Failed to Initialize

[dhanish]

Hi ,
I am facing a problem in installing client iusing Ignite .I have set up my ignite server using the followinmg commands

1)make _depots -r B.11.00 -s /dev/dsk/c0t1d0 (cdrom)
2)make_config -r B.11.00

Now after doing this i am able to see /var/opt/ignite/clents -anon=2 exported.

Since my client is on a differnt network than my ignite server so i have set up a helper system using
instl_adm -t IP_address_of_ignite server

instl_adm -d gives the deatils about the ignite server .

But when i boot my client using
boot lan.ipaddress_of_helper_system INSTALL
it gives the error FAILED TO INITIALIZE
STATUS CODE =-7 and it comes at the prompt.
On my helper system i have added two ipaddresses in my /etc/opt/ignitre/instl_boottab file and the permission is 755..


Plus My Ignite server is L class ,Helper serever L class ,My client D class......


I dont know whats happening ..Can i get some clues!!


Can anybody help

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Nitin,

Use,

bo lan.a.b.c.d INSTALL

Here a.b.c.d is the ip address of the ignite server.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[dhanish]

Hi Sanjay,
Since My Ignite Server is on a seperate subnet hence i am using Helper system .
Plus I have tried bo lan.IP_address_of_ignite_sever also .The client gives the same error.

thnks

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Nitin,

you should have rbootd running on the helper system. I think the rbootd is in /usr/sbin. Give it a try.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[dhanish]

Hi,
ps -ef|grep rbootd
root 29554 1 0 Jan 7 ? 0:01 /usr/sbin/rbootd
root 16043 16026 0 11:25:19 pts/tg 0:00 grep rbootd

the rbootd daemon is running on the machine.

thnks

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Nitin,

Try this linkfrom hp docs site,

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/B2355-90704_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/00/00/82-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/00/00/82-toc.html&searchterms=ignite%7chelper&queryid=20020108-220640

And this from ITRC,

http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=9957e8f60ee8b314b3/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000049932707

Make sure you are using the lan port on the core I/O on the client system.

Hope this helps.

Regds

[dhanish]

Hi SANJAY,
I have read the doc....te helper system ..was set up on the same lines.

Plus about How to verify the Ignite serevr setup

I read all the points and did the following change

1)I added disable_shcp=TRUE on my helper system

2)In my inetd.conf file on bot helper and the ignite serevr the bootps line was commented .I have uncommented that and did inetd-c.
3) I have killed bootd daemon on my helper system as it will be started again by ined when reqd.Plus instl_boots was not running at all.This I did on helper system .I think no need of doing this on ignite server as client is going to be booted from helper system only.

4)I do have inetd.sec file on both helper and ignite server.
5)I have nis but my services are being managed by /etc/services only.

I am not able to get the 11nth point ..i am thinking ..if i boot the system from CD..then can i point it after that to install from ignite server ....by BYpassing the helper system ..if yes ...can u tell me how....

thnks