topic Re: SD files in Operating System - HP-UX

SD files

John Downs_1 — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:48:33 GMT

Greetings, I have the following file: HP11e118.SD. How do I install this file?

-john

Re: SD files

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:55:02 GMT

try using
swinstall

Other than that, file to figure out the format..

Later,
Bill

Re: SD files

T G Manikandan — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:58:18 GMT

Yes Bill is right.
YOu have to use swinstall to install it.

Run swinstall
select the local directory path.

Thanks

Re: SD files

John Downs_1 — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:06:26 GMT

Hi, Do i need to create a depot for this file? When I run swinstall and select local directory
and give the full path to the file it complains with:

There is currently no depot software on host "istanbul" at location /u/user/pgms..

I have tried this with the just the path and path/file. Same results.

-john

Re: SD files

T G Manikandan — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:10:28 GMT

Hello,
Just try registering the software using

#swreg -l depot /tmp/HP11e118.SD

Thanks

Re: SD files

Stefan Farrelly — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:13:43 GMT

You may need to unpack it first, do;

sh HP11e118.SD

And see if it unpacks a .txt and a .depot file, then you can install from the .depot file.

Re: SD files

Rita C Workman — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:15:34 GMT

Make sure you put the file either into a directory path that IS registered...or you apply the swreg suggestion (for the directory path it's at) that TG stated above.

I find sometimes when installing that I also have to type the name of the file.
Another suggestion is try changing your view option.
Tab over to View/Change Software View/Start with Product.

Hope this helps,
Rita

Re: SD files

T G Manikandan — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:23:51 GMT

Hello

Just use

#swinstall -s /opt/HPHP11e118.SD

Thanks

Re: SD files

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:56:30 GMT

Hi John

You need to do the following :

do a file HP11e118.SD to know thwe type of the file , incase it is a compressed file umcopress it or untar it . then register the depot as :

swreg -l depot /tmp/HP11e118.SD
assuming that HP11e118.SD is the deport file or the uncompresed file .
then run

swinstall -s /opt/HPHP11e118.SD

do a man swinstall in cse you get into more troubles.
All the best.

Manoj Srivastava