HP HP-UX System Management Administrator's Guide
Ignite-UX Administration Guide
HP-UX 11i
Abstract
This guide describes installing, configuring, and using Ignite-UX to install and recover HP-UX. It is intended for administrators
with in-depth knowledge of HP-UX operating system concepts, commands, and configuration; HP computer hardware and
software; upgrading software, applying patches, and troubleshooting problems; and knowledge of TCP/IP networking concepts
and network configuration.
HP Part Number: 762791-001
Published: March 2014
Edition: 41
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Revision History
Table 1 Revision History
Number
Operating Systems SupportedDocument Manufacturing Part
Edition No.
Publication Date
March 201441HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3762791-001
November 201340HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90080
October 201339HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90079
March 201338HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90077
March 201338HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90073
March 201238HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90070
September 201137HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90066
March 201136HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90050
September 201035HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90032
March 201034HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3B3921-90006
September 200933HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35992-6584
November 200832HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35992-5309
September 200831HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35992-4731
March 200830HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35992-3336
December 200729HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35992-1959
September 200728HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35992-0602
June 200727HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35991-7999
February 200726HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v35991-6440
December 200625HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2B2355-91049
September 200624HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2B2355-90997
June 200623HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2B2355-90970
March 200622HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2B2355-90959
December 200521HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v2B2355-90941
September 200520HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90893
Table 1 Revision History (continued)
Number
Operating Systems SupportedDocument Manufacturing Part
Edition No.
Publication Date
June 200519HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90875
December 200418HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90872
September 200417HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90849
June 200416HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90837
March 200415HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90834
December 200314HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90831
September 200313HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6, 11i v2B2355-90788
September 200312HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.6B2355-90829
June 200311HP-UX 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5, 11i v1.6B2355-90810
March 200310HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1 , 11i v1.5, 11i v1.6B2355-90772
December 20029HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5, 11i v1.6B2355-90767
October 20028HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5, 11i v1.6B2355-90770
September 20027HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5, 11i v1.6B2355-90765
September 20026HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5B2355-90758
June 20025HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5B2355-90750
March 20024HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5B2355-90749
June 20013HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1, 11i v1.5B2355-90738
December 20002HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1B2355-90704
March 19991HP-UX 10.x, 11.00, 11i v1B2355-90677
Contents
HP secure development lifecycle....................................................................10
1 Ignite-UX overview....................................................................................11
Ignite-UX features...................................................................................................................11
Getting the Ignite-UX software .................................................................................................13
Ignite-UX commands and manpages.........................................................................................14
Introduction to the Ignite-UX GUI...............................................................................................15
How Ignite works....................................................................................................................18
The Ignite-UX install environment..........................................................................................19
Boot sources......................................................................................................................19
Installation versus recovery..................................................................................................19
Network booting and IP addresses.......................................................................................19
Phases of operation............................................................................................................20
Startup........................................................................................................................20
Phase 1.......................................................................................................................21
Phase 2.......................................................................................................................21
Phase 3.......................................................................................................................22
Ignite-UX server requirements...................................................................................................22
Supported peripherals ............................................................................................................24
Disks and other I/O...........................................................................................................24
Firmware..........................................................................................................................24
Disk arrays........................................................................................................................24
Client terminals..................................................................................................................24
2 Making configuration decisions for Ignite servers..........................................25
Boot and install client from media.............................................................................................25
Simple network solutions..........................................................................................................25
Alternate boot with network server installation............................................................................27
Complex networks..................................................................................................................28
Diagnosing network boot issues................................................................................................28
HP-UX diagnosing and debugging.......................................................................................29
Simple network debugging.............................................................................................29
Logging to syslog.log.....................................................................................................29
Using bootpquery.........................................................................................................29
RDP diagnosing and debugging..........................................................................................30
3 Simple network: creating a server for registered clients..................................31
Configuring the Ignite-UX server for PA-RISC clients.....................................................................31
Launch Ignite-UX................................................................................................................31
Launch the server setup wizard............................................................................................32
Register the PA-RISC clients with the server.............................................................................34
Skip DHCP setup...............................................................................................................35
Go to the software setup section..........................................................................................35
Configuring the Ignite-UX server for Itanium-based clients.............................................................35
Register the Itanium-based clients with the server....................................................................35
Use the server setup wizard to proceed to software depot setup...............................................36
Setting up software from OE depots..........................................................................................36
More server setup options........................................................................................................37
Configuring server options..................................................................................................37
Configuring session options.................................................................................................39
Setting up additional software on the server...............................................................................41
SD software......................................................................................................................41
Non-SD software...............................................................................................................41
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4 Simple network: creating a server for anonymous clients................................43
Overview of anonymous clients.................................................................................................43
Configuring an Ignite server to boot anonymous PA-RISC clients....................................................43
Using the server setup wizard..............................................................................................43
Editing the instl_boottab file................................................................................................43
Configuring an Ignite server to boot anonymous Itanium-based clients...........................................44
Working with DHCP...........................................................................................................44
Understanding PXE booting of Itanium-based systems.........................................................44
Ignite-UX server and boot helper setup for DHCP...............................................................44
Isolating Ignite-UX from noncontrollable DHCP servers .......................................................46
5 Complex networks: challenges and solutions................................................48
How to use this chapter...........................................................................................................48
Complex network challenges....................................................................................................48
Multiple subnets.................................................................................................................49
Remote systems..................................................................................................................49
Multiple boot servers..........................................................................................................50
