Copying patches to depots

The following example shows how to copy patch PHCO_27780 from a remote directory depot to a local directory depot. The process creates the local depot. The following values are specified in the command line:

•source_system: remote_system

•source_depot: /depot/patches/11.11/

•target_system: my_system

•target_depot: /my_depots/new_directory_depot/

1.List the registered depots on the local system before copying the patch: $ swlist -l depot

#Initializing...

#Target "my_system" has the following depot(s): /var/spool/sw

The target_depot/my_depots/new_directory_depot/ does not yet exist.

2.List the registered depots on the remote system: $ swlist -l depot @ remote_system

#Initializing...

#Target "remote_system" has the following depot(s): /depot/patches/11.00

/depot/patches/11.04

/depot/patches/11.11

/depot/patches/11.23

Note the source_depot.

3.Show the contents of the source_depot using /depot/patches/11.11/: $ swlist -l product @ remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11

#Initializing...

#Contacting target "remote_system"...

#

#Target: remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11

...

PHCO_27752 1.0 audevent(1M) cumulative patch PHCO_27758 1.0 gsp parser & DIMM labels

PHCO_27780 1.0 HP-UX Patch Tools PHCO_27781 1.0 su(1) cumulative patch PHCO_27828 1.0 ups_mond(1M) cumulative patch

...

Note the patch to be copied into the target_depot.

4.Execute the swcopy command in preview mode by including the -pargument:

$ swcopy -p -s remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11 PHCO_27780 \ @ /my_depots/new_directory_depot

The swcopy command generates a log file. The swcopy output contains a swjob command.

5.Use the swjob command to read the log file. This command also verifies that there is sufficient disk space for the copy.

$ swjob -a log my_sys-0827 @

my_system:/my_depots/new_directory_depot

6.Read the log file.

7.Execute the swcopy command without the preview argument:

$ swcopy -s remote_system:/depot/patches/11.11 PHCO_27780 \ @ /my_depots/new_directory_depot

70 Using software depots for patch management