Re-installing SD-UX

The software product called SW-DIST provides all SD-UX functionality, commands, and tools. This product is included on your HP-UX 11i media.

If the files that make up SW-DIST are deleted or corrupted, you may need to re-install the product. The install-sd command lets you install the SD-UX product from HP-UX 11i media or a depot. This command also installs any SD-UX patches that exist in the source depot.

For More Information

For complete instructions for updating HP-UX, see:

These documents are available on your HP-UX Instant Information CD-ROM and in the HP-UX 11i section of:

http://docs.hp.com

Prerequisites

The install-sd command and an accompanying swagent.Z file require at least 2 MB of free space in the /var/tmp directory. If there is not enough space in this directory, install-sd will fail. To determine if /var/tmp has adequate space, enter:

bdf /var/tmp

Using install-sd

Syntax

install-sd -s source_depot_location

Options and Operands

The source_depot_location option specifies an absolute path to the source media location. Possible media locations are:

• A local directory

• A CD-ROM mount point that has an SD-UX media CD-ROM loaded

• A remote system (or host) and depot combination, which you must specify with this syntax:

  system_name:/depot_path

  For example:

  swtest:/var/spool/sw

Command Notes

• The command returns a value of 0 to indicate successful completion and a value of 1 to indicate an error.

• An install-sd session writes messages for major tasks and the begin and end of each session. All WARNING and ERROR conditions are written to stderr.

• Detailed events are logged to /var/adm/sw/install-sd.log

Example

install-sd -s swtest:/var/spool/sw