Recovery of Client From Ignite Server

[WW393114]

Hello All,

Can you pls tell me how to recover and client from ignite server where both ignite client and server are on different subnet id and gateway. Pls

[SoorajCleris · Accepted solution]

Different subnet ==>

Do you have a boot helper server configured??

If clients to use is different subnet, we must use a boot helper server. the boot helper server have same subnet with client server. to setting up boot helper:

* for example: IP Ignite server is 10.2.2.1 & GW 10.2.2.254, OS to be restored is restore01 and target client is client01 (10.2.3.1 & GW 10.2.3.254)

1. Make sure the boot helper server have Ignite software with same version with client & Ignite server

2. Point the installation to Ignite server

# instl_adm -t 10.2.2.1

3. To verify the correct configuration in boot helper, run command instl_adm -d

4. Specify the temporary ip address at boot helper that client can use to boot. Edit /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab

5. Copy the CINDEX & recovery directory from source (OS to be restored) to target client (server use to restore).

at Ignite Server:

# cd /var/opt/ignite/clients/restore01

# find CINDEX recovery | cpio -pvdma ../client01

# edit CINDEX file at target client (/var/opt/ignite/clients/client01/CINDEX)

- make a full path for system_cfg, control_cfg & archive_cfg. (/var/opt/ignite/clients/client01/../â ¦..)


( thanks to
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1277783282017+28353475&threadId=1396648)


Regards,
Sooraj

Regards,
Sooraj

[S. Ney]

In my case I wasn't able to set up a boot helper server. I had to create a dbprofile in order to support EFI LAN boot. If you have itanium servers you can try that option. (From the ignite Admin guide: The dbprofile command allows you to create direct boot profiles that can be used
in conjunction with the lanboot EFI command. A direct boot profile contains
information needed to talk over the network to an installation server.)

Basically what I had to do on the ignite server I set up nfs in nfsconf
edited /etc/exports (it was 11.23 system)and added two lines /var/opt/ignite/clients -anon=2,access=client
/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/client MAC -anon=2, access=client I also edited /etc/inetd.conf and uncommented tftp and bootps
made sure the client was listed in /etc/hosts
edited /etc/bootptab
configured /var/opt/ignite/clients/client lan and /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archive/client Make sure you have MAC address of lan card from client.

On client:
added ignite server to /etc/hosts
enabled nfs in nfs.conf
shutdown the server, go into EFI shell and configure dbprofile.
from efi shell> lanboot select -dn (dbprofile name)
this gives a list of Mac address to choose form, look for the mac address that you configured.

In the ignite admin guide look for the chapter with direct boot profiles on itanium if this applies to your server type.

Without a boot helper it is more difficult in that I had time out errors. But it did work eventually.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Always helpful if you provide the Ignite version and OS involved in the question.

EFI lanboot select can be accompanied by -b /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi

instl_boots
tftp
bootp

Should be enabled in inetd.conf, though with 11.31 Ignite server it appears I've gotten away without that a time or two.

SEP

[WW393114]

Here the OS is 11.23 and the ignite ux verison is

IGNITE C.7.8.201 HP-UX Installation Utilities (Ignite-UX)
Ignite-UX-11-23 C.7.8.201 HP-UX Installation Utilities for Installing 11.23 Systems

. For Example if my ignite server ip is 10.5.8.12 and client ip is 10.5.5.39 and subnetmask for both is 255.255.252.0. can u tel me how to configure Boot Helper and which server should i configure as boot helper. thanks

[S. Ney]

Here's a link to the admin guide:
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-6584/ch05s04.html#Ignite_boot_helper

It explains how to set up a boot helper. (there is also a how to in the admin guide for dbprofile)

I also forgot to mention I edited /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab and uncommented #instl_boots from inetd.conf.

On the client do lanscan and netstat -in record the mac address for ip 10.5.5.39.
On the ignite server:
/etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab
10.5.5.39:0x00MACADDR::reserve
/etc/bootptab
ignite-defaults:\
ht=ethernet:\
hn:\
dn=your company domain server:\
gw=ignite server gw:\
sm=255.255.252.0:\
ds=domain server IP:\
vm=rfc1048:\
bf=/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi:\
bs=auto:
client hostname linked to IP:\
tc=ignite-defaults:\
ip=10.5.5.39:\
ha=0x00MACADDR
/var/opt/ignite/clients
root@###:/var/opt/ignite/clients> ll
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 4 bin bin 1024 Jan 14 11:15 0x00MACADDR
lrwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 14 Jan 13 10:27 client hostname -> 0x00MACADDR
root@###:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives> ll
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 bin bin 96 Jan 13 10:28 client hostname

Also attached is an old ignite handbook. Although its for hpux version 10 a lot of it is still applicable.

[WW393114]

Your Method is confusing.. can u pls tell me clearly how to configure boot helper

[Scot Bean]

For PA-RISC client, for a one-time recovery that is not remote, I prefer boot to DVD, then redirect to Ignite server.

For Itanium client, EFI> lanboot -dn my_igniter