ignite-ux and tftp

[Sean OB_1]

Howdy,

Ok this is a simple question but I don't have time to dig it up out of the ignite manuals.

Does ignite-ux require the use of tftp? What if any other services besides NFS does it require to make net recovery archives and to restore from them?

TIA and points for all answers.

Sean

[Devender Khatana · Accepted solution]

Hi Sean,

Yes it does use tftp for file transfers. Have a look at this page.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90872/ch02s01.html

HTH,
Devender

[DCE]

yes, ignite requires tftp and NFS

no other services that I am aware of.

[Warren_9]

if you using "bo lan install", bootp is needed

[jamesps]

Sean,

Ignite-UX uses tftp. The process is as follows: the client boots from the lan, you configure the bootpd to answer and load the /opt/ignite/boot/boot_lif file. Then the client uses tftp to download the "minikernel" WINSTALLFS to the client (PA RISC). Once this is loaded, the server boots and looks for the Ignite-UX config files. Either config or config.full or CINDEX should contain a nfs_source directive which specifies where is the nfs source of the image archive. The image archive must be successfully exported (/etc/exports) otherwise an error will occur.

Conclusion, to run IUX you need:
1. name resolution (hosts, dns, or other)
2. IUX client tools installed on the client machine (add_new_client takes care of that)
3. dhcpd (bootpd) configured properly, eventually use MAC reservations just to be "safe" (/etc/bootptab and /etc/inetd)
4. tftp configured in (/etc/inetd.conf)
5. nfs (configured in (/etc/exports)
6. IUX config files as needed in (/var/opt/clients/0x...)
7. a client and a server :)

james

[Mahesh Kumar Malik]

Hi Sean

Following link may be of help

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90875/ch02s01.html

Regards
Mahesh