterDepot_Dec05.tar" could not be opened.
pid=25640 02/17/06 09:33:57 PST
* Agent pid=25640 completed. 02/17/06 09:33:57 PST
* Agent pid=25636 completed. 02/17/06 09:33:57 PST
* Started copy agent on "/var/adm/sw/depots/js" for
root@hohp08.scif.com, pid=25642, 02/17/06 09:35:07 PST
NOTE: The target "/var/adm/sw/depots/js" does not exist and will be
created. pid=25642 02/17/06 09:35:07 PST
* Started source agent on "/tmp/MasterDepot_Dec05.tar" for
root@hohp08.scif.com, pid=25646, 02/17/06 09:35:07 PST
ERROR: The INDEX file on the source did not exist or could not be
read.
ERROR: The target "/tmp/MasterDepot_Dec05.tar" could not be opened.
pid=25646 02/17/06 09:35:10 PST
* Agent pid=25646 completed. 02/17/06 09:35:10 PST
* Agent pid=25642 completed. 02/17/06 09:35:10 PST
root@hohp08[/tmp]

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command :
# swcopy -s /tmp/MasterDepot_Dec05.tar \* @ /var/adm/sw/depots/js

Re: swcopy cmd to create depot for patching

Jeff_Traigle — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:33:05 GMT

You can't use a tar file as the source. swcopy (as well as the other SD-UX commands) only work on depot files. If the depot file is contained in the tar file, extract it first. Otherwise, you need to package the files with swpackage or the GUI (Software Package Builder, I think is the name of it).

Re: swcopy cmd to create depot for patching

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:12:21 GMT

swcopy is designed to copy .depot software into another, larger .depot file.

The process you need to follow is swpackage, after untarring your tar file and including it in the file you use to create the depot.

SEP

Re: swcopy cmd to create depot for patching

Bharat Katkar — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:19:38 GMT

Hi,
Swcopy or SDUX command only understand the files created with .depot format using swpackage command.
The source file you are specify is not compatible with SDUX.

Regards,