swinstall

[Donny Jekels]

I added these entries in my /var/adm/sw/defaults file.

distribution_source_directory = /sdux
swinstall.source_type = directory
swcopy.source_type = directory
swinstall.source_cdrom = /sdux
swcopy.source_cdrom = /sdux

However when I run swinstall, the GUI still searches for a stupid CDROM drive. Any ideas?

[Donny Jekels]

and yes I did restart swagentd.

[Michael Steele_2]

NO spaces: ' = ' try '='.

[Michael Steele_2]

Temporary depot:

cd /tmp
for X in PH*
do
sh $X
done
mkdir /tmp/PATCHES.depot
for X in /tmp/PH*.depot
do
swcopy -x enforce_dependencies=false -s ${X} \* @ /tmp/PATCHES.depot
done

[Jim Mallett]

Unregister /cdrom as a depot:
swreg -u -l depot /cdrom

[S.K. Chan]

Your syntax does not look right. Refering to /usr/lib/sw/sys.defaults file shouldn't your first line be this instead ..?
swinstall.distribution_source_directory = /sdux

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi,

There are three types of distrubion_source_directory. swcopy, swinstall and swpackage.

You first distribution_source_directory should have either of them as a prefix like swcopy.distribution_source_directory as mentioned in the defaults file.

You do not need to specify the *.source_type s as they are defined as directories by deefault.

-Sri

[Donny Jekels]

thanks, I will check this in the morning!

[Donny Jekels]

none of the above works?
thanks for your input though!

[Bill Douglass]

The delay on my hosts occurs when swinstall executes /usr/sam/lbin/find_cdroms, which in turn calls ioscan -kFC disk. On the systems connected to the SAN with the XP512, this set of options for ioscan can take up to 30 seconds. On other boxes, it happens so fast that the CDROM search doesn't even show up on the GUI.

[Donny Jekels]

Bill,

I have tested this on other 11.00 boxes and found that 1.

The box I am trying to get swinstall to skip the CDROM is using swinstall version from 1995.

However the same defaults file works perfectly on a box with a swinstall version of sept 2002.

I copied the newer version in place, and now the CDROM is not searched for. Perfect.

No ioscan, nothing- type swinstall the gui comes up and Bam. the depot folder is right there.

Thanks everyone else for your input.


peace
Donny

[RolandH]

This will be done since hpux 11.00.

If you not want that every time will be looked for a cdrom you must rename the file.

/usr/sam/lbin/find_cdroms
to what ever you want.

I remember me on V-Class Servers it takes a lot of time for searching so I renamed this file to ORG.find_cdroms and then it starts very fast.


Regards Roland

[Donny Jekels]

Roland,

Yes that will work too, but I don't want to change the find_cdrom binary every time.

the defaults file work great.

also there is a Cumalative Patch for SD-UX PHCO_27672 for those interrested!