Installing .depot file

[Sean_21]

I'm having problems installing several depot files on my HP visualize workstation running HP-UX 11.00. I know I have all the latest patches.

This is the command I'm running
"swinstall -s /opt/*.depot \*

This is the error message I keep getting

ERROR: Could not access remote file
"/opt/java1.3/demo/applets/Animator/Animation.class" in
software item
"Java2-JDK13_base.JAVA2-DEMO,r=1.3.1.02.00,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64:/o
pt/java1.3"
due to an internal error on the remote system.
ERROR: Failed installing fileset
"Java2-JDK13_base.JAVA2-DEMO,r=1.3.1.02.00". Check the above
output for details.
* Retry number 1 of 1 for loading files for fileset
"Java2-JDK13_base.JAVA2-DEMO,r=1.3.1.02.00".
* Installing fileset "Java2-JDK13_base.JAVA2-DEMO,r=1.3.1.02.00"
(1 of 5).
ERROR: Could not access remote file
"/opt/java1.3/demo/applets/Animator/Animation.class" in
software item
"Java2-JDK13_base.JAVA2-DEMO,r=1.3.1.02.00,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64:/o
pt/java1.3"
due to an internal error on the remote system.
ERROR: Failed installing fileset
"Java2-JDK13_base.JAVA2-DEMO,r=1.3.1.02.00". Check the above
output for details.

Not sure why this is happening, but I could use some help. I'm also trying to install the Netscape browser and I getting the same error message.

Thanks in advance

[Helen French · Accepted solution]

Hi Sean,

Check this out:

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=6aa2b11e09660334c0/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000057067877

HTH,
Shiju

[Wilfred Chau_1]

ls *.depot | while read i
do
swreg -l depot $i
swcopy -s $i \* @ /yourpath/newpatch
done

Then, swinstall -s /yourpath/newpatch

After you are done, remove the patches.

ls *.depot|while read i
swreg -u -l depot $i /yourpath/newpatch
rm /yourpath/$i
done

[Sean_21]

Ok that fixed that, but now a new error is showing up.


ERROR: "qa116:/opt/B8342AA_v4.73_11.00.depot": You do not have the
required permissions to perform this SD operation. Please
check to see that you have the required permissions using the
"swacl" command or see your system administrator for
assistance.
* Source connection failed for
"qa116:/opt/B8342AA_v4.73_11.00.depot".

Not sure how to use the swacl command, never used it before.

[Helen French]

Hi,

Check this out:

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=36cbe3f50fccdf549c/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000024602623

HTH,
Shiju

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Sean,

Try this link,

http://us-support.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=60c62cc602e246e32a/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000052924759

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Helen French]

Hi again,

'swacl' is a command to view or modify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) which protect software products.

See man swacl

HTH,
Shiju

[Helen French]

Hi,

This error can be because of various reasons. Check this also:

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=36cbe3f50fccdf549c/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000024602413

HTH,
Shiju

[Sean_21]

I appreciate the responses to my questions. Seems that there is a combination of solutions going on here. I have to admit I'm new to HP-UX, but not Unix. I haven't figured it out yet. I'm trying a couple things. It's either a network hosts issue or permission issue. Do all depot files need to be registered first before install?

[Darrell Allen]

Hi Sean,

No, a depot does not have to be registered in order to install from it.

Darrell

[Helen French]

Hi,

It is not necessary to register a depot before installation. You can use the command 'swreg' if you want to register the depot.

HTH,
Shiju

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Sean,

all depot files do not need to be registered before install. My guess is you have a hostname resolution issue over here. Check your /etc/rc.log file and see if the swagentd was started without any errors duing the bootup process. If it did, stop the swagentd daemon and restart it,

/sbin/init.d/swagentd stop
/sbin/init.d/swagentd start

Then try the installation once again. you can also do a nslookup and check that the hostname and ip is resolved correctly,

nslookup
> server_name
> server_ip_add
> exit

Hope this helps.

regds

[Sean_21]

I restarted the swagent, no problem there.

I'm now trying to use the swcopy command.

This is the error* "qa116:/var/spool/sw": This target does not exist and will be
created.
* "qa116:/opt/B8342AA_v4.77_11.11.depot": This source is a tape
device.
* "qa116:/opt/B8342AA_v4.77_11.11.depot": Cannot open the
logfile on this target or source. Possibly the media is
read-only or there is a permission problem. Check the daemon
logfile and "/var/tmp/swagent.log" on this host for more
information.
* Source: /opt/B8342AA_v4.77_11.11.depot
* Targets: qa116:/var/spool/sw
* Software selections:
B8342AA,r=B.11.11.07,a=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP
NS-communicate.NETSCAPE-RUN,r=B.11.00.07,a=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64
* Selection succeeded.


* Beginning Analysis
* Session selections have been saved in the file
"/.sw/sessions/swcopy.last".
ERROR: "qa116:/var/spool/sw": The software dependencies for 1
products or filesets cannot be resolved.
* The analysis phase failed for "qa116:/var/spool/sw".
* Analysis had errors.


* Beginning Execution
ERROR: "qa116:/var/spool/sw": 1 filesets were determined to be
skipped in the analysis phase.
* The execution phase failed for "qa116:/var/spool/sw".
* Execution had errors.

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Sean,

Like the problem says, the dependencies are not resolved. Looks like you are trying to install and incomplete product. Why don't you try the install using "swinstall" in interactive mode. Just type swinstall, selct source as local directory, give the server name as the name of the system and then source path as the path to the .depot file, /tmp/file_name.depot or whereever the file is located.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[Sean_21]

With everyones responses I was able to work it out.

Thanks everyone!