To simplify the update process, you can manually create a
product list. HPINSTAL uses the
product list to determine which products to update.
Two types of product lists are useful when using HPINSTAL:
Master Product List
—PRODLIST.PUB.SYS—lists
all products that are on your Hewlett-Packard Software Support contract.
These products are also listed on the product list included with
the keyword certificate that comes with the CD-ROM disks.
Local Product List —PRODLIST.INSTALL.SYS—lists
a subset of the master product list and reflects the set of products
to be updated on a remote or central system.
Every central system should have a master product list. You
only need to create a local product list if you ever need to install
a subset of the full product list purchased, such as when creating
tapes for distribution to a remote system.
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using option 1 or 2, you will install a subset of the master list
of products to which you are entitled. You will not be able to use
the Add Subsystems option of HPINSTAL
after that to "add" any products from your master
list of products that were not included in the subset list of products.
You will have to use option 1 or 2 again and recustomize the list
of products in order to install those products left out because
of the original subset customization. Your master list of products
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Creating a Master PRODLIST |
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When you first install a system, you must create a master
product list. This is the full list of products that appears on
your keyword certificate.
You can make the master product list in one of two ways:
You can create a file listing product
numbers using any editor.
You can create a file listing product numbers by
supplying the numbers to HPINSTAL.
To make the master product list by editing a file:
Use any text
editor to create a text file.
List all products that appear on the master product
list (part of your keyword certificate). Type only the product numbers,
one per line. If you ordered all possible HP products, you can specify
"ALL" in the file on a line by itself instead
of typing all of the product numbers.
Save the file and call it PRODLIST.PUB.SYS.
If you add on SUBSYS products to your system, HPINSTAL
prompts you for the names of new products to be added. The new product
names are added to the PRODLIST.PUB.SYS
file.
Figure E-1 shows a sample PRODLIST
file.
Figure E-1 Sample PRODLIST File
B1710A
B1720A
B1721A
B1722A
B1723A
HP32106
HP36578 |
To make a product list using HPINSTAL,
reply with the list of product numbers when prompted for them. After
you finish entering the list, HPINSTAL
asks you to verify that the list of products is correct and then
saves the list in the file PRODLIST.PUB.SYS.
Creating a Local PRODLIST |
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A local product list is useful when you regularly use one
production system to create CSLTs to be loaded onto other systems.
Many large installations will purchase a large set of products and
will install a subset of the products onto different customized
systems. For this purpose, you can create a local product list that
specifies the exact products you want to be on the CSLT.
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To make the local product list:
Use any text
editor to create a text file.
List the products to install. Type only the product
numbers one per line.
Save the file and call it PRODLIST.INSTALL.SYS.
The contents of the local product list look the same as the
master product list. It usually contains fewer product numbers.
HPINSTAL first looks for
the local PRODLIST file in the
INSTALL group. If located, the
local PRODLIST file is used instead
of the master file in PUB.SYS.
