sys image for other servers

[chad_c]

Hi. We have 5 HPUX 11.11 servers.

We installed HPUX 11.11 (fully patch updated) on one server.

We would like to find out if it is possible to use this complete HPUX 11.11 server to create an image of it to be installed on the remaining 4 servers? If so, how?

Regards,
Chad

[Sandy Chen]

Hi,

Are you using same type of hardware? Or all 5 server are different. For similar hardware, just use make_tape_recovery to create a tape backup and then restore to other 4 server.

Regards,
Sandy

[Scot Bean]

Cloning systems is often done via Ignite. Refer to the Ignite manual section on cloning here: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-0602/ch12s02.html#bghcbdia

'make_net_recovery' or 'make_sys_image' are the command line commands to consider.

[chad_c]

Hi Sandy. Thanks for the reply. 3 of the servers are PARISC 3440. the other 2 are PARISC 4440

[Fabian Briseño]

Hello chad.

You could do an ignite golden image backup.

it is intended for recoverys accross different hardware severs.

[chad_c]

Thanks for the info Fabian. How do you do a Golden Image?

Rgds,
Chad

[Fabian Briseño · Accepted solution]

Hi chad.


I used the following command

/opt/ignite/date/scripts/make_sys_image -s local -d /dev/rmt/0m -l 2 -n B.11.11_archive.gz

You should give a read to the golden image chapter in Ignite admin doc. before you begin and to see more of the options.

Note: the system has to be as quiet as possible in order to use make_sys_image

[Tim Nelson]

There should be little issue between rp3440 and rp4440 as the chipset is the same.

Here is my cloning process.

1) cold install, patch, configure serverA
2) run make_net_recovery to get image of serverA
3) Create directory for serverB in /var/opt/ignnite/clients/0xLLA ( MAC of serverB)
3a) chown above to bin:bin
4) link /var/opt/ignite/clients/0xLLA to ./serverB_hostname
5) cd /var/opt/ignite/serverA
6) find CINDEX recovery|cpio -pmdv ../serverB
7) edit host and exports file to add serverB IP ( to be IP )
8) lanboot serverB to Ignite server, select Ignite server install and advanced
8a) Beins this is PARISC you will need to configure the Ignite DHCP stuff to get an IP /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab).
9) During install answer questions, set specifics, and GO..

[Fabian Briseño]

hey chad.

If you have an ignite server you could use the following syntax

/opt/ignite/data/scripts/./make_sys_image -s -d /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/golden11.11 -l 2 -n golden11.i.gz


Also as tim tells you if hardware is not that dissimilar among your server pool, it is probable that a make_tape_recovery works.

[chad_c]

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