swremove script

[Ray Bell]

I need to write a scrite that will remove an old version of glance and replace it with the new version on the September 2001. I have over 30 systems and they all don't have the same version of glance. So I wanted to automatic it without having to go out to each site and manual remove and re-install it.
Need so help....

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Ray

Why do you wish to remove the older version first?

Do you have a worry that an install of the newer version will not work if an older version is already installed?

Just install the new over the old and you should have no problems.

Test it if you feel unhappy.

As for the 30 servers - put CD in local server - export it and then log into other servers - mount the CD and carry out the install.

HTH

Paula

[Ray Bell]

I thought you had to remove the old version before you install the new because of problem occuring with it later. Maybe this is not correct with all software depot. But in the past I have encounter that you had to remove the old or you would have problems.

Some of the older version of glance don't have of the features that the new verions have.

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi Ray

From the install notes - no mention of removing old versions - just turning bits off prior to install.


If you have previously installed GlancePlus or MeasureWare, run perfstat to check for active performance tools: /opt/perf/bin/perfstat
If anyone is currently running Glance or gpm, ask them to exit these programs.


If a MeasureWare Agent is running, it needs to be stopped by entering the following commands:

/opt/perf/bin/mwa stop
/opt/perf/bin/midaemon -T
/opt/perf/bin/ttd -k


Run perfstat again to verify that all the performance tools have been stopped.

http://support.openview.hp.com/load.jsp?name=OV-EN001063&type=ov_engineering_note


Paula

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Ray

Also here:-

http://support.openview.hp.com/load.jsp?name=B3691-90054_7-con&type=ov_manual

Paula

[Ray Bell]

O.K. thanks for everyone assistance. After reading your input I will try to install over the old version of glance. I like to have my system clean and this is why i wanted to remove it and re-install it over again. But since I didn't get the assistance I wnated I will attempt to do it this way.