Ignite Server + Golden Image question

[Francis Flan]

If I had 10 new identical rx3440 servers (HPUX 11.23)

And I follow the manuals and do "make_depots" creating a OE depot, does this make it an Ignite Server?

If i dont do "make_depots" can I still make a golden image and apply to the rest of the servers?

Or is it better to create this depot and boot the clients from the Ignite Server?
thanks!

[whiteknight]

Francis,

You can use golden image and apply to the rest of the server.

WK

[Francis Flan]

Does a server need to have HPUX installed before I can install from a Golden Image.

Or does the Golden Image also contain the OS.

Hardware is the same.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

To make a golden image server you must swcopy a Core OS cd/DVD into the server. This is mandatory.

Ignite Golden image does and OS installation, invisible to the the naked eye prior to apply the golden image to target system.

SEP

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

These are rp3440 servers, right?
So they are PA-RISC.

I like to use this document:

http://docs.hp.com/en/6770/golden.images.pdf

It is intended for vPars, but you can ignore the vPar stuff and use it for "plain" systems too.

Another resource is

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

Just install 1 system from DVD, configure and make a golden image. Use this image to install the other systems and adjust hostname and IP - that's it.

[Francis Flan]

once again thanks for your advice!