Creating Installation DVD

[MikeL_4]

We have some servers that are not on the same subnet at the Ignite server, and for logistics reasons cannot be.

So I need to create Installation DVD's for these servers with the same version of Ignite-UX on them for a starter system if a network recovery is needed.

Is it possible to map a writtable DVD on my desktop workstation to the Ignite server somehow to record this information since I don't have a writtable DVD on the HPUX server ?

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

Mike,

See Chapter 8 of the Ignite Administrator's Guide:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90970/ch08.html


Pete

[inventsekar_1]

the step by step procedure is available from the above link itself @,

Building an Installation DVD:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90970/ch08s04.html

[inventsekar_1]

Hi Mike,
for ur question:
Is it possible to map a writtable DVD on my desktop workstation to the Ignite server somehow to record this information since I don't have a writtable DVD on the HPUX server?

The answer also from the same page:

TIP: The make_sys_image command provides you the option of storing your image locally or on an Ignite-UX server via the network. If your DVD-RW device is attached to a remote system, you may want to indicate the name of this system rather than identifying it as the local system as in the commands in this step. To do so, in the following commands you would change the -s option to -s system_name, indicating the hostname of the system controlling the DVD-RW device using system_name.

[MikeL_4]

I'm creating the installation DVD for an 11.11 server. I've copied the B.11.11.archives.cfg file to /var/tmp/image and have run the archive_impact to create the temp_impacts file.

Where do I make the changes to the B.11.11.archives.cfg file ? I'm running on PA based systems..

[inventsekar_1]

The 8th step says:
Update the archive configuration file. Edit the B.11.23.archives.cfg file. For PA-based systems, edit the is_hppa stanza; for Itanium-based systems, edit the is_ia64 stanza.

Replace the impact statements using the information generated in the previous step.

TIP: You can now remove the temp_impacts file because it is no longer needed.

[MikeL_4]

This talks about B.11.23.archives.cfg file, I'm doing this for 11.11 server and using B.11.11.archives.cfg file...

[inventsekar_1]

Edit the B.11.11.archives.cfg file. For PA-based systems, edit the is_hppa stanza; for Itanium-based systems, edit the is_ia64 stanza.

Replace the impact statements using the information generated by archive_impact command.

[MikeL_4]

In the B11.11.archives.cfg file there is no is_hppa section ?

[inventsekar_1]

Mike,
exactly, i dont know how to help you.
i followed the link
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90970/ch08s04.html
and wrote it.
In a couple mins u will receive answer from somebody.

[Support User]

Did anyone ever work out the correct answer to this? I am in the same situation, it works fine on an 11.23 box, but on an 11.11 box it fails to work. It seems to expect that a depot is available either by NFS or some other method - it does not seem to be able to handle the fact that the data is on the DVD. Any further help?

[MikeL_4]

Vince

When creating a DVD installation media it doesn't ask for any Depot's as it does when creating a CD image...

My question on the changes to teh config file were never really answered so I just made the changes from the temp_impacts in all places mentioned in the cfg file.

I was able to create an iso image and burn a DVD and tested it on a lab server that we have.

[MikeL_4]

Thanks