Setup Ignite on 11.11 to install and Recover 11.23 hosts

[ecorban]

Firstly, is it supported to have an11.11 host be ignite server for rx2600 servers running 11.23.
Secondly, How do i setup and install the ignite server, where can i download the new packages forthe server and notes on how to correctly setup this server.

[Ermin Borovac]

Yes, 11i Ignite server can recover 11iv2 machines. Here are some URLs with information. AFAIK latest version is 5.4.50.

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/os/11i/index.html#Ignite-UX

There is a link to download Ignite at

http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX/download.html

After installation good document to read is in /opt/ignite/share/doc/sysadm.txt.

[ecorban]

right that worked ok.
I get this message while trying to install 11.23 on a host while the server is running 11.11.

The error is _hp_os_bitness is not set to 32 or 64 and the install just bombs out with that errors message and install doesnt continue. How do i fix this error ?

[Ermin Borovac]

I assume that you are trying to create golden image. Have you used /opt/ignite/data/examples/core11.cfg or core.cfg?

For 11.* hosts you should use core11.cfg.

[ecorban]

yes that was the problem . Now that its trying to install it fails with the following errors.

I dont know why it fails, i created a golden image of 11.23 from another host (its default disk size was 36.xGB) but the OS wasnt that big, and now im trying to install this image on an XP128-OPEN-E lun which is 13.xGB.
Would this be a problem, even though the image is less than 13.xGB. Is there any method of doing this from the CDROM to a LUN on the XP array ? Can i copy the image from the CDROM which i know is less than the size of the LUN, if yes how do i do it ??

What is another method around this problem ?? Im pretty new to this so any input would be grateful.
,
* Loading_software: Begin

* Installing boot area on disk.
* Formatting HP Service Partition.
* Enabling swap areas.
* Backing up LVM configuration for "vg00".
* Processing the archive source (HP-UX Core Operating System Archives).
* Thu Oct 07 21:58:58 EDT 2004: Starting archive load of the source
(English HP-UX 11.23 CDE - 64 Bit OS).
pax_iux: opt/ignite/bin : File exists
* Processed 10% of archive
pax_iux: opt/java1.4/jre/lib/IA64N/server/libjvm.so : No such file or directory
pax_iux: opt/java1.4/jre/lib/audio/soundbank.gm : No space left on device
pax_iux: opt/java1.4/jre/lib/rt.jar : No such file or directory
pax_iux: opt/java1.4/jre/lib/security/US_export_policy.jar : No space left on device
pax_iux: opt/java1.4/jre/lib/security/cacerts : No space left on device

[Ermin Borovac]

Have you modified impacts lines in your cfg file?

If not, run archive_impact on your golden image and adjust cfg file accordingly.

# /opt/ignite/lbin/archive_impact -t -g

[Michael Roberts_3]

The print_manifest problem can be worked around with:

must have at least B.5.3.25 of ignite
put this in the config that references the archive in the

sw_source "core archive" {
.
.
.

is_hppa {
pre_load_cmd += "
/sbin/mkdir /opt/ignite/binpa
/sbin/chmod 555 /opt/ignite/binpa
/sbin/chown bin:bin /opt/ignite/binpa
/sbin/mv /opt/ignite/bin/print_manifest /opt/ignite/binpa
/usr/bin/rmdir /opt/ignite/bin
/usr/bin/ln -s /opt/ignite/binpa /opt/ignite/bin
"
}
is_ia64 {
pre_load_cmd += "
/sbin/mkdir /opt/ignite/binia
/sbin/chmod 555 /opt/ignite/binia
/sbin/chown bin:bin /opt/ignite/binia
/sbin/mv /opt/ignite/bin/print_manifest /opt/ignite/binia
/usr/bin/rmdir /opt/ignite/bin
/usr/bin/ln -s /opt/ignite/binia /opt/ignite/bin
"
}
.
.
.


}


for info on creating custom archive installs:
see chapter 5 "Using Golden Images"
http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90837/B2355-90837.html

[ecorban]

i modified the
/var/opt/ignite/data/B.11.23/core11.cfg. I entered in the print manifest info provided and modified this
init sw_sel "golden image - 64 bit OS" {
description = "English HP-UX 11.23 CDE - 64 Bit OS"
sw_source = "core archive"
sw_category = "HPUXEnvironments"
archive_type = gzip cpio
archive_path = "B.11.23.gz"
impacts = "/" 140421Kb
impacts = "/sbin" 190086Kb
impacts = "/opt" 278654Kb
impacts = "/usr" 276420Kb
impacts = "/var" 110059Kb
exrequisite += "golden image - 32 bit OS"
visible_if = can_run_64bit
Once i ran the archive impact i got different values for the lvol dirs.

My questions are

Where does the archive impact read anf build the lvol information it prints out after completion.

What is the correlation between entering in information about lvol size in the core11.cfg file and then modifying the File System information in the pre install tab before installation.

If im install a 64 bit OS on this host do i only modify the 64 bit are. do i really need to modify bothe the 32 and 64 bit stuff in the core11.cfg file ??

[Cheryl Griffin]

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[ecorban]

dear Cheryl

i hope thats make you happy now. ive assignedthe points.

[Cheryl Griffin · Accepted solution]

Eddie -
Assigning points is not intended to make me happy but promotes the exchange of knowledge in the forums.

We hope with that spirit in mind, you will assign points to those who have helped you, in the manner in which it was intended.

Cheryl

[ecorban]

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