make_net_recovery single HP-UX Server

[Heather O'Neil]

Hi all,

I've got a single server (PA RISC) running HP-UX 11.23. I need to make a recovery image and store it on a DVD. I've installed the newest version of Ignite-UX which has a sample script called make_opticaldisc_recovery. I've looked at the script and it seems like it will do exactly what I need it to do. The problem I am running into is that the script works with make_net_recovery. Since I only have a single server, is there a way to run make_net_recovery on just one server without an actual Ignite-UX server? Looks like the both make_opticaldisc_recovery script and make_net_recovery need the -s option.

Perhaps there is a way to use make_tape_recovery instead and use the make_install script to write to DVD?

Any feedback or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

Hi Heather,

There should also be the make_media_install command, examples scripts can be found in the;

/opt/ignite/data/scripts/examples

More info
http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-3336/ch12s03.html

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Heather O'Neil]

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, I already had that very same document. What I don't quite understand, is that according to the document you need a dedicated Ignite-UX server to use either make_net_recovery or Golden Images. The document gives make_tape_recovery as the only option for a single system. But what about if you have a single HP-UX server without a tape drive? Are you not able to use Ignite-UX at all? The make_opticaldisc_recovery runs make_net_recovery and burns the image to a DVD, which is exactly what I want. However, make_net_recovery requires an Ignite-UX server which I don't have. Will I run into any issues if I the Ignite-UX server is both the server and the client? I don't intend to store any images anywhere on the system, so I know that if the system went down, I couldn't restore from the network (which is OK). Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Heather

[Heather O'Neil]

No one really provided an answer to my question. I ended up writing my own script.

Thanks.