Fail to install support.plus and other software during uninteractive ignite from net

[noname_2]

Hi!
I use Ignite to install HP servers from the network, using an UNinteractive install.
I followed the instructions on how to add more software to the installation, like Support.Plus, but it just doesn't work, the installation claims to finish allright, but the support.plus doesn't get installed.
This is very wierd, and I'm sure am missing something, because I read the manual more then one time.
Can some1 please tell me again what are the procedures to add support.plus into an ignite Jumpstart?
(I don't need explanations - Just do 1,2,3,4.... etc., I want to compare it to what I did and failed to work)

10x,
Noam

[Manju Kampli]

(01) Have you included the supportplus bundle in the depot.

(02) some of the Supportplus have a EMS patch dependecies .. please check whether that patch is installed.

(03) please check the log files for errors and see why it is missing and resolve the errors

HTH
Manju

[noname_2]

Hi!
I was more looking for commands to do, not "Have I done", I want to compare the steps I should do, to what I really did.
(and i mean every command, on how to create the bundle with "swcopy" and add to INDEX, like I was a stupid child and should be explained EVERYTHING :-) )


And - the log seems fine, no errors. But, the support plus still didn't install.

Noam

[Jordan Bean]

I just finished refreshing my Ignite depots a few weeks ago... Well, actually, I wiped them out and created new ones with the Dec 2002 media. Here's precisely what I did (as root of course):

1. In /etc/fstab comment out any cdrom and unused filesystems that you don't want SD-UX to mount during the following procedures.

2. Add all the codewords you will need for all the install media you have.

3. For each install media (Core and Apps), run

make_depots -r B.11.00 -s /dev/dsk/c0t0d0

on the unmounted cdrom block device file. Ignite will create and populate two default depots: core and apps under /var/opt/ignite/depots/Rel_B.11.00 using the SD commands with the appropriate arguments.

4. Uncomment the cdrom filesystem in /etc/fstab that you will be using.

5. For Support Plus the CD-ROM must be mounted since it is not a single depot like the other media. Then run

make_depots -r B.11.00 -s /cdrom/QPK1100
make_depots -r B.11.00 -s /cdrom/HWE1100
make_depots -r B.11.00 -s /cdrom/DIAGNOSTICS/B.11.00

NOTE: These will be added to the apps depot.

6. Build the Ingite data files:

make_config -r B.11.00

7. To make the apps depot available during an Ignite install, edit /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.00/apps_cfg and add "load_order = 1" to the sw_source parameter group at the top. See the core_cfg for example.

Now you should be able to see everything using swlist -id.

Oh, don't forget to uncomment the other filesystems in /etc/fstab that you may need later.

[noname_2]

Well... here's the solution I found in the end:

It comes out that even everything I did was correct, and I didn't miss a thing, I had to do one other step in order to succeed.
It appears that after installing the HP-UX the ignite ignores any other software I have had created it a config file (make_config) and after that added it to the INDEX file.

I had to add to every config file in every "sw_sel" section the following line:
load_with_any ~ "*"

that forced the ignite to install these software depots too.

(if any1 wants to automate this process, here's a little command that will do the trick for you:
perl -pe 'if (/\s*DESCRIPTION/) { $_ .= "load_with_any ~ \"*\"\n" }

Noam