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<ul> <li>
  • A
  • system
  • installation
  • uses
  • the
  • UNIX
  • package
  • management
  • system
  • to
  • install
  • the
  • product
  • in
  • vendor-recommended
  • installation
  • directories.
<li>
  • A
  • user
  • mode
  • installation
  • method
  • is
  • performed
  • outside
  • of
  • the
  • UNIX
  • package
  • management
  • system.
  • It
  • allows
  • installation
  • of
  • the
  • product
  • in
  • user-selected
  • directories,
  • and
  • supports
  • multiple
  • installs
  • of
  • differing
  • versions
  • or
  • the
  • same
  • versions
  • of
  • the
  • product.
</ul>

Product

maintenance

is

packaged

as

an

updated

installation

package.

The

installation

process

upgrades

the

current

installation

to

the

latest

product

maintenance

level.

<br><br>



UNIX

vendor

system

installation

formats

are

as

follows:

<ul> <li>

  • AIX
  • is
  • packaged
  • in
  • a
  • backup
  • file
  • format
  • (extension
  • .bff)
  • and
  • installed
  • with
  • the
  • AIX
  • installp
  • command.
<li>
  • Sun
  • Solaris
  • is
  • packaged
  • in
  • a
  • Sun
  • software
  • package
  • format
  • and
  • installed
  • with
  • the
  • Sun
  • pkgadd
  • command.
<li>
  • HP-UX
  • is
  • packaged
  • in
  • a
  • HP
  • depot
  • format
  • and
  • installed
  • with
  • the
  • HP
  • swinstall
  • command.
<li>
  • Linux
  • is
  • packaged
  • in
  • a
  • RPM
  • format
  • and
  • installed
  • with
  • the
  • Linux
  • rpm
  • command.
<li>
  • All
  • other
  • UNIX
  • varieties
  • are
  • packaged
  • as
  • compressed
  • tar
  • files
  • and
  • installed
  • with
  • the
  • Stonebranch
  • UNIX
  • installation
  • scripts.
</ul>

z/OS

The Universal Agent 7.1.0.0 package is an SMP/E install consisting of multiple FMIDs. The package is composed of a set of FMIDs for MVS components and a set of FMIDs for UNIX System Services (USS) components. The MVS components are required and the USS components are optional.
 
Maintenance is packaged as a cumulative PTF file containing all available product PTFs for all products within the Workload Automation package.

Windows

All packages are created with the InstallShield Windows packaging tool. The package is installed with Microsoft’s Windows Installer (file extension .msi).
 
Product maintenance is packaged as an updated Windows Installer installation package. The installation process upgrades the current install to the latest product maintenance level.

UNIX

There are two installation methods supported on UNIX platforms, both of which are initiated from a Stonebranch script:

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IBM i

The package is an IBM i Licensed Program and installed with the IBM i RSTLICPGM command. By default, all product and dependent product identifiers are installed.
 
Maintenance is packaged as a cumulative PTF file containing all available product PTFs.

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