Change the target from command line

[Nagendar]

Hello,

I am facing a problem with chainging the target while installing using "swinstall". It works with the GUI in Actions->Change Target.
Also, through GUI the SW_ROOT_DIRECTORY environment variable gives the changed target. This could be used in postinstall scripts or so.

I want to perform same thing through command line. I tried -r and other options. Facing problems.

Please help.
Note: I am on HP-UX 11.00.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

How about

# swinstall -s /target_dir/target.depot

Hope it helps,

Robert-Jan.

[Nagendar]

Hi Robert,

No.. that is for source selection. Not the target. Thanks anyway.

Expecting a working solution eagerly.

Regards,
Nagendar

[Marco Santerre]

I'm not sure I understand fully what you're trying to do here but I would try using the @ at the end of you rcommand line to specify the target selection. And in your target selection you can even specify a host if you want.

[Vincent Stedema]

Hi,

Could you pls post an example of the command you're trying to execute? Especially when you specify the -r option.

Regards,

Vincent

[Nagendar]

Hi,

When I tried to use @ at the end of the command to specify target(Hers is the command: swinstall -x match_target=true -s /var/spool/sw/ @ /home/isswork/nags),

I get the following error.


======= 12/17/02 17:10:22 MST BEGIN swinstall SESSION
(non-interactive)

* Session started for user "root@lothar".

* Beginning Selection
* "lothar:/home/isswork/nags": This target does not exist and
will be created.
* Source connection succeeded for "lothar:/var/spool/sw/".
ERROR: Could not access remote file "GLOBAL_INDEX" in software item
"". The file could not be found on the remote system.
ERROR: There is currently no installed software on host "lothar" at
location "/home/isswork/nags". (Note that you need to use
"swcopy" to manage depot software).
* Source selection failed for "lothar:/home/isswork/nags".
ERROR: Error code -1 returned from procedure IC_TargetSoftwareGet().
NOTE: Cannot continue the "swinstall" task.

[Nagendar]

Hi Vincent,

Here is what I tried with -r option and the error I get.

I wish this helps you to point out the error.

Thanks,
Nagendar
--------------------------------------------
# swinstall -x match_target=true -s /var/spool/sw/ -r /home/isswork/nags

======= 12/17/02 17:13:56 MST BEGIN swinstall SESSION
(non-interactive)

* Session started for user "root@lothar".

* Beginning Selection
* "lothar:/export/shared_roots/OS_700": This target does not
exist and will be created.
* Source connection succeeded for "lothar:/var/spool/sw/".
ERROR: Could not apply the software selection "/home/isswork/nags";
it is not available from depot or root
"lothar:/var/spool/sw/".
* Software selection failed for "lothar:/var/spool/sw/".
ERROR: Could not access remote file "GLOBAL_INDEX" in software item
"". The file could not be found on the remote system.
ERROR: There is currently no installed software on host "lothar" at
location "/export/shared_roots/OS_700". (Note that you need
to use "swcopy" to manage depot software).
* Source selection failed for
"lothar:/export/shared_roots/OS_700".
ERROR: Error code -1 returned from procedure IC_TargetSoftwareGet().
ERROR: No software has been selected.
NOTE: Cannot continue the "swinstall" task.

[Mateja Bezjak]

Hi,

If you leave out -x match_target, the swinstall will work.

Regards,
Mateja

[Vincent Stedema]

Hi,

I'm not sure if this will work, but I think it's the correct syntax:

#swinstall -s /var/spool/sw -r @ /home/isswork/nags


HTH

Regards,

Vincent

[Nagendar]

Hi Mateja,

No that option (match_target) is to dosallow the GUI.

Let me simply my question.

I want to change the target while installation through swinstall.

Any help is highly appreciated.

With Best Regards,
Nagendar

[Mateja Bezjak]

Hi,

The command you are trying to use work for the remote targets, but you are trying to run swinstall on alternate root. You should:

1. swinstall -x match_target @ target_name (for remote targets)
2. swinstall @ /home/isswork/nags (for alternate root)

Note that you don't have to specify "-s /var/spool/sw" since SD uses this source by default (unless otherwise specified in /var/adm/sw/defaults)

I hope this helps. Regards,
Mateja

[Nagendar]

Hi Mateja,

Thanks alot! That cleared all the doubts.
I am facing one more problem.

If I try to execute my request script,

I get following error:

# swinstall -x ask=true IFS @ /home/isswork/nags

======= 12/18/02 11:18:49 MST BEGIN swinstall SESSION
(non-interactive)

* Session started for user "root@lothar".

* Beginning Selection
* "lothar:/home/isswork/nags": This target does not exist and
will be created.
* Source connection succeeded for "lothar:/var/spool/sw".
* Software bin has a "request" script. It will be executed and
corresponding "response" file will be generated.

Inside request script ... ... ...
Please enter the name
test
test
* Ask task succeeded.

* Source: /var/spool/sw
* Targets: lothar:/home/isswork/nags
* Software selections:
IFS.bin
IFS.library
* Selection succeeded.


* Beginning Analysis
* Session selections have been saved in the file
"/var/adm/sw/sessions/swinstall.last".
ERROR: Could not access remote file "GLOBAL_INDEX" in software item
"". The file could not be found on the remote system.
ERROR: There is currently no installed software on host "lothar" at
location "/home/isswork/nags". (Note that you need to use
"swcopy" to manage depot software).
* Analysis had errors.


NOTE: More information may be found in the agent logfile (location
is lothar:/home/isswork/nags/var/adm/sw/swagent.log).

======= 12/18/02 11:18:57 MST END swinstall SESSION (non-interactive)




===============================================

The script is a simple shell script, it just reads a variable. Any pointers?

[Mateja Bezjak]

Hi,

This operation fails, because swinstall is looking for the INDEX file in /home/isswork/nags/var/adm/sw/products/INDEX. But INDEX doesn't exist. You could run the same command without "-x ask=true" first to install the product (this will create an INDEX file at the above mentioned location) and then rerun swinstall:
swinstall -x reinstall=true -x ask=true IFS @ /home/isswork/nags

Regards,
Mateja