using make_boot_tape to make from server B11.23 a boot tape B11.11

[mohamed.bouraoui]

Hi friends,
I have a server PA-RISC with OS 11.23, and I want to make boot tape OS 11.11 from this server ,is it possible?
if yes, ca you tell me how?
can somone help me
Many thanks at advance.

[Torsten.]

If this server has 11.23, from where do you want to get 11.11 then?

[mohamed.bouraoui]

let me clarify,
I have server with OS 11.23, and using command make_boot_tape I want to make 11.11 on localy tape ?

[Torsten.]

Do you have an 11.11 archive stored there?

[mohamed.bouraoui]

where I can check it existe or not?
thank you

[Torsten.]

Ignite itself has an install kernel for 11.11, 11.23 and 11.31, but you need the complete OS from install media or archive.

[Patrick Wallek]

The tape created with the make_boot_tape command is not specific to a version of HP-UX (at least according to what I read from the man page).

The make_boot_tape tape is used to boot a system up to a point that it can talk to an Ignite/UX server. The Ignite server then takes over and installs whatever OS is appropriate.

In answer to your question, the make_boot_tape tape you create **should** be able to boot any server. From there is is up to you to configure the Ignite/UX server to install the appropriate version of HP-UX.

[Torsten.]

Maybe I misunderstood the question.


About the tool:

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90772/ch11s10.html



According to the current admin guide you boot the system from this tape and it will come up with


ISL booting hpux KernelPrompt "Choose Operating System to Install:"
1. target OS is B.11.11
2. target OS is B.11.23 PA
3. target OS is B.11.31 PA
4. Exit
Choose an operating system to install that your hardware supports :





So the answer to your question is yes, it is possible.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

11.23 HP-UX can not make a HP-UX 11.11 boot tape. Only a system with 11.11 installed can do this.

So the answer to your question is it possible is no.

Regards,

SEP

[mohamed.bouraoui]

I found the solution,
it have to use -r option.
example
make_boot_tape -r B.11.11
regards.

[Patrick Wallek]

What documentation are you looking at that has the '-r' option? According to all the man pages I have looked, there is NOT a '-r' option for make_boot_tape.

[Patrick Wallek]

OK, I see now. If you do a 'make_boot_tape -?' the '-r' option shows to be valid. However, this does not appear in any man page.

If anyone from HP sees this how about turning in a request to update the man page?

[mohamed.bouraoui]

doing make_boot_tape -?, this option isn't in man page, but only in command line,
I hope in future HP will make it in man page.
many thanks for all.