topic Re: swinstall problem !!! in Operating System - HP-UX

swinstall problem !!!

SupraTeam_1 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:03:39 GMT

Hi,
I install Hp 11i workstation.
I use ignite ARCHIVE, the installation is OK.

In post_load, when i launch /usr/sbin/swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x mount_all_filesystems=false -v -s /a/depotname.depot \* (in my os_arch_post_l).

Installation is blocked, no error appear.

If i launch swintall manually i haven't got problem ....

Idea ????

Re: swinstall problem !!!

Ramesh S — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:10:34 GMT

Hi

I don't understand the quote "launch swintall manually" ?

Anyway, Have a look on

* /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log
* /var/adm/sw/swagent.log

Thanks & Regards

Ramesh

Re: swinstall problem !!!

Ramesh S — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:11:06 GMT

Hi

Have a look on

* /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log
* /var/adm/sw/swagent.log

Thanks & Regards

Ramesh

Re: swinstall problem !!!

SupraTeam_1 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:23:14 GMT

One detail : /a is mounted on nfs

I have no error on sw*.log just the install was blocked :

* Agent session started for user
"root@xxxxx". (pid=15194)

* Beginning Analysis Phase.

And nothing ....

Re: swinstall problem !!!

Leonid Mishkind — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:28:18 GMT

Where does your depot resides?
I have encountered this problem when the depot is on NFS . Moving it to local FS solved the problem for me.

Re: swinstall problem !!!

SupraTeam_1 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:33:15 GMT

The depot resides on nfs.
But the ignite archive is on nfs and i haven't got any problem.

If i copy the depot in local space i don't have the problem but why ???

I am on level 3 on os_arch_i haven't got any problem_f !

Re: swinstall problem !!!

SupraTeam_1 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:33:24 GMT

The depot resides on nfs.
But the ignite archive is on nfs and i haven't got any problem.

If i copy the depot in local space i don't have the problem but why ???

I am on 3 level on os_arch_i haven't got any problem_f !

Re: swinstall problem !!!

Leonid Mishkind — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:37:55 GMT

I am not sure that I can explain why the swinstall works much slower when on NFS .
But I know that it solves the problem for me.
Sometime ago I talked about this with HP and they recommended to copy the depot to a local FS.

Re: swinstall problem !!!

Ramesh S — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:50:00 GMT

Hi

Try this the following

To allow swinstall to install files to a nfs mounted filesystem:

1) verify superuser can write to the remote filesystem

2) start swinstall using -x write_remote_files=true

#swinstall -x write_remote_files=true

Thanks & Regards

Ramesh S

Re: swinstall problem !!!

SupraTeam_1 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:11:57 GMT

I think i don't have right on nfs space !!!

regards

Re: swinstall problem !!!

Scot Bean — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:35:32 GMT

If it were me, I would not use a post_load script. Maybe a post_config script instead.

Actually, if you are just swinstall'ing something, you could add it to your Ignite config setup as a depot, this may be the cleanest way.