Help using an net ignite image to build another server, no ignite depots

[Vball23]

All of my servers in my data room are 11.23. I have been asked to rebuild an rp3440 as 11.11 to server as a dev box for an 11.11 system that is at another office. They have made a net_ignite image from that server and scp'd it to a server on my lan. I am trying to make another server on the same subnet an ignite master so I can boot from it and build this rp3440, but I can't seem to make it happen. Questions:

1. What do I need to change in the ignite stuff from the other server so that I don't affect it, ie accidently reboot it because I have it's IP or MAC info?

2. I don't have any 11.11 media to make a depot on the ignite master, or I'd just use that to build the server. So, how do I make this server an ignite master and offer up this ignite image?

3. Any other suggestion that would be useful?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

1. You may need a boot helper to allow the 11.11 system to connect to the Ignite server in your data room.

2. You need to install the software from Ignite or the Core 11.11 media that permits an 11.23 server to boot and service 11.11 systems. This may be a problem, but you may find the software you need at http://software.hp.com or on 11.11 application CD/DVD you have present. Otherwise you may need to contact HP support to get the software you need.

3. All you need to store the image is an NFS share point the server can write to. Then you can script a weekly or monthly backup that is bootable.

Setting up an Ignite server.

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-1977/5992-1977.pdf

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5992-5309/ch01s06.html

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

SEP

[Tingli]

I only have some general idea of this. (be aware that you can have the boot server and ignite server in two different servers although it will be easier in the same server)

For PA-RISC, the boot server is set to file /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab, you need to have the new server's IP address put in the end of the file. Unfortunately, PA-RISC boot server doesn't check client's Mac address. But it can be the boot server only once unless you modify the inst_boottab file again.

As for ignite server, you need to have the ignite file put under /var/ignite/data/. Meanwhile you need to set the configuration file and file /var/ignite/DATA according to document. So, when the client is booted up, it can find this ignite file.

Another important thing, all the files for ignite restore need to be set as bin:bin, otherwise the restore will fail.

[Tingli]

Correction.

The ignite file should be put under /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/.

[Vball23]

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This file, which is at /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/inddbs30/?

-rw------- 1 root sys 929681843 Mar 23 13:59 2009-03-23,11:46

[Tingli]

Is your new server name inddbs30?

[Vball23]

Yes. I copied that file, but to no avail. Do I need to change the name?

[Tingli]

Is inddbs30 up and running?

[Vball23]

Yes, I previously built it at 11.23, THEN they decided they wanted 11.11. I can boot from the ignite server now and get to an install screen, but it tells me that "The currently selected configuration does not contain any environments."

[Tingli · Accepted solution]

There is a similar subject for your question.
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1277443


Or, you need to go to /var/opt/ignite/client/inddbs30/recovery and down, you need to do something over there, (I don't know how, but you might figure out a way for it) to have your archive been linked to this place as the ignite recovery searches this place for restoration.

[Vball23]

I have this resolved, but not a normal way, I think.

I got to the point where I could start the net ignite recovery of the server, but it errored out, something about an io init problem. So, the server immediately rebooted, and when it couldn't boot from the primary path, it tried to boot from the secondary path, something I hadn't previously tried. Lo and behold, it booted from the 2nd disk and it had 11.11 installed from the server's previous use. I customized the OS for this new use and mirrored the OS onto the 1st disk and all is fine.


Thanks for all the help. Points awarded and thread closed.

[Vball23]

See thread.