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тАО12-04-2008 08:11 AM
тАО12-04-2008 08:11 AM
I would like to have the ability to pre-build hpux boot images on the SAN, certify them, and deploy them on any partition we have on the 'dome. We have been doing it on our linux env and i wonder if this can be done on hpux/superdome as well. I appreciate if someone can comment if the enviroment im describing below is possible with hp-ux in a vpar/superdome platform:
1. Create LUNs on the array for use as boot disks
2. set up a vpar using one of the LUNs as my primary root disk and install hp-ux on it
3. boot the vpar and configure the OS based on our standards (security, patches, etc)
4. replicate the root LUN containing the certified OS to the other LUNs (using dd, mirror/ux, or some array-based replication)
5. when i want to deploy another vpar, i will simply select any of the certified image from the array and boot off it
i no longer need to use ignite-ux (faster). i simply boot from pre-built images available from the array. Is this possible?
Thanks a lot.
Vic
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тАО12-04-2008 10:43 AM
тАО12-04-2008 10:43 AM
Re: Booting superdome vpars from images off the SAN
>:1. Create LUNs on the array for use as boot disks------Yes it is possible ,Heard About DRD-- Dynamic Root disk.
>2. set up a vpar using one of the LUNs as my primary root disk and install hp-ux on it-- DRD-- Dynamic Root disk.
>3. boot the vpar and configure the OS based on our standards (security, patches, etc)- possible once If you get a San based boot disk.
>4. replicate the root LUN containing the certified OS to the other LUNs (using dd, mirror/ux, or some array-based replication)
----DRD.
>5. when i want to deploy another vpar, i will simply select any of the certified image from the array and boot off it-- obviously.
Hope I reached your expectation....
Thanks,
Analyst.
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тАО12-04-2008 10:46 AM
тАО12-04-2008 10:46 AM
Re: Booting superdome vpars from images off the SAN
plz check the link.
http://docs.hp.com/en/7408/HPUXSANBootWP_final_v2_update.pdf
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-5883/5992-5883.pdf
Thanks,
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тАО12-04-2008 12:28 PM
тАО12-04-2008 12:28 PM
Re: Booting superdome vpars from images off the SAN
http://docs.hp.com/en/6770/golden.images.pdf
Hope this helps!
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тАО12-04-2008 02:12 PM
тАО12-04-2008 02:12 PM
Re: Booting superdome vpars from images off the SAN
Is it possible to write the cloned image into a file (such as .iso) so it's easily transportable to offshore locations, for example? My objective is to certify an image, verifiable through checksum,and easily transportable to other storage locations where we dont have san interconnectivity. Any idea?
Torsten, we're really trying to avoid Ignite. booting from a pre-built image is a lot easier/quicker to deploy in larger environments.
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тАО12-04-2008 02:35 PM
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тАО12-05-2008 07:45 AM
тАО12-05-2008 07:45 AM
Re: Booting superdome vpars from images off the SAN
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Hope this helps!
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тАО12-05-2008 08:48 AM
тАО12-05-2008 08:48 AM
Re: Booting superdome vpars from images off the SAN
But looks like i'll be using Ignite images still for transporting across locations.
Thanks.