Adding non-HP or non-core software to Ignite depots.

[Jordan Bean]

This is my first attempt at using an Ignite/UX server. Here is how I set it up:

Instead of using make_depots, I used swcopy to put all the relevent stuff from all the CDs (core, support plus, and some applications) and some third party bundles into a single depot at
/var/opt/ignite/depots/Rel_B.11.00/core.

Then I used

make_config -s /var/opt/ignite/depots/Rel_B.11.00/core -c /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.00/core_cfg

and

manage_index -a -f /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.00/core_cfg

Then I started up Ignite for the first time and configure it to use the newly created depot.

Finally, all of these bundles (except for the third party stuff like Legato Networker and EMC PowerPath) were available during a new install in the software tab... Wonderful! And the kernel was built only once!

All I need now is to figure out how to make the software from others vendors available as well. Any ideas?

[Erik Heckers · Accepted solution]

Hello!

I found out that copying
everything to one depot
isn't a good idea because
some software products
(checkinstall script?) may
rely on the fact something
is already installed when
they are installed.
(I already got more error
messages after installing
core os and support plus cd
from one depot)

Better put different
sources (e.g. CDs) to
different depots and use
make_config for every
depot. For every
new config files add a line to
the cfg clause in the
INDEX file and use
parameter 'load_order' in
the sw_source clause of
the config file to control
what is installed when.
(e.g. 0=core os CD, 1=support cd, 2= 3rd Party CDs, ...)

The Ignite-UX Administration
Guide has some examples
about using an Ignite-Server
and non SD-UX software. Continue there ...

Eri

[Jordan Bean]

Thanks Erik. I've downloaded the latest available Support Plus bundles and will build a new set of depots as you have advised.

[Jordan Bean]

Thanks again Erik. That works great. I also had to run make_bundles on the non-HP depots just to make them proper bundles.