topic Re: OS Image from CD in Operating System - HP-UX

OS Image from CD

ArunKC — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:04:32 GMT

Could any one please advice how to create an OS image from DVD.
I have recieved the DVD from HP & we have one ignite server so I need to put the archive in this ignite server & need to use for the future install as we have lot of server coming in for build.

Re: OS Image from CD

Alzhy — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:18:43 GMT

Check out the Ignite-UX Manual:

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/os/hpux11i-system-management-ignite-ux.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

But IIRC the easiest is you launch your Ignite GUI on your Ignite Server. Then go to server setup and skip over to "Software Depot Setup" wheer you will have 4 choices:

<> Copy CD/DVD (to copy your DVD images to Disk)
<> Use CD/DVD (meaning the mounted
<> use installed Depot
< Skip...

Hope this helps... (I just can't recall the manual CLI means...It is likely simply swcopy'ing the DVD/CD over to a depot and using the 3rd option above)...

Hope this helps

Re: OS Image from CD

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:02:20 GMT

Shalom,

The proper procedure is:

Mount the CD/DVD

Use swcopy to create an OS archive on disk, accessible to your Ignite server.

swcopy will work interactively or on the command line.

SEP

Re: OS Image from CD

V. Nyga — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:28:24 GMT

Hi,

the other option would be:
Set up one server, then take an (ignite) image of it, then you can install the image with your ignite server.

HTH
V.