topic Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite in Operating System - HP-UX

Install Itanium based server with ignite

Wang,MinJie — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:43:16 GMT

Hi all
I have a rx2600 and i want to install 11.23 on it
I have successfully set up an Ignite server with a 11.23 system in it
So how can i use the ignite server to install the rx2600
Are there some document has steps in details
Thx in advance

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

freddy_21 — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 04:14:43 GMT

please check this document

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-0690/5991-0690.pdf

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Torsten. — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:30:17 GMT

Because EFI is not able to boot from a tape yet, you need to boot from the Install DVD media. Then select

-> Install HP-UX -> select Advanced Installation -> Recovery tape -> GO!

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Torsten. — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:33:05 GMT

Sorry wrong. I hit stop, but too late.

You need to go to the EFI shell and type

Shell> lanboot select

This will display the bootable LAN adapters.

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Jaime Bolanos Rojas. — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:34:42 GMT

Wang, I believe what you have on the 11.23 is a golden image, if so this is the guide to deploy that image into a client:

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90970/ch05s04.html?btnNext=next%A0%BB

Regards,

jaime.

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Wang,MinJie — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:14:52 GMT

I'm sorry
I didn't make it clearly
Now I'll say it in detail
I have a B2000 system as an Ignite Server and I push a 11.23 system depot into the Ignite.
Now I have a Rx2600 system and I want to ignite the Rx system and install the 11.23 system with my B2000 Ignite server
I know I should configure something like DHCP on the B2000 system and then I can ignite the RX system.
So can you give me the document about the steps in detail
Thanks again

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Wang,MinJie — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:51:35 GMT

Hi all
Now I have tried installing 11.23 on rx2600 with the ignite server
And I got the following errors:
"
ERROR: Tar: error! blocksize changed
ERROR: File: . not found.
loadfile command failed, retry? ([y]/n):
"
And I pressed 'y' and after a while the same error came out again and again
What can I do?

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

freddy_21 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:06:43 GMT

hello Min jie

1. Cleanup your tape drive2.
2. you have a bad tape.

thanks
freddy

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Wang,MinJie — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:33:40 GMT

Hey freddy,I'm sorry
May be you mistook something
I install rx2600 with Ignite server: a B2000 system.There is actually no tape
Thank you anyway

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Wang,MinJie — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:08:37 GMT

Hey all
Because the problem is serious,so I'll start a new thread

Re: Install Itanium based server with ignite

Brad Sheldon — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:24:51 GMT

Hi guys,
You can build an Itanium server form an ignite Build server: see

from:
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-91049/ch05s06.html

From the EFI shell :
> dbprofile -dn testprofile -sip 192.1.2.1 -cip 192.1.1.20 -gip 192.1.1.1 -m 255.255.255.0 -b "/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi"
Ignite-UX server IP address (-sip)
Ignite client IP address (-cip)
Gateway IP address (-gip)
Network mask (-m)
Boot file name (-b)

> lanboot select -dn testprofile

Brad