Ignite Server INDEX file question

[Lucy2009_1]

Hi,
I have set up an Ignite server and installed
HPUX 11.31 and 11.23 Core OS and patch bundles in location /var/opt/ignite/depots. Did make_depots, make_config and manage_index. The INDEX file contains HP-UX 11.23 and HP-UX 11.31 selections. Also made Ignite network recovery image for a client running 11.31. I want to install 11.23 to this client. When click on "install client" and select "new install", under "Environment" selection box, there are only choices for:
HP-UX 11.31 default
2009-09-11,15:01:01 Recovery Archive

Where is HP-UX 11.23 environment?
When boot through LAN, it also only prompt for
HP-UX 11.31
Recovery Archive

What is the problem? By the way, I also ran instl_adm -T that did not detect any error.

Thanks in advance.

RN

[Lucy2009_1]

I think the problem may related to the depot
creation. I used
make_depots -d \
/var/opt/ignite/depots/11.23/08-06 -s /cdrom

Does the destination depot should have "B."
prefix?

RN

[Scot Bean · Accepted solution]

Consider attaching your INDEX file, if needed.

There must be an entry in the INDEX file for the 11.23 depot you have been preparing to install.

If it really is there, you should be able to select it from the "Configurations" tab.

(By default, the matching recovery image is selected for install, if it exists. And that is what you are seeing, so far.)

[RUET]

Did you run an instl_adm -T to check configuration errors ?

May be the config file you built is not correct for your target architecture.

What is you target architecture RX/RP ? (you can hace some Indec configs only dedicated to a specific hardware architecture (HARDWARE_MODEL keyword))

What is the content on your 11.23 config files ?

Do you have a sw_source named core and pointing to your OS depots ?

if you can give an extract of the 11.23 config files this will help ..

[Lucy2009_1]

The Index file was from "magage_index" command. It seems that the "new install" for an exist Ignite client use the recovery archive as default and the match OS selection which in my case is INDEX section of cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 Default -- 2009.03" That's what I see under catalog selection. However, if I use "boot client", I see under releases tab:
Match Client
B.11.11
B.11.23
B.11.31

Here is the INDEX file:
# /var/opt/ignite/INDEX
# This file is used to define the Ignite-UX configurations
# and to define which config files are associated with each
# configuration. See the ignite(5), instl_adm(4), and
# manage_index(1M) man pages for details.
#
# NOTE: The manage_index command is used to maintain this file.
# Comments, logic expressions and formatting changes are not
# preserved by manage_index.
#
# WARNING: User comments (lines beginning with '#' ), and any user
# formatting in the body of this file are _not_ preserved
# when the version of Ignite-UX is updated.
#
cfg "HP-UX B.11.11 Default" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.11 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/config"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/hw_patches_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
cfg "HP-UX B.11.23 Default - 2008.06" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.23 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/config"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/core_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/qpk_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/hw_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/sap_patch_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}=TRUE
cfg "HP-UX B.11.23 IA Golden Image" {
description "BL860C IA HPUX 11.23 Golden Image"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/config"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/golden_image.cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/qpk_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/sap_patch_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/hw_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 Default -- 2009.03" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.31 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/core_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/patch_cfg"
}

Thanks,

Rn

[Michael Steele_2]

Hello

Common problem.

Go to the ignite server and look under /opt/ignite/boot. If you have different HP-UX versions then you'll seen 11.00_image, 11.23_image, etc. 'cd' into that directory and look for WINSTALL.

/opt/ignite/boot/11.22_image.../WINSTALL

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1253237608123+28353475&threadId=1345986