topic Re: setup service for diskless device in Operating System - HP-UX

setup service for diskless device

jack Hu_1 — Sun, 06 Apr 2003 08:04:48 GMT

Dear All:
I want to setup service on HPUX H70 10.20 OS for some diskless device to startup.
Like some HPUX X terminal to boot from the Server H70.
Can someone help me this?
thanks
Jack

Re: setup service for diskless device

Michael Steele_2 — Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:55:37 GMT

A diskless X terminal loads a partial O/S every time it powers up. Diskless stations are a mostly obsolete utility and it might be more practical to install HP-UX via ignite over the network onto you're X terminal if you have a disk for the O/S to reside upon. Do you have a disk on this X terminal to load the O/S?

A modem connection might be more practical than a LAN connection. You can connect the modem via RS-232 port on the terminal and use the modem commands to dial into the server. An exploration into Kermit dial out might be more worth your while unless you have many diskless X terminal you???re trying to set up. Is this for only one X terminal?

Also, can you provide some more information about the X terminal? Your connection from the H70 will require a LAN connection using the bootp and tftp protocols. What is its model of the X terminal? Are you on the same subnet as the H70? (* you will need to be. *) Do you have any other I/O devices like a tape drive or a modem on this X terminal? Is there a modem on the H70 to dial into?

Re: setup service for diskless device

Steven E. Protter — Sun, 06 Apr 2003 21:33:26 GMT

This functionality is built right into the operating system.

For an HP/Envisex X terminal all you need to do is set the daemons to 1 in /etc/rc.config.d on the server and program the workstation to boot off of the IP address of the server.

Piece of cake.

SEP

Re: setup service for diskless device

Michael Steele_2 — Mon, 07 Apr 2003 02:20:14 GMT

Steven, isn't there a bootptab configuration and a MAC to IP index for this to work?

Re: setup service for diskless device

melvyn burnard — Mon, 07 Apr 2003 05:59:24 GMT

One way to do is this is to use Diskless NFS that is in HP-UX 10.20
Be aware though that HP-UX10.x versions are no longer supported as of end of June, and NFS Diskless is not available in any version of 11.x
Refer to Chapter 11 of http://docs.hp.com/hpux/pdf/B2355-90672.pdf

Re: setup service for diskless device

jack Hu_1 — Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:24:16 GMT

I want to setup for HP ENVJZEX terminal.
Also the X terminal's IP class is not the same as H70 IP class.
I Know that I have to install ENWARE package.
Can anyone give me the full suggestion to do that?
I will use lan interface to boot the terminal.

thanks
Jack

Re: setup service for diskless device

Michael Steele_2 — Mon, 07 Apr 2003 12:06:14 GMT

Uncomment the bootp line out of /etc/inetd.conf.

MAC address of X terminal in /etc/bootptab

Verify /etc/services:

bootps 67/udp # Bootstrap protocol server
bootpc 68/udp # Bootstrap protocol client

Here's a 10.20 link for configuring the server:

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90110/B2355-90110_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90110/00/00/56-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90110/00/00/56-toc.html&searchterms=bootp%7cinetd.conf&queryid=20030407-064746