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NAME
distaa - load products from distribution media into an Authorized Area
SYNOPSIS
distaa [-afv] [-e max_errors] [-m media_type] AA [selection_file]
DESCRIPTION
The distaa tool loads software products from distribution media into the
Authorized Area at AA. If AA is not the pathname of an existing Author-
ized Area, distaa will create one there.
You can load every product on the distribution media by using the -a
option, or you can use a selection file to direct distaa to load only a
subset of the products available on the distribution media. The
selection_file argument can be the pathname of a selection file that
ships with the product in the install/templates directory, or it can be
the pathname of a file you created with the cfgsa tool. If you use a
selection file to load only a subset of a product, you should move the
override file associated with the selection file into the
install/overrides directory.
Options
-a You can specify either the -a option or the selection_file argument,
or you can specify both of them together. In the absence of a
selection file, the -a option causes distaa to load every product in
its entirity from the distribution media into the Authorized Area.
If you also specify a selection file, the -a causes distaa to load
products not specified in selection_file in their entirity. Without
the -a option, distaa will only load the objects specified in
selection_file.
-e max_errors
The -e option sets the upper limit on the number of restoration
errors that distaa will allow before aborting the load to
max_errors. The max_errors argument must be a decimal integer. If
you don't use the -e option, distaa will not abort due to restora-
tion errors.
-f The -f option forces distaa to load every object into the Authorized
Area even if the object already exists in AA. Without the -f
option, distaa copies only objects which are not already present in
the Authorized Area.
-m media_type
Use the -m option to specify the type of distribution media that
distaa is to load from. The argument media_type can be any one of
the following:
c Cartridge tape.
f Floppy disk.
m Open reel magnetic tape.
-v The -v option specifies verbose mode. The distaa tool lists each
object as it is loaded. Without the -v option, distaa displays an
abbreviated listing.
EXAMPLES
distaa -a //sr10
This command loads all the software that is on the release media into the
Authorized Area located at //sr10.
FILES
AA/install/tools/distaa
The executable for Domain/OS systems.
AA/install/tools_sr9/distaa
The executable for pre-SR10 systems.
AA/install/help/distaa.hlp
The help file for distaa.
AA/install/templates/company_name/sa.*
The selection files that ship with the products from company_name in
the Authorized Area at AA.
AA/install/templates/company_name/ov.*
The override files that ship with the products from company_name in
the Authorized Area at AA.
SEE ALSO
cfgsa.hlp