Boot helper in Ignite , General question

[Bharat Katkar]

Dear Collegues,
I have a setup of ignite server and i am happily igniting both PA/IA server which are there in the same subnet.
Now i have 8 more server which are in different subnet and i am also able to ignite them using one of them as boot helper. Now igniting same Server again and agian is our regular process (that is the way we work).

That is also fine now the question is i am wasting one machine as BH out of it. Can i run BottHelper on Solaris or NT machine's????

And if yes, How?

thanks in advance,
Bharat

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Bharat,

Sorry no way, there is no version of ignite boot helper for other Unix/intelbased flavours.

Kind regards,
Robert-Jan

[Bharat Katkar]

Any Workaround suggested would be of great help!!!!!!!

Thanks Again
Bharat

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Bharat,

Maybe this helps.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=716493758+1086939841092+28353475&threadId=483087

Kind regards,
Robert-Jna

[Bharat Katkar]

Robert it talks about ignte server. i understand it is not possible but Boot Helper is just a gateway to Ignite server so possibly there could be another way of doing it.
regards,

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

Hi Bharat,

From the Ignite Admin Guide,

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Setting Up the Boot Helper

Follow these steps to setup and use a system on a remote subnet to allow a client to do a network boot and then contact a remote Ignite-UX server:

Task: Setting Up a 10.x or 11.x Helper

1. Install the Ignite-UX minimum core functionality onto the helper system:

swinstall -s /dev/rmt/0m Ignite-UX.BOOT-KERNEL

2. On the helper, run the following command to point the INSTALLFS at the correct Ignite-UX server:
/opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm -t Ignite-UX_server_IP

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The problem is there are no Minimum Ignite software releases for other OS's.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Ravi_8]

Hi Bharat

Boot Helper must be HP-UX machine. you can't use solaris or NT box as boot helper

[Bharat Katkar]

Thanks Robert and ravi for your replies.

Ravi nice to see you in my thread. Hope u r fine and enjoying life.

Regards,

[Ravi_8]

Hi Bharat

Can u tell me about your identity. i couldn't recall

[Bharat Katkar]

Sorry, i thought you are VV Ravi....
That ravi is different, he is also Royalty so i couldn't make out.
Anyway thanks RAVI.