Can I make ignite DVD with only ONE itanium server on the network.

[rleon]

I hope that works .. I only created a bootable / restore dvd once before in a DR situation and it workd just like booting off tape.

Currenlty i dont have a test system therefore I cant test the process .. if you dont mind let me know if it works as expected.

Ricardo

[Steve Post]

Ok.. I will now apply what I learned.

I have a disk junk disk that I call /drdsk.

mkdir /drdsk/dvd_image

cd /opt/ignite/data/scripts
./make_sys_image -d /tmp -s local -n mac9dr.gz

This makes a file /var/opt/ignite/media/pseudo_root/archives/mac9dr.gz

I did not like the idea of destroying the /var filesystem.  So I moved mac9dr.gz to that huge /drdsk and relinked back.

  that is:

    cd /var/opt/ignite

    find media -print | cpio -pdumvc /drdsk/ign/.

    rm -r ./media

    ln -s /drdsk/ign/media  ./media

./make_media_install -r B.11.31 -o IA -a mac9dr.gz -m /drdsk/cdspot/.

This makes an iso file in /drdsk/cdspot/.
-rw-r--r--1 root sys 4304003072 Oct 15 08:50 image.iso

Now it complained about not being able to use the DVD writer.  ..uh you know... the one that does not exist?......But according to the pdf's referenced in this forum thread, that is to be expected.  It just leaves the iso file where it is.

So I copy this to my pc. (not done)
Then I burn it to a dvd. (not done)
Then I boot up the hp box on this dvd. (not done)

I have not yet done these steps because the box is really hard to get to.  I don't want to impact the network to move this over state lines.  I guess I can repeat this process on a local box. 

But first, assuming those steps work, I have an obvious question.
IF I boot off of this DVD, what happens?
  1. will it bring up an ignite menu?
  2. will it blow through all menus and immediate WIPE the box?!
  3. will it do something else? 

steve

[pradeep m]

You can also refer the HP Ignite-UX Guide Troubleshooting which has the step by step instructions with example about configuring Golden Images:

Click here to access HP Ignite-UX Guided Troubleshooting. 

From the above link -> Choose "Configuration / How-to Guide" -> choose "Golden Image Creation and Configuration"

This Ignite-UX guided troubleshooting talks about most common configuration and troubleshooting in Ignite-UX.