How to create depots.

[JackieB]

Hi,

I have just built an ignite server (HPUX 11.31) and run the make_depots command on the 11.31 DVD media to create the 11.31 core depots. I have 11.00, 11.11 and 11.23 systems on my network also. Do I need to run make_depots on each of those sets of media as well to create depots for them so that I can install these earlier versions of HPUX on the clients? The documentation is a little thin regarding this.

Thanks

j

[Ganesan R]

Hi Jackie,

I haven't created depots for earlier versions.

I think you may need to use "-r "
and "-o " options with make_depots command.

See the below examples.

Process all of the bundles found on a CD containing B.11.23 bits at /dev/dsk/c0t3d0:

#make_depots -r B.11.23 -s /dev/dsk/c0t3d0

Process only Series 700 B.11.23 bundles found on a protected CD and pass along a codeword and customer_
ID for access:

#make_depots -r B.11.23 -a 700 -s /dev/dsk/c0t3d0 -o B.11.23 \
â x codeword="jona than alli sonk" â x customer_ID="Mykids Company"

Process only Series 800 ignitable B.11.23 bundles found on a remote depot on client molly under a directory
entitled peaches:

#make_depots -r B.11.23 -d peaches -s molly:/var/depot/Source \
â i -o B.11.23 -a 800

[JackieB]

The Ignite server is an Itanium system. I have PA-Risc and Itanium systems on my network running 11.23, 11.11 and 11.00. In order to create the core depots for the OS versions on the Ignite server do I need to run make_depots on all the media for these OS versions e.g. place the 11.23 PA-Risc operating environment CD(s) in the drive of the HPUX 11.31 Itanium Ignite server and run make_depots? And then again for the 11.11 CD(s) etc??

J

[Sagar Sirdesai · Accepted solution]

Hi ,

You Will need 11.00, 11.11 and 11.23 Dvd Media.
Create the depots for each of them.

This will make Ignite Server for installation earlier versions of clients.

Sagar