error using ignite tape

[Nivesh Patnaik]

Hello,
I created an ignite tape on a C3000 server running HP-UX 11.00 with Ignite 3.4.115 using some of the steps listed below. I want to ignite a 9000/725 workstation using this tape containing a golden archive of the ignite server itself.

I have added the impacts lines for the golden archive in /tmp/b999arch_mt.cfg and made other changes, like the source_type, change_media, nfs_source and archive_path attributes for accessing a tape archive.

#/opt/ignite/bin/make_medialif -c "HP-UX B.11.00 Custom WPS" -s /tmp/post_arch_load_script -o 32 -v -l /var/tmp/lifvol32

#/opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm -d -F /var/tmp/lifvol32 >/var/tmp/cfg32

#vi /var/tmp/cfg32
Verified that run_ui and control_from_server were changed to true and false.

#/opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm -F /var/tmp/lifvol32 -f /var/tmp/cfg

#mt -t /dev/rmt/c2t3d0DDS1n rew

#dd if=/var/tmp/lifvol32 of=/dev/rmt/c2t3d0DDS1n obs=2k

#dd if=/ignite_tape/b999_goldenarch.gz of=/dev/rmt/c2t3d0DDS1n obs=10k

#mt -t /dev/rmt/c2t3d0DDS1n rew

#lifls -l /var/tmp/lifvol32
volume ISL10 data size 281239 directory size 3 01/12/17 13:21:18
filename type start size implement created
===============================================================
ISL -12800 16 306 0 01/12/17 13:21:18
AUTO -12289 328 1 0 01/12/17 13:21:18
INDEX BIN 336 1 0 01/12/17 13:21:18
CONFIG BIN 344 101 0 01/12/17 13:21:18
HPUX -12928 448 848 0 01/12/17 13:21:18
INSTALL -12290 1296 37360 0 01/12/17 13:21:20
INSTALLFS -12290 38656 35840 0 01/12/17 13:21:22
FWWKAR BIN 74496 1 0 01/12/17 13:21:22
INSTCMDS BIN 74504 12606 0 01/12/17 13:21:22
SYSCMDS BIN 87112 57113 0 01/12/17 13:21:25
SCRIPTS BIN 144232 43 0 01/12/17 13:21:25

When I boot the 725 box from the ignite tape, it gets to the ISL part and then gives an error.

ISL loading hpux (;0):INSTALL
Error returned from boot device driver.
STATUS returned from driver = -4
INFORMATION returned from driver:
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
-------some more lines like this --------------
Boot device error: reading utility into memory.
Auto-execute file is inconsistent. Autoreboot aborted.
ISL>

Here is the configuration clause (extracted from /var/opt/ignite/INDEX) I used for making the DDS1 tape:
cfg "HP-UX B.11.00 Custom WPS" {
description "This selection supplies the custom WPS system configuration
that HP supplies for the B.11.00 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.00/config"
"/tmp/b999arch_mt.cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}


What am I doing incorrectly? Am I missing some config files I should be adding to the config clause? Is this a hardware incompatibility issue? I can provide more information if needed. Please help.

Thanks,
Nives

[Craig Rants]

Nivesh,
A C3000 and a 725 are much different machines. I doubt that you would be able to successfully load the 725 with you C3000 tape. You probably are not doing anything wrong, ignite just wasn't built to perform the type of work you want to do.

Sorry,
C

[Michael Tully]

Hi,

There is one pre-requisite with the use of
installing from an ignite tape, and that
is it must have been created using a
compatible server. You can create from an
'A' class and install to another 'A' class.
Suggest you have a look at this document.

http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/B2355-90704.html

-Michael

[Patrick Wallek]

You may also want to take a look at this link detailing which versions of the OS that each type of workstation supports:

http://www.hp.com/workstations/products/unix/operating/support_matrix/update.html

The 725 and the C3000 are distinctly different and I am really not surprised that you are having the problems you are. I can almost guarantee that no matter what you try, the tape from the C3000 will not work on the 725.


Besides, since you are running 11.0 on the C3000, it is probably running 64-bit and there is absolutely NO WAY the 725 is going to support a 64-bit OS. It just ain't gonna happen.

The bottom line is if you want to load 11.0 on the 725, which it will support in 32-bit mode, you'll have to do an install from CD.

[Nivesh Patnaik]

I see your point about the C3000 having a 64 bit OS. But if I am supplying the 32 bit INSTALL and INSTALLFS on the tape, does that mean I must have an associated 32 bit AUTO file which I don't have available on the C3000 while creating the LIF volume?

What if I created a tape containing the 32 bit core OS depot and the supplied patch depot...would that work on the 725? I don't have a CD drive on the 725, so I was hoping to make do by igniting it from tape. Due to network issues, boot lan.W.X.Y.Z install does not work

[Nivesh Patnaik]

Well, looks like I must work with HP-UX 10.20 and upgrade to Ignite-UX A.3.4.115 on the 725 box. I appreciate all your time and help. Thank you!