Ignite error while restoring to a VM

[Francis Flan]

make_net recovery completed sucessfully.

When start the recovery on a VM I get this error and cannot continue:

ERROR: There is no software fitting the Core-OS requirements selected for loading. There must be a software selection (sw_sel) using a software source (sw_source) with a load_order=0 selected. Check the server's configuration files. If VUE or CDE has been selected, then verify that a language has also been chosen.

ignite C.7.3.144

Have checked dfstab which includes:
share -F nfs -o anon=2 /var/opt/ignite/clients
share -F nfs -o sec=sys,anon=2,rw=redux001,ro=HPUXv3_VM /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/redux001

In /var/opt/ignite/clients the directory and link with the MAC address is present. It connects to the ignite server but im not sure where the problem is.

here is a similiar issue but I cant find the solution to mine
http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1088271&admit=109447627+1198152124228+28353475

[Mike Shilladay]

Hi Francis,

Just had a quick look through your problem, two things,
1) do you have an entry in /etc/bootptab

2) have you reserved the MAC address in /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab

Mike.

[Tim Nelson]

I do things differently to avoid these ignite IP/DHCP issues.

Create a boot helper image on the ignite server using the make_media_install command.

I then move that ISO image to the VMHost and share it as a file based DVD to all VMGuests.

In the VMGuest MP I boot from the VDVD, select ignite server install and away we go.

[Scot Bean]

Tell us how you kicked off the recovery on the VM. bootsys cmd? via console?

Is your ignite server running 11.23 and your target VM running 11.31, or something like that?

[Francis Flan]

I couldnt get it working so I installed 11.31 on the VM from DVD.
I'm trying again to install form ignite server this time with 11.23.

This is the entry i have in bootptab

ignite_server:\
tc=ignite-defaults:\
ha=001B787A410C:\
ip=10.6.2.111:\
sm=255.255.255.0:\
gw=10.6.2.1:\
ds=10.6.2.210
HPUXv2_VM:tc=HPUXv3b_VM:ip=10.6.2.114:ha=1e6d7428e8eb:

Ive never used make_media_install before.

How ive kicked the install off is by inserting the dvd and getting to the install page - select the ignite server option and it finds the ignite server but cant see the environment and language options.

Still unsure how to proceed....
Any suggestions?

[Mike Shilladay]

Hi Francis,

This is how I have it set up on 11.23, IA64. I have called the guest "vmguest". This is the entry for the vmguest in /etc/bootptab on the VMHost/Ignite Server

vmguest:\
ht=ethernet:\
hn:\
bf=/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi:\
bs=48:\
tc=ignite-defaults:\
ha=6e3cc920dfc7:\
ip=172.17.1.20:\
sm=255.255.0.0:\
gw=172.17.1.210:\
ds=172.17.1.22:\
dn=.co.uk

There is also a an entry in the /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab of

172.17.1.20:0x6E3CC920DFC7::reserve

You appear to have the components "ha, tc and ip" stated twice, this is probably not helping. Apoligies if I am suggesting a mistake that is down to a typo in posting.

Mike.