Configuring the online SWA External Downloader


 Use this procedure to configure the (Online) SWA External Downloader.

  1. Copy the SWA_External_HPDownloader.zip file from the patch/SupportFiles directory to a location on the SWA Server.
  2. Extract the contents of the SWA_External_HPDownloader.zip file.
    For more information about the contents of this directory, see Installing the HP-UX Patch Downloader.
  3. Use a text editor to locate and open the downloader.conf file.
  4. Enter values for the following parameters:

    Parameter

    Description

    JAVA_PATH

    Enter the operating system native path to the location where the Java software, version 1.5 or later, is installed on the SWA Server.

    PROXY_URL

    Enter information about the proxy server used to connect to the vendor site. The format is as follows:
    user:password@yourproxyserver:proxyport

    In this URL, specify the following values:

    • User: User ID required to access the Proxy Server
    • Password: Password associated with the User ID required to access the Proxy Server
    • YourProxyServer: Proxy Server Domain
    • ProxyPort: Port number for the proxy server
  5. Save and close the downloader.conf file.
  6. Use a text editor to locate and open the swa.conf file (/etc/opt/swa).
  7. Edit the following parameters as needed:

    Parameter

    Description

    download_cmd

    Defines the external download command, downloader.pl, for the SWA Server. The argument for this command contains the default location for the downloader.pl script.

    download_cmd=perl<location of SWA_External_HPDownloader/downloader.pl><Location of SWA_External_HPDOwnloader>

    catalog_source

    Defines the URL location for downloading the SWA catalog. The definition for this parameter overrides the default value pre-defined in the swa.conf file.

    The default value is:
    catalog_source=http://ftp.itrc.hp.com/wpsl/bin/doc.pl/screen=wpslDownloadPatch/swa_caPatchName=/export/patches/swa_catalog.xml.gz

  8. Save and close the swa.conf file.

 

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