Adding Applications Software to Ignite

[Anthony M Radzicki]

I'm running HP-UX 11.11 12/2003. I have an Ignite server defined on a L2000 system. I have added the OS-CORE and that is fine. I also added ONLINE-JFS from a stand alone CD.
I have been trying to add the standard application software for several applications from the 12/2003 CD's using SWCOPY. The applications are created, the problem is when I run the "make_config -r B.11.11" command, the only "cfg" files that are created are for "core" and "Online-JFS". I guess what I am asking is this "Can applications be copied from the CD's to my Ignite server and set up so that they can be made a part of a standard system build". For instance how would I get Glance off the cd's and build a "cfg" file for it.

[Steven E. Protter]

Yes, swcopy is how you do it, just like when you copy the Core OS cd in.

Another method is to designate a golden image system.

Install everything you want the way you want on that system. Then run a make_sys_image -d /dir_name -s local -u

Then you will have everything you need including patches, optional software. I've even used this method to replicate oracle database and application servers.

SEP

[Scot Bean]

Try removing the "-r B.11.11" option.

Some 11.11 Applications are built with 11.00 tags, and may be excluded when you do this.

[Simon Lowther]

swcopy the contents of the cd's to a new depot,

use make_config to create a config file for the new depot
( -s {depot location} -c {config_file_name} ),

add a line pointing to the config file in the cfg clause of /var/opt/ignite/INDEX

the cd contents should then be available as selections from the Software tab in the install gui