loading linux in rx2600 when HP UX is already there

[saj_2]

hi ,

I'm new to HP UX .
I have a rx2600 machine which has HP UX already installed and i want to install linux on the same machine .
But the trouble is that there is no cd/dvdrom .
so i have to use an image of the cd present in the network .

I think I can use EFI tool for this but couldnt figure out how !! can someone help

sajan

[Torsten.]

I would purchase a DVD drive. This will help you in many situations, not only while installing.
You may also use PXE to boot the rx2600.

[saj_2]

hi ,
thanks for the fast reply .

Purchasing a dvd drive is yes a solution for sure . I shall get it in a weeks time but i just curious to know if there was an alternative to boot from the network .

thanks

[Alan_152]

We netboot these things all the time, and then install from either an ftp, http, or nfs source.

[saj_2]

there is this option in HPUX where at the EFI shell you can use the "lanboot select -dn dbprofile " command to boot from the network .

but i was not able to use the dbprofile command.
(dbprofile command is used to create a profile , which gives the details of where to boot the machine from )

thanks
sajan

[Torsten.]

If you want to boot from the network, you need an appropriate server process.
(Like already mentioned) your server is able to boot from PXE, how about this?