HP-UX PA-RISC Installation Instructions

To install the client perform the following steps:

  1. Download and copy the corresponding BigFix client package file to the HP-UX computer (the computer must be PA-RISC system). The file name is in the format: BESAgent-9.2.xxx.x.pa_risc_hpuxxxxx.depot with variations, depending on the particular version of the agent downloaded.
    Note: Internet Explorer might label the downloaded file as a .tar file. Mozilla and other browsers download the file with the extension .depot.
  2. Run the following command:
    /usr/sbin/swinstall -s HOSTNAME:/path/BESAgent_filename BESAgent
    where:
    HOSTNAME
    Is the name of the system on which the agent is being installed.
    /path/
    Is the path to the agent installation source.
    BESAgent_filename
    Is the name of the file you downloaded.
    For example:
    /usr/sbin/swinstall 
       -s hpsystemb:/tmp/BESAgent-9.2.xxx.x.pa_risc_hpuxxxxx.depot BESAgent
  3. Copy your actionsite masthead to the HP-UX BigFix client computer (the masthead contains configuration, license, and security information). The action site masthead (actionsite.afxm) can be found in your BES Installation folders (by default they are placed under C:\BES Installers). If the masthead is not named actionsite.afxm, rename it to actionsite.afxm and place it on the computer at the following location: /etc/opt/BESClient/actionsite.afxm.

    The masthead file for each BigFix server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm

    Note: The directory /etc/opt/BESClient/ is not automatically created by the installer. If it does not exist, create it manually.
    The masthead file for each BigFix Server is downloadable at http://servername:port/masthead/masthead.afxm (example: http://bes.BigFix.com:52311/masthead/masthead.afxm).
  4. Start the BigFix client by running the command:
    /sbin/init.d/besclient start