make_depots for OS split in 2 DVD

[Chauhan Amit]

Hello Experts,

Need some clarification regarding make_depots:
I want to create OS image on the Ignite Server which is contained in two DVD(March 2006), how to go about the same. For single DVD OS , command is simply
#make_depots -v -r B.11.23_test -s /dev/dsk/c0t0d0

Now since the OS is split into two DVD's , will it ask for second DVD once i run the above command ??

-Amit

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Chauhan,

The scopy command has an option for splitting depots. You'll need to consult the man page because the default size seems to be 2 GB and you probably want to set it higher to fully utilize your DVD's.

Also see the this:

-x swcopy_option


make_depots -r B.10.10 -d peaches -s molly:/var/depot/Source
-i -o B.10.10 -a 800

You can make it to disk first.

SEP

[Scot Bean · Accepted solution]

I don't think 'swcopy' nor 'make_depots' is smart enough to know about the 2nd DVD These commands just see a single depot on media.

(When Igniting directly off the media, Ignite IS smart enough and prompts you to load the 2nd piece of media.)

However for make_depots, I think you will have to run the command you have above twice, replacing the media yourself between commands. This will create one large depot from the 2 DVDs, which sounds like what you want here.

make_depots is smart enough to mount and unmount the DVD for you, however, so your don't have to do that part.

[Chauhan Amit]

Thanks for the Inputs. Here are the steps I Followed :
1)Run make_depot on First DVD
2)Run make_depot on Second DVD (gave the same depot path)
3) Run make_config to create the config file
4)Run manage_index to create the entry for the same in INDEX file.

Now my query is how to get the options on the client side while booting the client from Ignite server ?
Suppose I want to Ignite the client from 11.00 or 11.23 , how would i get the options to choose from ? Any extra steps needs to be done apart from above
mentioned.

-Amit

[Scot Bean]

Sounds like you are off to a good start.

On the client side, you generally start by booting to the Ignite server. After that, from the client's console, the Ignite TUI appears, with install options, etc.

One of the (many) options will be the configuration you wish to install. The user can select from 11.23, 11.00, etc, configurations that you have created with make_config.

By the way, all of your Ignite configurations are stored in and be viewed in /var/opt/ignite/INDEX on the server.

[Chauhan Amit]

With the steps mentioned above, I was able to see the options at the client while installing from Ignite-UX Server.
Thanks for all your help.

-AMit