Automating HP-UX installation

[yatin]

I want to write a script which will automate HP-UX installation from ignite server. Any idea how can I do that or is there a script available for this already.

[Olivier Decorse]

The "DAT way" :
Do a manuel installation, with the ignite package installed, and then do a make_tape_recovery with good options :
./make_tape_recovery -A -v -d /dev/rmt/0m
After this, you can install any other server with this bootable DAT.

The "network way" :
1) Always first install manualy, but backup with make_net_recovery in direction of your ignite server,
2) generation a server_IUX_cfg with the instl_adm command :
instl_adm -d > server_IUX_cfg
3) modify this file to fix the address/hostname with adding those lines :
system_name="toto"
ip_addr[]="x.y.z.t"
4) Suppress any interactivity by adding this 2 lines in your previous file :
run_ui=false
env_vars="INST_ALLOW_WARNINGS=1"
5) check and reload your configuration file in the Ignite server configuration :
instl_adm -T -f server_IUX_cfg.

Olivier.

[Jeff_Traigle]

And try reading the Ignite Administration Guide available on http://docs.hp.com/. It goes into great detail about how to use Ignite-UX/SD-UX to automate installations.