1SOLARIS2MPM(8)                                                  SOLARIS2MPM(8)
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NAME

6       solaris2mpm  -  Utility to convert Solaris packages, patches, and patch
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SYNOPSIS

10       solaris2mpm [ --tempdir=TEMPDIR ]  [ --select-arch=SELECTARCH ]  archive...
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14       solaris2mpm [  [ -h ]  [ --help ]  ]
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18       solaris2mpm [  [ -? ]  [ --usage ]  ]
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DESCRIPTION

24       solaris2mpm creates mpm archives from Solaris package, patch, and patch
25       cluster  archives  that  can  be pushed into managed channels on an RHN
26       Satellite Server. Refer to the RHN Satellite documentation for  further
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OPTIONS

30       -h --help
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33       -? --usage
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36       --tempdir=TEMPDIR
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39              solaris2mpm  needs  free  space equal to three times the size of
40              any packages, etc. it is converting  in  a  temporary  directory
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45              select an arch for a multi-arch patch or package
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47              Some patches and packages are applicable to more than one archi‐
48              tecture.  RHN  needs  each patch or package's architecture to be
49              unique. When a multi-arch patch or package is encountered,  this
50              gives  a way for the administrator to select which of the appli‐
51              cable architecture they would like to build the mpm for.
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53              Valid architectures are: i386, sparc
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NOTES ON USING SOLARIS2MPM

56       solaris2mpm is a command line utility for  for  creating  mpm  archives
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59       mpm  archives  are format-neutral archives that attach the original ar‐
60       chive as a payload onto a header that describes  the  contents  of  the
61       original archive in a manner that is meaningful to Red Hat Network.
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73       In order to handle these multiple types of archives, the following com‐
74       mands must be installed on the system which is running the  solaris2mpm
75       command: pkgtrans, gunzip, zip, uncompress, and tar.
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77       Running  solaris2mpm on a package or patch cluster will create a single
78       mpm archive. Running solaris2mpm on a patch cluster will create  a  mpm
79       archive  for  every  patch contained in the patch cluster as well as an
80       mpm archive for the patch cluster itself. The patch cluster mpm must be
81       pushed  into  a  managed channel either with all of the patch mpms that
82       are created with it or after the patch mpms. It cannot be pushed before
83       the patch mpms, as the patch cluster mpm will contain references to the
84       patch mpms that must be maintained by the RHN Satellite Server.
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AUTHORS

87       Jason Connor<jconnor@redhat.com>
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91Version 1.0                     11 August 2010                  SOLARIS2MPM(8)
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