SD-UX

[Indrajit Bhagat]

WHICH SD-UX COMMAND IS USED TO INSTALL A SOFTWARE.
THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ALL YOU WHO SPENT THERE PRECIOUS TIME FOR ME TO REPLY

[Dennis Handly]

See swinstall(1M).

[Mridul Shrivastava]

swinstall is used to install software/patches/drivers etc... So if it something related to software installation.. refer swinstall man pages..

[Raj D.]

Its swinstall ,

Example:
Suppose you have downloaded a software from hp site , so here how you can proceed,

1. Download the software. ( suppose you have downloaded in tar format)

2. Push the tar pack to the server using ftp.

3. # cd /tmp/patch
# tar -xvf sw.tar (Assuming the file name is sw.tar)
# hp provides an utility to create the depot with names create_depot_hpux

4. Run the create_depot command it will create one directory with all the cumalative patch/softwares ,
5. Use swinstall to install the sw,

# swinstall -s `pwd`/depot

You can also install directly if the package is in tar format using the command,
# swinstall -s `pwd`/filename.tar

Cheers,
Raj.

[Bob E Campbell]

The SD-UX commands can only install software that has been packaged into SD depots. For most HP software this will be the case. Other software should come with installation instructions.

If you are new to HP-UX systems management, I might suggest that you take the time to read the Patch Management User Guide (http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-5309). It will explain the concepts and tools that only apply to patches.

One item that is newer than the current version of the guide is the Software Assistant tool (http://hp.com/go/swa). It provides the ability to track a systems status in many key areas, most notably applicable security bulletins.

Bob