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HP-UX Install/Depot Setup

I recently 'inherited' an HP900 N-Class server with the OS 'pre-installed' and the install CDs copied onto the hard disk without setting up a depot. Since the server does not have a DVD/CDROM drive, what's the best way to setup a depot from these installation CD copies. We're under a tight deadline and I've found that some needed components were not installed.

yuzh

If you have a tape drive in your box, you can install package from the tape. and you can
make a fullsystem backup tape, use:

/opt/ignite/bin/make_recovery -Avid /dev/rmt/0m
In case, something happen, you can boot up from the tape drive and recover your system.

For Software pachage/patches installation, you can download the package/patchs to a
local dir, and then use "swinstall" command to install them.

or
you can mount a remote cdrom (from another *nix box [HP-UX, Solaris, or Linux], use
NFS mount), then install them.

Have a look at the examples in:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90154/apcs04.html

also have a look at the following book for "Installing HP-UX from the Client Console ":
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90872/ch03.html
more HP docs:
http://docs.hp.com/

msmithxx

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Thanks for the response, but I'm still reading/re-reading info on swinstall, etc. If I had a tape I'd try your advice, but this box is fairly isolated from the net and NFS is considered a security no-no by powers that be.

tfewster

The CD directory copies should contain valid depots, probably with a catalog file - cd to that level in the directory tree and try:
swinstall -s `pwd`
to see if it finds the packages.

Or if you have another HP system with a CD drive (e.g. any old workstation) you can set that up as a depot server

msmithxx

ASKER

SD Install reports that no depot exists on host "xxxxx" at location "/xxx/yyy/zzz". Sorry for being cryptic with the names but customer is a bit uneasy with open communication about systems.
The install fails and tries to return to /var/spool/sw but no depot exists there either. I tried the cmd at every level I could with no luck.

Thanks anyway.

tfewster

I'll have a play about with CD "copies" (and if you can get a valid package off the CD and across to the target system) tomorrow, but for now it looks like you need to look at remote installation: Either using an NFS mounted directory or a depot server.

My understanding is that the NFS insecurities lie in host spoofing; However, if you're temporarily exporting a read-only device (the CD) to a specific host, I see no risk...Assuming there isn't a firewall between the HP and the NFS server that would need changing to allow NFS traffic?

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tfewster

Sorry about the delay in checking this - it's been mad today :-(

The "cd copy" directory needs to be registered as a software depot; To do this, just cd to the directory that contains the packages + catalog sub-directory, and run:
swreg -l depot `pwd`

Then "swlist -l depot" will show the directory as being a registered depot & "swlist -s `pwd`" will show the contents of the depot. You can then run swinstall and select one of the depots to install from.

I assume the entire CD was copied, otherwise the software "library" won't be valid; In the worst case, you could tar up the contents of the entire CD, ftp it to the HP, untar it to an empty directory and register the directory.

msmithxx

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Thanks for the info which backs up what man pages told me. However, swreg still reports that no depot exists on the server at the specified directory.

Could this be a permissions issue? or possible some hidden file is missing? I compared directory listing to CD listing (which I now have) and don't see a difference.

swreg -l depot `pwd` returned the following:

Session started for user "root@WEBI101".
Beginning session:
Targets: WEBI101
Objects: /install/hpux/HP_SW
ERROR: There is currently no depot software on WEBI101 at location "/install/hpux/HP_SW". Make sure that an absolute pathname is specified.
ERROR: More info may be found a the daemon logfile. (/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log)

End Session.

/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log reports:

ERROR: Failed to start source agent on "/install/hpux/HP_SW" for root@webi101. "/install/hpux/HP_SW" is not a valid depot.
ERROR: Failed to register soc on "/install/hpux/HP_SW" for root@webi101. "/install/hpux/HP_SW" is not a valid depot.

Thanks for all the info.

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yuzh

Did you try to do swlist, then swinstall, use the following syntax:
swlist -d @ /tmp/sudo-1.6.6-sd-10.20.depot
swinstall -s /tmp/sudo-1.6.6-sd-10.20.depot

as my comment in http#13941550

yuzh

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