software distribution through ignite

[Dee_3]

Can I distribute homegrown software through ignite without having to lay down the OS? In other words - can I use ignite as a software only distributor? I have both HP-UX and Win2K boxes - what other software distribution software can deal with both?

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

Hi,

No you cannot distribure software for Ignite
without the OS that is supports. Ignite if
set up and a boot server, you can build a
HPUX system from it, but not Windows. To
see what Ignite can do have a look at the
attached link.

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/B2355-90704.html

You also set up a what is called a software
distributor which again can only distribute
software that is binary compatible with HPUX.
To find out what this software can do and
how to use it have a look at this link.

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90740/B2355-90740.html

Unless software has been written to CD
specifically that is can be loaded onto
different binary compatible systems (HPUX
or Windows) the above pieces of software
are your only alternatives.

HTH
-Michael

[Dee_3]

Michael,

Thanks! I thought as much but the people in the ITRC Forums Community come up with some cool surprises for me at times!

Dee

[John Bolene]

You can use ftp to transfer between all the machines.

Scripts can be forged to always look if a file in a directory exists and then do something with it. We use this method to distribute files. We also include a script inside the tarball file that is executed and does whatever is needed to do.

On Windows, winzip can handle tarballs.

[Dee_3]

Thanks John
We do something of that sort now - just wanted something a little more sophisticated - with bells and whistles - but not much expense - I am sure that probably does not exist...dee