Entria II on 11.11

[Grahame Wright]

Hi

We have an Entria II that we were using on 2 10.20 boxes. We just had 2 new 11.11 systems installed and would like to use the Entria II on these. From what I've read, Enware 2 is not supported on 11.11. If that is the case, then what do we use to configure and run the Entria II?

Thanks

Grahame Wright

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Grahame,

Sorry to disappoint you,

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There is no Enware software available for 11.11. The last released versions of
Enware 7.X and Netstation 9.X software are supplied on 11.0 hp-ux.

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http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000071552066

[A. Clay Stephenson · Accepted solution]

There are two methods, both of which work. Remember, none of this code is running on your 11.11 box. You are just providing bootp code to bootstrap the X-Terminals and an NFS mount for them to use. The good news is that I am using an Entria II on an 11.11 box as I type this. I actually like the little guys because when combined with an LCD monitor they leave a tiny footprint.

You can actually install the Entria/Netstation software on the 11.11 box but you will have to enable "Allow installation of incompatible software" under the swinstall options. You should also install the last cumulative patch, PHSS_23021. This method will leave you with an up to date software database (i.e. swlist will know you have installed the stuff.).

The 2nd and easier method is to tar/cpio /opt/hpxt from your 10.20 box to your 11.11 box. Make sure that you NFS export /opt/hpxt and set up bootptab entries, make sure that bootpd (or dhcpd, if you prefer) is configured and you should be "good to go".