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boot lan install for new server

MikeL_4 — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:43:49 GMT

We had a server that we are replacing with a new server. The replacement server is in place using the same IP address as the old server.

I now need to load the new server with the old server make_net_recovery. Is there something I have to do on the Ignite server for it to recognize the change in servers ?

Re: boot lan install for new server

Stephen Keane — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:28:25 GMT

If the Ignite server is filtering on MAC address, you'll have to update it with the MAC address of the new NIC. Unless you've kept the NIC out of the old server.

Re: boot lan install for new server

Alex Lavrov. — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:40:05 GMT

In /vat/opt/ignite (I think) on your ignite server, you'll see links. Each link is a name of the client of ignite and it links to the directory that it's name is a MAC address of the server. If you didn't kepp the original NIC, the link will be invalid and you'll fail to restore. You need to update this link with a news MAC adress and it should work.

Alex.

Re: boot lan install for new server

Marvin Strong — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:43:45 GMT

If the server resolves DNS you should be able to do the following from the ignite server if it is on the same subnet.

/opt/ignite/bin/bootsys -w -v {client_name}

Re: boot lan install for new server

MikeL_4 — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:54:53 GMT

I modified the new MAC address in /var/opt/clients and it started the restore, then got to this error:

alloc_pdc_pages: Relocating PDC from 0xfffffff0f0c00000 to 0x1f700000.
gate64: sysvec_vaddr = 0xc0002000 for 2 pages
NOTICE: nfs3_link(): File system was registered at index 4.
NOTICE: autofs_link(): File system was registered at index 6.
NOTICE: cachefs_link(): File system was registered at index 7.
igelan0: INITIALIZING HP PCI 1000Base-T Core at hardware path 0/1/2/0
* Bringing up Network (lan0)
add net default: gateway 192.168.223.229
* Reading configuration information from server...

* tftp error log follows:
tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> tftp> Transfer timed out.
tftp>
ERROR: Could not read /var/opt/ignite/INDEX from install tftp server.
NOTE: Retrying loadfile command...

Re: boot lan install for new server

Bharat Katkar — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:00:06 GMT

Hi,
As far as i remember you have to edit /etc/bootptab or /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab and add your new MAC address and it's associated IP address.

REgards,

Re: boot lan install for new server

MikeL_4 — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:16:44 GMT

Thanks all, I realized the error of my ways... I was doing a boot lan.xxxx install to the correct subnet of the Ignite server but was forgetting to fill in the IP address on the Network Configuration screen...