Ignite Server/Client Version mismatch

[Lucy2009_1]

I am using Boot Client to install hpux 11.23 to a hp machine. Got server/client Ignite ver
mismatch error. I even installed the server version of IgniteUX on the client but the error
persists. Here is the error:

* Preparing to execute init...
======= 09/24/09 19:22:54 EDT HP-UX Installation Initialization. (Thu Sep 24
19:22:54 EDT 2009)
@(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.7.7.93
@(#)ignite/launch (opt) Revision:
/branches/IUX_RA0809/ignite/src@74753 Last Modified: 2008-07-11
12:27:58 -0600 (Fri, 11 Jul 2008)
* Configuring RAM filesystems...
* Scanning system for IO devices...
* Boot device is: 0/0/0/0.0.0
NOTE: Default (boot) source does not appear to be a valid (or complete)
install source, switching source to Network
* Bringing up Network (lan0)
add net default: gateway 157.165.141.1
* Reading configuration information from server...


* NFS mounting clients directory.
* Using client directory: /var/opt/ignite/clients/0x8E731B82E12C
ERROR: The version of Ignite-UX on the server you are using (C.7.8.201) is
different than the version of Ignite-UX that the client booted
(C.7.7.93). The versions must match in order to ensure correct
behavior. You may need to update the device you booted from with the
components found on the server.
Continuing the installation with a server version mismatch is likely to cause indeterminate problems. Do you want to continue anyway? (y/[n]):

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I even don't know where is that client booted veriosn (C.7.7.93) from. How to correct?

Thanks in advance,

RN

[Michael Steele_2 · Accepted solution]

HI

So, list out information for me based upon master and client beginning with the procedure, or push / pull command. You know you can either push onto or pull onto the client right?

ip
swlist -l fileset | grep -i ignite

from master /etc/exports (* nfs mounted file system for storing archievd images during backup procedure *)

from client /etc/fstab entry for mounting masters nfs file system

(* NOTE: nfs is not going to be used during install beginning with boot up *)

[Michael Steele_2]

http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/docs/Supported_Versions.pdf

Ignite-UX Release OE/AR Date Release Date and Method Supported Versions of HP-UX Planned End
Of Service
12/2011
C.7.8 03/2009 03/2009
11i v3 OE media
11i v2 AR media
11i v1 AR media 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3 06/2011

12/2010
C.7.7.93 09/2008 09/2008
11i v3 OE media
11i v2 AR media
11i v1 AR media 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3 12/2010

Looks like they should work together. What are the model numbers of your boxes? Anything PA-Risc? Last PA-Risc Ignite is 6.

[Hakki Aydin Ucar]

Basically ignite wants same version in cluster for both server and client. so you need to upgrade lower version ;in your case client machine to the server machine version. But if you already did that you need to look for remained old version one of your machine:

swlist -l product | grep -i ignite

if it indicates two version of ignite than you need to remove older one:

swremove -i

to go interactive mode and select what yoıu want to remove there..

[Michael Steele_2]

Yes, all of that is true. The client and the server must match. That's why the server does an ftp push of ignite software to the client during a make net recovery.

[Lucy2009_1]

The client shows the same version C.7.8.201
as server from "swlist -l product | grep -i ignite". There is no old version.

It seems that the old version C.7.7.93 was used to build this client before. Where is it and how to update? I wish the error msg
more specfic on how to update...

Both server and client are BL860C blade running hpux 11.31.

Thanks,

Rn

[Michael Steele_2]

On the master server shat's under opt/ignite/boot/11.22_image.../WINSTALL

What do the logs say?

server:/var/opt/ignite/clients/0x00306E4B1A17/install.log

client: /var/opt/ignite/local/install.log

[Lucy2009_1]

Hi Michael,
I made sure there was no client directory
on the server. The client install was a new
HPUX 11.23 install on to HPUX 11.31. Here is the client install.log. Look the beginning of this log. It got the old Ignite version from SOMEWHERE? Where is /branches/IUX_RA... resides?

======= 09/24/09 19:22:54 EDT HP-UX Installation Initialization. (Thu Sep 24
19:22:54 EDT 2009)
@(#)Ignite-UX Revision C.7.7.93
@(#)ignite/launch (opt) Revision:
/branches/IUX_RA0809/ignite/src@74753 Last Modified: 2008-07-11
12:27:58 -0600 (Fri, 11 Jul 2008)

* Configuring RAM filesystems...
* Scanning system for IO devices...
* Boot device is: 0/0/0/0.0.0
NOTE: Default (boot) source does not appear to be a valid (or complete)
install source, switching source to Network
* Bringing up Network (lan0)
add net default: gateway 157.165.141.1
* Reading configuration information from server...


* NFS mounting clients directory.
* Using client directory: /var/opt/ignite/clients/0x8E731B82E12C
ERROR: The version of Ignite-UX on the server you are using (C.7.8.201) is
different than the version of Ignite-UX that the client booted
(C.7.7.93). The versions must match in order to ensure correct
behavior. You may need to update the device you booted from with the
components found on the server.
Continuing the installation with a server version mismatch is likely
to cause indeterminate problems. Do you want to continue anyway? (y/[n]):
*
Response was:
* Rebooting system.


Thanks,

RN

[Michael Steele_2]

Verify the Mac address that you are using on the Ignite server. Make sure it is unique and not an old duplicate. (* Bet this is it *)

/var/opt/ignite/clients/0x8E731B82E12C
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[Lucy2009_1]

I found the older version was from
/opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.23/IINSTALLFS.
This makes sense because during the bootsys,
IINSTALL & IINSTALLFS are copied to the client then expand...

"what IINSTALLFS" showed C.7.7.93. HP's mistake here. HP should either supress the
mismatch error or package the C.7.8.102 in here.

Anyway, the client got new OS installed regardless the error.

Thanks for all the helpful hands.

RN