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Creating a Product List

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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.

NOTE: If you decide to customize the list of products when 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 will remain unaffected by this subset customization.

Creating a Master PRODLIST

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:

  1. Use any text editor to create a text file.

  2. 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.

  3. 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

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.

NOTE: The local product list in PRODLIST.INSTALL.SYS must be a subset of the products listed in PRODLIST.PUB.SYS.

To make the local product list:

  1. Use any text editor to create a text file.

  2. List the products to install. Type only the product numbers one per line.

  3. 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.



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