How to install Unix

[Henry Chua]

How to I install UX on a raw disk? I do not have any back up.. can I clone the data from another system?

Thank u all for your advise!!

[MarkSyder]

Is this a new installation? The fact that you're talking about not having a backup suggests it's not.

If it is a new one, I would recommend installing from CD. By cloning, I suspect you're talking about an ignite tape. This should work, but would be fraught with danger if the two systems were on the same network: conflict of ip address to name but one.

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Olivier Decorse]

Hello Henry,
To install HP-UX, just boot on your CD Media (10.20 if it is an old server) and the installation will automaticly run. Just follow instruction for parameters.

A raw disk is only a normal disk, that is used (converted) to raw mode.
So every disk can be use as raw mode, or as normal mode. I think your disk is a normal disk.

But for a complete installation, i suggest to clone an existing server. Just put a DAT on your tape on the original server, and run :
/opt/ignite/bin/make_recovery -A -v -d /dev/rmt/0m
When finished, boot from this tape on the server you want to install.
Be careful that only vg00 is cloned, and to disconnect your network connection from the new server, to prevent having two servers with the same address on the network.

Olivier.

[Bharat Katkar]

Hi,
Refer the link below.
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/pdf/B5532-90002.pdf
Hope that helps.
Regards,

[R. Sri Ram Kishore_1]

Hi,

Check out the docs available here:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11.0/#Installing%20and%20Updating

HTH.

Regards,
Sri Ram

[R. Sri Ram Kishore_1]

Hi again,

Take a look at these links also:
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11i/#Installing%20and%20Updating
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/10.x/#Installing%20and%20Updating
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11iV1.6/#Installing

HTH.

Regards,
Sri Ram

[Henry Chua]

Sorry.. can you explain how "an ignite tape" works? thank you!

[Olivier Decorse]

"an ignite tape" :
When you want to clone a system, you can backup him with 2 ways :
1) via network, sending all data to a "ignite server", with make_net_recovery(1M),
2) via a tape, copying all data from the (vg00) system to an ignite tape, with make_tape_recovery(1M). This DAT contains all data, AND a header (with LIF, etc) that makes the tape "bootable".

So to install your system, from this tape, you just have to boot with :
1) from PDC, tape "enter" to stop automatic startup
2) search any bootable device, with command :
search
3) you will see a sequential device with his address, something like 8/12/5.2
4) just boot on it, with :
bo 8/12/5.2
5) Recovery will begin, saying that some data on the disk has been found : don't press any key : install will then begin ...

Good luck !

[Henry Chua]

Hi Oliver,

for you "2) via a tape, copying all data from the (vg00) system to an ignite tape, with make_tape_recovery(1M). This DAT contains all data, AND a header (with LIF, etc) that makes the tape "bootable".
" After copying the necessary info.. how do you add those item to make it bootable...do I need to install "ignite" program or something?... thank you.

[Olivier Decorse · Accepted solution]

You don't have to add the bootable header : ignite do it automaticly !
But, on the server you want to clone, you have to verify if ignite is installed with :
swlist | grep -i ignite

It has to return 1 or more lines containing "ignite".
If no line appears, download and install it from :
http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/infolib.html
choose "Download Ignite-UX".

Olivier.

[R. Sri Ram Kishore_1]

Hi,

Take a look at this doc:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90837/B2355-90837.html

It has answers to all your questions.

HTH.

Regards,
Sri Ram