HPVM Ignite install Integrity

[timothy carroll]

I am trying to install an HP-UX V23 OS from an Ignite Server to a HPVM Client - I have tried everything - even a dbprofile and it hangs at same point :

Shell> lanboot select -dn vmtim1
01 Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(F2CCE966C0B1)
Select Desired LAN: 1
Selected Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|0)/Mac(F2CCE966C0B1)

Running LoadFile()
CLIENT IP: 192.168.1.236 MASK: 255.255.255.0 DHCP IP: 192.168.1.243
GATEWAY IP: 192.168.1.1 9 66 C0 B1
Runni..-LoadFile()
PXE-E18: Timeout. Server did not respond.

[timothy carroll]

I also tried use bootptab and same result - I was able to install the HP-UX Host system using the ignite server - so I am not sure what the issue is - I ran wireshark and I do see an tftp being issued...

[Emil Velez]

does your ignite server have DHCP IPs available ?

I usually do boot from a file and select the lan card at that point.

[Tim Nelson]

Must have instl_boots enabled in /etc/inetd.conf on the ignite server.

Also a config in /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab so the VM gets an IP address.


It is also possible that there is another DHCP server on the network that is responding first and then does not answer to the PXE boot request.

If your dbprofile is configured right, it should assign the IP and talk to the ignite server without any of the above.

dbprofile should look something like this:
Shell> dbprofile
Profile List

Profile Name: IUX
Network Type: IPv4
Client IP address: 172.20.200.100
Gateway IP address: 172.20.200.65
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Server IP address: 172.20.100.10
Boot File: /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi
Optional Data:

[Jozef_Novak]

Do you have the virtual LAN of this particular VM associated with a physical one that is located in the 192.168.1.0 subnet on the VM host ?

J.

[likid0]

Hy,

dbprofile doesn't work on virtual machines(it will in a near future).

You can go the easy way and use a dvd boot iso, you create the dvd iso from your ignite server, move it to the host and then add a dvd file device to your IVM. This will get you to the ignite gui with no probs, then you can configure your network.

Example:

Create the dvd boot iso:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=140855

Add the device to your IVM:
hpvmmodify -P vm12 -a dvd:scsi::file:/hpvm/ISO/B.11.23.iso

[timothy carroll]

I realize there are workarounds - but the documentation that details creating this for HP-UX integrity and HPVM does not tell you to do it this way - also why does it work file for a HP-UX host and not a Guest ?????


Why not just print the right way - I spent 2 days trying to get this to work and could have just stuck the dvd in

[timothy carroll]

That dvd process is a joke - looks like 2 days work

[Tim Nelson]

You are correct. The dbprofile was a new feature added in the rx firmware awhile back. Why it was not included in the psuedo VM firmware I do not know. ( went through the same headache about a year ago ).

This is why I have boot helper images for my VM Guests. Boot ignite from the vDVD then tell it to load the archive from the Ignite server. ( works great for cloning also )

It only takes about 10 minutes to create and copy to your VM host.

You will not have to touch it again until you update your version of ignite as the ignite installer and the ignite server versions must match.