Secure path does not install.

[Tjakko Tjakkes_1]

I have problems with installing Secure Path on a rp3440 HP-UX 11.11

The install proces reports:
ERROR: RPC exception: "Connection closed (dce / rpc)" 08/16/05
11:13:36 BST
ERROR: A Remote Procedure Call to an agent has failed. Could not
start a management session for
"ctx019:/tmp/SecurePath/CPQswsp.11_11_64.3.0E.00F.00F.depot".
Make sure the host is accessible from the network.
* Source connection failed for
"ctx019:/tmp/SecurePath/CPQswsp.11_11_64.3.0E.00F.00F.depot".
WARNING: More information may be found in the daemon logfile on this
target (default location is ctx019:/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log).
* Selection had errors.
ERROR: swinstall has failed. Aborting the installation. Please check the sw logs for details.

The sw logs reports signal 11 from the agent:
* Agent pid=8442 died from signal 11. See signal(5) for more
information about this signal. 08/16/05 11:13:34 BST
* Agent pid=8439 completed. 08/16/05 11:13:36 BST

The agent core dumped. When I do a swlist -s on the file /tmp/SecurePath/CPQswsp.11_11_64.3.0E.00F.00F.depot(created by the secure path's ./install.sh script), I also get a Memory(coredump).

It seems to do with the SD tools, although I've already installed some software via the swinstall command. The secure path depot seems to be valid on another HP9000 (rp4440), because I can get a swlist of the depotfile. Restarting the swagentd doesn't help,

Thanks,
Tjakko

[Simon Hargrave]

Is there possibly an incorrect IP address entered in /etc/hosts for the machine ctx019? Perhaps it's trying to connect to the wrong place.

[Tjakko Tjakkes_1]

Simon,
/etc/hosts looks good and also forward and reverse dns lookup seems to be ok.

[Dave Hutton · Accepted solution]

Theres a known problem with SP3.0E if you have a certain patch on your server. I had opened a ticket with HP and they had given me a document on how to get around it, which I can't find. But I was able to find an old post that I remember replying to that had the correct info:

The Secure Path depot can be repackaged and a new depot created
that can be read by SW-DIST. This is done by executing the following
steps as root:

# mkdir /tmp/products
# mkdir /tmp/CPQ

Untar the appropriate bad 3.0e Secure Path depot (located
in /tmp/SecurePath) to /tmp/CPQ:

# cd /tmp/CPQ
# tar -xvf /tmp/SecurePath/CPQswsp.11_11_64.3.0E.00F.00F.depot
# cd catalog
# touch swlock

Create a new depot packaged correctly, using the depot you untarred:
# swpackage -x media_type=tape -s /tmp/CPQ
@ /tmp/products/CPQ_11_11_64_3.depot

The depot, /tmp/products/CPQ_11_11_64_3.depot, can be read
successfully by SW-DIST in the 11.11 Dec 2004 OEUR and the PHCO_32116
patch.

[Tjakko Tjakkes_1]

Dave,
This looks promising. At least I could do a swlist on the new created depot file, even without patch PHCO_32116.

[Ranjith_5]

See my post here.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=948580

Follow the same procedure and respond if u get any errors.

Regards,
Syam

[Tjakko Tjakkes_1]

I don't think I need ULM. ULM is for XP and VA type Hardware. I need secure path to an EVA = HSx type hardware.

[Ranjith_5]

Hi,

At our place we have followed the procedure posted by me and its working successfully.


Regards,
Syam

[Deepak.R]

It is a known issue with the SP installation depot in the CD . contact hp support. swinstall fails to open the depot internally when you run installation script.
I had faced this problem and had to download a different depot from hp website which went through fine.

I do not remember the link.

thanks
deepak

[Tjakko Tjakkes_1]

I made a copy of the installation CD.
Corrected the /tmp/SecurePath/CPQswsp.11_11_64.3.0E.00F.00F.depot file in the tarball swsp_30e_depot.tar with procedure described in this thread. Then installed the software without any problem.

[Tjakko Tjakkes_1]

Workaround works.