topic Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable in Operating System - HP-UX

Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Kim Tran_4 — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:15:58 GMT

I'm using a depot and I got this Ignite error message. Please help. Thanks.
ERROR: The _hp_os_bitness variable is not set to "32" or "64". This variable must be set in the config file that supplies the core archive or depot. If using an archive,
make sure you start with the core11.cfg example config file. When using a depot, make_config will set this automatically.

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Rick Garland — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:27:53 GMT

Do you have a file called /etc/.supported_bits?

Does this value match the value you obtain from
"file /stand/vmunix"?

What is the value of "file /stand/vmunix"?

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Kim Tran_4 — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:40:54 GMT

I do not have /etc/.supported_bit
From ingite server:
/stand/vmunix: ELF-64 executable object file - PA-RISC 2.0 (LP64)
From system I would like to install OS: n/a

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Rick Garland — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:22:34 GMT

Are you wanting to ignite install from another system?

Is this other system a 64 bit system?

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Kim Tran_4 — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:27:06 GMT

Yes, I am. The other system is 64 bit. I do lanboot from there, it detects the ignite server and shows me the user interface. After I choose the OS and say "Go", the analyst phase failed with the above error message.

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Rick Garland — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:38:15 GMT

Do the checks on that other server. It would seem that somewhere on that othere server it is still reporting as 32 bits.

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Ermin Borovac — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:42:23 GMT

When creating O/S archive, have you used /opt/ignite/data/examples/core.cfg? For HP-UX 11.x you should use core11.cfg file. core.cfg is used for 10.x releases.

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Anthony Lennan — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:01:32 GMT

Hi Kim,

On your ignite server go into /var/opt/ignite/clients/ and then go into the directory for the client that you are trying to install. In that directory have a look at the config file and confirm what the _hp_os_bitness variable is set to. It should be 64 or 32. If its not try setting it to one or the other depending on which kernel you want loaded.

Also check /var/opt/ignite/INDEX and have check the config files that are configured for the image you are installing.

You can also try running "instl_adm -T" to check your config files syntax.

Let us know how you go.

Rgds,
Anthony

Re: Iginte server: _hp_os_bitness variable

Kim Tran_4 — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:15:39 GMT

Thanks, Anthony. It works now.