How to ignite a new 11.11 server from a 11.11 ignite server

[delaporte]

Hello

would someone have a script on how to install a new hp-ux 11.11 server from an ignite 11.11 server. I want to install the server from the client console: boot lan.n.n.n.n install

Thank you

Olivier Delaporte

[Mel Burslan]

boot lan.n.n.n.n install

is the exact command that you will need from the client console, where n.n.n.n is the ip address of the ignite server.

[Sundar_7]

To be able to network boot a client the server should have the recovery image for the client. Do you remember ever running make_net_recovery from the client or added a new client from the iux server ?

[delaporte]

Hello,

The client has no operating system since the system disk is empty. Do I need to use the instl_adm command and the configuration and INDEX files.

Olivier Delaporte

[Mel Burslan]

as long as the ignite image you have, is taken from a machine with same hardware architecture, and again the same image been created by a make_system_image, a.k.a. golden image, you should be good to go.

if this was a make_recovery image, you need to run

set_parms

command to set the right hostname, ip address etc. before joining this system to a network because, if you do not do this, the newly installed system will mimic the name and IP addr. of the original systema and both being on the same network, will cause problems. Also, if this machine is from a different network, your IP addresses and netmasks, need to be changed anyway.

HTH

[Steven E. Protter]

For simplicity's sake

make sure the built in lan card is on the same lan as the ignite server

boot at the console

interupt at the 10 second prompt

boot lan.ip_address_of_ignite_server install

It won't work on any add in lan cards.

You will want to configure a setup for it on the server, setting ip address, hostnames and any unique hardware features.

SEP

[Naveej.K.A]

Hi Olivier,

This would be helpful

http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90772/B2355-90772_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90772/00/00/11-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90772/00/00/11-toc.html&searchterms=Ignite&queryid=20040514-215442

with best wishes
naveej

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi Olivier,
See the link below which talks completly about Igniting PA based clients thr' networks (lan).

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/onlinedocs.py?mpn=B2355-90834&service=hpux&path=00/00/20&title=Ignite-UX%20Administration%20Guide,%20Edition%2015

Hope that helps you out.