how do I install it from the tar file?

[rmueller58]

any one with insight... I downloaded Ignite for 10.20 and have it in /tmp/ignite/ and expanded it.. the FAQs are convaluded and talk about NFS and all that other stuff. I am interested in Using Ignite in my BCP scheme to get a flash copy of the OS to tape so in the event a drive goes south I can boot from tape and restore.
Everyone says to use ignite. Any help would be appreciated.

RM

[Vincenzo Restuccia · Accepted solution]

See http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/B2355-90704_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/00/00/55-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90704/00/00/55-toc.html&searchterms=make_recovery&queryid=20010702-092056

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Rex:

You use 'swinstall' to install the Ignite product. Simply download it to your server and specify the ".tar" file as the source depot. No reboot is necessary for the installation.

To make a 'make_tape_recovery' of vg00 use this:

# make_tape_recovery -x inc_entire=vg00 -I -v -a /dev/rmt/0mn

The '-I' option of make_tape_recovery is the *same* as the '-i' option of make_recovery. '-I' means cause the Ignite process to be interactive when booting from tape.

Note, too, the "no-rewind" option used with the tape.

...JRF...

[Paul R. Dittrich]

You probably have a .depot file for Ignite and you need to "swinstall" that product on your machine the same as any other HP software.

You may have to do a "swreg" first to see the depot as an allowed software source from "Local Directory".

Once Ignite is installed, you can look in /opt/ignite/bin and do a "make_recovery" to tape that includes the entire vg00 and is bootable for recovery use.

[rmueller58]

when using swinstall do u explicitly spell out the tar file????

[rmueller58]

Receieved error below


======= 07/02/01 11:31:57 CDT BEGIN swinstall SESSION
(non-interactive)

* Session started for user "root@hp1".

* Beginning Selection
* Target connection succeeded for "hp1:/".
ERROR: There is currently no depot software on host "hp1" at location
"/var/spool/sw".
* Source connection failed for "hp1:/var/spool/sw".
WARNING: More information may be found in the daemon logfile on this
target (default location is hp1:/var/adm/sw/swagentd.log).
* Selection had errors.



======= 07/02/01 11:31:59 CDT END swinstall SESSION (non-interactive)

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

Change path hp1:/path/.depot

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Rex:

Your Ignite file will probably be named "ignite_10.20.tar". Use that name. If this file is in the /tmp directory, then the full depot path would be "/tmp/ignite_10.20.tar".

...JRF...

[rmueller58]

Any thoughts. do I need to change the suffix to SD?


Failed to start source agent on "/var/spool/sw" for
root@hp1.esu3.k12.ne.us. "/var/spool/sw" is not a valid
depot. 07/02/01 11:31:59 CDT
* Agent pid=1385 completed. 07/02/01 11:32:00 CDT

[rmueller58]

James I tried the full relative path using the following command
swinstall /tmp/ignite/ignite_10.20.tar and still does not work.. any thoughts?