Any way to identify/match Ignite versions to HP-UX release DVD versions/dates?

[K3SSL]

I'm trying to recover a customer system, but whereby someone (not me!), has updated the installed operating system beyond the HP-UX Boot/Install DVD that had previously been left on site (this being June 2007).

Ignite onsite is C.7.8.201 for HP-UX 11.23

The June 2007 11.23 DVD version appears to be C.7.2.94, so booting from this results in the "libdld.so is missing" message when try to use Ignite tape and it fails.

A September 2009 DVD appears to then be on Ignite version C.7.9.254, so booting from this results in Ignite reporting there's a mismatch and they must be the same (which I already know from previous experience)

So, essentially, of the two DVD's available: One is too old, the other is too new.

Is there any way (or any table anywhere), that identifies which Ignite version belongs to which HP-UX Boot DVD dated release set please?

Many thanks in advance Gurus!
Paul

[georgek_1]

Hello Paul,

It is very difficult to identify the ignite versions available with HP-UX 11.23 since they are no longer available .
It seems you have DVD of 2007 with ignite version C.7.8.201 and 2009 DVD with version C.7.9.254, both of them failing with errors .
Assuming the OE installed in server would be 2008, and the ignite version available on this DVD is C.7.6.98 .

You may try with this version and see if that helps provided you have the depot available with you .

I work for HPE/ I am an HPE Employee (HPE Community)

[K3SSL · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your answer.

I found the answer is to use the example Ignite script, that allows you to create a bootable .iso image, from the customer's existing installed version of Ignite - and this has worked perfectly!

All sorted now thank you

[Sunitha_Mod]

Hello @K3SSL,

That's excellent! 

We are extremely glad to know the issue has been resolved and we appreciate you for keeping us posted.