how to ignite/recover systems with no internal tape drive

[NDO]

Hi All!

I have got on my site 12 HP9000 systems, 2 running 11.23 that has internal tape drives, and 8 running 11.31 and 2 running 11.23 with no internal tape drives.
4 of the systems running 11.31 are blades and are on a different subnet.

How to take ignite and recover in a event of failure of those systems with no internal tape drive?

[rariasn]

Hi:

configure ignite server and use "make_net_recovery"

rgs,

[Shibin_2]

Read this thread.

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1359590

You have to manually search to get the documents.

[Shibin_2]

Here we go with manuals.

http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01942571/c01942571.pdf


Other documents for Ignite-UX

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/w1/en/os/hpux11i-system-management-ignite-ux.html

[NDO]

Hi

So after configuring one of the servers (preferrably) the ones with internal tape drive as an ignite server, I just run that comand from the comand line on the ignite server right?

F.R.

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>> I just run that comand from the comand line on the ignite server right?

No

from Ignite-Client

# make_net_recovery -s -v -A -n 1 -P s \

for more info refer to man pages of make_net_recovery

[rariasn]

Hi:

# ssh -T $HOST "/opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery -u -s ${IGNITE_SERVER} -x inc_entire=vg00 ..."

rgs,

[NDO]

Hi

Correct me if I´m wrong: In the documentation, say that client should boot from the LAN (normal boot). I dont want want this to happen, only in case if a client server root disk (vg00) dies.
I think I´m getting a little bit confused, because in one hand you guys are giving me comands to run on prompt to create ignite tapes, but on the other hand on the manual says that the client boots from the server!!!

F.R.

[NDO]

Hi

I gather that network booting is an option right?
what about those blades that are on a different subnet?


Regards

F.R.

[Shibin_2]

Blade has UEFI interface.

If you have access to SAW as business partner, check this document.

http://h41302.www4.hp.com/km/saw/view.do?docId=emr_na-c02057373&hsid=4620147

Other details.

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-BladeSystem-Server-Blades/BL8x0-i2-blades-HP-UX-installation-using-Ignite-UX-minimum/td-p/1645