How to create a network depot?
Create a network depot only if you intend to update other systems on the network using a depot. This allows you to update all systems on the network without having to move media from system to system. It also allows you to use the preview (-p) option, which is new for HP-UX 11i v3. You can use the preview (-p) option with either a depot or media. If you are not creating a network depot, you can skip this task.
As root, follow this procedure to create a network depot from the HP-UX 11i v3 two-DVD set onto a depot server:
NOTE: Make sure you copy all products from both HP-UX 11i v3 DVDs to your target depot.
1. Verify that you have at least 6 GB of free space to create the network depot on another system in your network. If this space is not available, use smh either to create a new volume group or to extend an existing volume group. For help, refer to either SMH help or the HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide.
2. The HP-UX 11i v3 operating system comes as a two DVD set. Insert the first DVD into the drive.
3. Find the DVD-ROM device file name:
ioscan -C disk -f -n -k | more
/dev/dsk/c1t2d0 is a typical device name.
4. Create the directory under root(/):
mkdir /dvdrom
5. Mount the first DVD onto the new directory as a file system, for example:
mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom
6. Create the directory that will contain the network depot you want to create, for example:
mkdir /var/11iv3
7. Copy all products on the mounted DVD to the target depot. For example, to copy the contents of the first DVD to the target depot called update-depot type the following command:
swcopy -s /dvdrom \* @ /var/11iv3/update-depot
8. Unmount the first DVD from its directory:
umount /dvdrom
9. Mount the second DVD onto the new directory as a file system, for example:
mount /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 /dvdrom
10. Copy all products on the mounted DVD to the same target depot. For example, to copy the contents of the second DVD to the target depot called update-depot type the following command:
swcopy -s /dvdrom \* @ /var/11iv3/update-depot
11. Unmount the second DVD from its directory:
umount /dvdrom
12. The network depot is now ready to update your system to HP-UX 11i v3.
