Need to perform pull install from ignite server

[Gurvinder_1]

I gets the below menu at Itanium rx2602 box

Please select a boot option

HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/1/1/0.1.0
cd rom
EFI Shell [Built-in]
network 3
Boot Option Maintenance Menu
System Configuration Menu



but not sure how to install the system from existing ignite server. Please Help

Gurvinder

[Steven E. Protter]

boot the box from the console.

interupt at the 10 second prompt

boot lan.192.168.0.10 install

That has to be a valid ip address above.

As of my last check you can only boot Ignite off the built in Network card, not add in cards.

You may need a switch to connect the ignite client and server to pull off the boot.

You still need the server fully configured with Core Os and an install image.

SEP

[Rick Garland]

Just went through this on rx4640 systems running 11.23

Setup the Ignite server as a DHCP/PXE boot server. Go through SAM to do this, I did not have any luck in the boot configuration as stated in the Ignite docos.

I am assuming that you have done the 'make_net_recovery -s -x inc_entire=vg00' command.

Once you have the DHCP/PXE server configured, you can boot the client from the LAN and the Ignite server will respond allowing you to reload the OS onto the client.

[Rick Garland]

Some additional info from my research.

The ia64 firmware does not support the "direct boot" method that PA RISC firmware does. When you do a network boot from the EFI, the 1st bootp server to respond wins.

In my configuration, I made the Ignite server the DHCP/PXE boot server as well. Once the client system boots, you can watch the Ignite GUI and see the progress on the Ignite server.