Ignite across different servers

[Bruce Troutman]

If I want to ignite an image off of a G70 and boot the image onto a k580. Is it possible and what do I have to look out for.

Also, can I do the same with a D210 and boot a D220 system off of the tape?

Should I be using the golden image instead of the make tape recovery?

Thanks

[LucianoCarvalho · Accepted solution]

hi,

You can do that, but you will can run into big trouble because of the diffrence of HW between the twoo systems.
A G70 for example, is totally different from a K570, so the addresses you will have in the image, is different the one you have in the K570 machine. So, you can do, but is likely tha it won't work.

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi

As the hardware on these servers will not match it will require a lot of unpicking.

If you are just afer the OS then an install will be quicker in the long run.

Paula

[Leif Halvarsson_2]

Hi,
If you have the latest Ignite software it should be possible. There is an option called, "clone system to a different hardware" or something like this.

[Patrick Wallek]

The D210 to D220 should not be a problem. Thoose machines are close enough together, and in the same class, that it should work fine.

The G70 to K580 I am not so sure about.

It MIGHT work, since bot machines do have some HP-PB slots. The K does have HSC as well though and there may be some driver problems coming from a G. If you can you should make sure you have all the latest hardware patches and drivers on the G that the K may need.

When you do a recovery there is an option somewhere, I don't recall where, that allows you to specify that you are recovering to a different hardware class. When you choose this option it forces Ignite to rebuild the kernel when it is done. You DEFINITELY want to find this option when you do your G-to-K install.

Good luck.

[Bruce Troutman]

Thanks, you got me on the right track

[John Meissner]

I've had hardware issues also. I have easily been able to go from an N class to an L class but we tried going from a Superdome to a N - didn't work. We're trying to go from a Superdome to a RP7400 now. This should work and according to HP you can Ignite to "like" hardware. This was straight from a tech support person at HP. so if the hardware is similar or "close enough" you should be able to do it according to HP - you may need to add drivers or remove them but it will work

[Jennifer Burke]

I'm curious. Did you ever get this working? I'm trying to do the exact same thing.

[Bruce Troutman]

The project changed for the G to K, The D classes worked no problem using the make_tape_recovery command.

[Rene Mendez_4]

You verify this instalation with Ignite Version 4.4.30

I install ignite the Clase K en Clase D
I install ignite the K to D
Install Ignite de rp7405 to rp8400

All instalation is OK.

Regards.
Rene