Software Distributor

Software Distributor (SD), version 11.31, is the standard tool suite for working with HP-UX software packages. SD is a group of software for packaging, installing, copying, listing, removing and verifying software.

Summary of Change

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v1 September 2005?

SD is built from a common set of sources for all OS releases. Hence, HP-UX 11i v3- unique functionality is typically either OS specific or recently added. Following is a list of new SD capabilities on HP-UX 11i v3 release:

Support for HP-UX 11i v3-unique features including large pid, long usernames and group names.
Improved support for high level software deployment tools such as Software Manager, update-ux, and future tools.
NOTE: Additional new features such as support for large files are available for HP-UX 11i v1 as well.
Defect fixes.

What’s New for Customers Migrating from HP-UX 11i v2 June 2006?

Support for HP-UX 11i v3-unique features including large pid, long usernames and group names.
Improved support for high level software deployment tools such as Software Manager, update-ux, and future tools.
NOTE: Additional new features such as support for large files or dynamic root disk changes are available for HP-UX 11i v2 as well.
Defect fixes.

Impact

You can continue to reliably perform software deployment operations.

Compatibility

SD remains compatible across all supported releases. The HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 releases are built from a common set of sources.

Performance

Performance is the same as previous releases.

Documentation

For further information, see the SD customer Web site at http://docs.hp.com/en/SD/.

Obsolescence

Not applicable.