Duplicating a machine

[jackie baron_1]

Is it possible to create an Ignite archive (vg00) of client machine A on Ignite server X and then have client machine B boot from the network and install the archive from machine A onto itself (machine B)?

And if so, how?

Thanks

jackie

[Mark McDonald_2]

Jackie

Yes this is possible, I have done it by creating golden images. Check the ignite documentation, its not too complicated.

Sorry cant find my instructions off hand.

Mark

[T G Manikandan]

If you are using same hardware , it should work.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-5309/ch11s03.html

[T G Manikandan]

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-6271/5992-6271.pdf

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

If you are using network image, you need to do some configuration changes.

Take a backup on tape and restore it on machine B.

[jackie baron_1]

Ganesan,

I want to accomplish this WITHOUT using tapes. We currently have Ignite tapes in service at our site and the boss wants to phase them out and use network based archives.

[jackie baron_1]

Mark,

Try to find your instructions because the HP documentation is practically impossible to understand. The steps are very unclear.

[Duncan Edmonstone]

jackie,

you just need to know where to look...

assuming you already have a make_net_recovery image, then just go here:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-5309/ch15s02.html#bghcbdia

And page down to the section entitled "Cloning a System Using make_net_recovery"

HTH

Duncan

[sujit kumar singh]

hi Jackie,
that is possible, Duncan gave you a very beffitting link.
the basic idea is that fpr serverA once you are completed with the creation of the network archive on the Ignite Server, to make that image install on to the serverB you shall require in short to do the following modifications.

Ignite keeps the records of the clients , here ClientA on the basis of the MAC address of the LAN I/F that was used to create the archive as /var/opt/ignite/clients/{0XMAC_A}

1) in the /var/opt/ignite/clients
create a new directory with the MAC address of the systemB say that {0xMAC_B}

IMPORTANT: Else you can add the ServerB if that is up and running as an Ignite client to the Ignite server if that is upa nd running now. This shall automatically craete the necessary directories under the /var.opt.ignite/clients/ for the ServerB.


Please refer to the link Igniite-UX FAQ for the same.?(Questuion-: 11-2 -- Network Recovery)


2)move the files CINDEX and Recovery from {0XMAC_A} to {0xMAC_B}
that is
#cd /var/opt/ignite/clients/{0xMAC_A}
#find . -name CINDEX recovery | cpio -pdvmx ../{0xMAC_B}

3)you shall need to add the entry of the ClientB MAC address also in the /etc/bootptab to facilitate booting of that through the Ignite server over LAN if that is an Integrity client.
4)Need to edit the /etc/exports also to add the ClientB name and rexport the NFS for the Ignite.

Then you can well have that Cilent B to boot and install from that image.
regards
Sujit