Ignite with multiple depot versions.

[killfast11]

Ok.  heres my dilema,  I need to have versioning with ignite.  So that i can have multiple depots based on the version of release.  i.e. version 11.31 released on march of 2013.

I know how to create a new boot item in the menu.  I want that item to only show the version its for.  Not have a default 11.31 core. 

I can make the depot and the boot item in the menu.  but when i boot it, it shows all items from 11.31.   

We do a lot of testing with different versions of HPUX, so i want to make this idiot proof.

Can someone provide steps to do this. 

thanks.

[killfast11]

Ok to expand,  when i do a lanboot on the client computer,  ignite boots up fine,  but when it gets to where i can choose the core depot,  I only get either the  HP-UX B.11.31 Default, or B.11.31 From OE Media.  I have created a core depot in /var/opt/ignite/depot/Rel_B.11.31.1403 and created the core_cfg file in /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31.1403.  I have added this to the INDEX as

cfg "B.11.31.1403 Update March 2014" {
        description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.31 March 2014 release."
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31.1403/core_cfg"
}

Now how do i get this to show up in the ignite depot selection?

[pradeep m]

Test if there are any Syntax for all configuration file listed in the INDEX file.
# instl_adm -T
Extract the current configuration , edit it and reinstall the new configuration.
# instl_adm -d > /tmp/cig
# vi /tmp/cig
# Instl_adm -f /tmp/cig

For more information, refer instl_adm man pages

[GregSB]

Here is the method I use:

For each depot use make_config to create an Ignite-UX configuration file.   Make sure the config file location is accessible by tftpd as configured in /etc/inetc.conf.

Example:

# make_config -s /var/opt/ignite/depots/B.11.31/1103_DCOE -c /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1103_11.31_DCOE  

# chmod 644 /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1103_11.31_DCOE    

# chown bin:bin /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1103_11.31_DCOE    

Next use manage_index or manual edit the /var/opt/ignite/data/INDEX file, whic can contain multiple cfg for each version:

/var/opt/ignite/data/INDEX:

cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 1103 DCOE" {
        description "11.31 March, 2011 DC-OE"
        "/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
        "/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/hw_patches_cfg"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1103_11.31_DCOE"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1009_11.31_apps"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/config.local"
}
cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 1109 DCOE" {
        description "11.31 Sept, 2011 DC-OE"
        "/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
        "/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/hw_patches_cfg"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1109_11.31_DCOE"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/1109_11.31_apps"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/config.local"
}

During recovery you should see these configurations are available for selection.