Avoiding complex network issues..............................................................................................50
An Ignite-UX server for each subnet......................................................................................51
A Multi-capable server for each subnet.................................................................................51
Extend the local subnet.......................................................................................................51
Using virtual LANs properly for Ignite-UX..............................................................................51
Complex network solutions.......................................................................................................52
Automating HP-UX OS version selection................................................................................52
Limit network response by system class..................................................................................53
Directed boot....................................................................................................................53
Server selection.................................................................................................................53
Limit network boot response by network interface address.......................................................53
Control network boot via response timing..............................................................................54
Install remote clients through a network router........................................................................54
Multiple NICs attach the Ignite server to multiple subnets........................................................55
Getting the client the correct networking information..........................................................55
Having the client contact the correct server.......................................................................55
Ignite-UX bootp boot helper................................................................................................56
HP-UX DHCP PXE Next server boot helper for integrity systems............................................57
Configuring a Next server boot helper for Integrity systems............................................57
Forwarding boot requests via bootp relay.........................................................................58
Multi-capable subnet boot server..........................................................................................60
Non-HP-UX Next server boot helper.................................................................................60
Non-HP-UX bootp boot helper.........................................................................................60
6 Complex networks: multi-capable servers.....................................................61
Configuring an RDP server for specific MAC addresses................................................................61
Configuring an RDP server to delay PXE response.......................................................................61
Configuring an RDP server to initiate HP-UX installation................................................................62
Setting up RDP MenuOptions via Windows commands...........................................................62
Setting up RDP MenuOptions via interactive UI......................................................................63
Using an RDP MenuOption for HP-UX...................................................................................66
Linux DHCP PXE Next server boot helper for HP-UX installation.....................................................66
Configuring an HP-UX server to support Linux boot and installation...............................................67
RedHat installation from an HP-UX server..............................................................................69
SuSE installation from an HP-UX server..................................................................................70
Configuring an HP-UX server to support Windows installation.......................................................70
7 Managing I/O for installation and recovery.................................................71
Introducing multipathing..........................................................................................................71
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Agile view concepts................................................................................................................71
Practical considerations...........................................................................................................73
System installation configuration...........................................................................................73
Support for >2 TB boot disk................................................................................................77
Identifying devices for other tasks.........................................................................................78
Important characteristics of the agile view.............................................................................78
Recovery and the agile view....................................................................................................80
Legacy DSFs and device matching.......................................................................................80
Persistent DSFs and device matching.....................................................................................80
Controlling the I/O configuration process..................................................................................81
Agile view questions and answers.............................................................................................82
8 Security...................................................................................................84
Ignite-UX server ports..............................................................................................................84
Modifying a Bastille-hardened system to operate with Ignite-UX....................................................89
Enabling Ignite-UX server requirements.................................................................................90
Enabling Ignite-UX client requirements..................................................................................91
Configuring Ignite to replace TFTP with NFS...............................................................................92
Overview..........................................................................................................................92
Procedure.........................................................................................................................92
9 Booting and installing HP-UX from the server using the client console...............95
Preparing the client for installation ...........................................................................................95
Making boot decisions when using the client console..................................................................96
Boot using the network.......................................................................................................96
Boot using media...............................................................................................................97
Using bootsys on the client console...........................................................................................98
Booting PA-RISC clients from the console ...................................................................................99
Booting Itanium-based clients using the network........................................................................100
Direct boot profiles for Itanium-based systems...........................................................................102
The dbprofile command....................................................................................................103
The lanboot command......................................................................................................104
Installing HP-UX from the client console....................................................................................105
Managing speed and duplexing of LAN interfaces executing network boots.................................108
Examples........................................................................................................................108
10 Booting and installing HP-UX on clients using the server.............................110
Methods of installing client systems.........................................................................................110
Installation using bootsys.......................................................................................................110
Installation using the Ignite-UX GUI.........................................................................................112
Prepare the client for installation........................................................................................112
Starting Ignite-UX.............................................................................................................112
Adding clients.................................................................................................................112
Booting a client...............................................................................................................113
Configuring the installation....................................................................................................116
New installation..............................................................................................................116
Initializing the installation.............................................................................................117
The client installation configuration interface...................................................................117
Basic tab...............................................................................................................118
Software tab .........................................................................................................125
System tab ............................................................................................................130
File System tab ......................................................................................................137
Advanced tab........................................................................................................144
Repeat an installation.......................................................................................................145
Executing the installation.......................................................................................................146
Viewing and printing a manifest ............................................................................................149
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11 Golden images.....................................................................................151
Advantages of golden images................................................................................................151
Creating a golden image......................................................................................................151
Installing the HP-UX operating system .................................................................................152
Installing critical patches onto the operating system..............................................................152
Installing optional software................................................................................................153
Customizing the system ....................................................................................................153
Creating the golden archive..............................................................................................153
Configuring the Ignite-UX server to recognize the golden image..................................................154
Creating and using golden images using GUI and CLI..............................................................157
Creating golden image using GUI.....................................................................................157
Creation of a golden image using CLI................................................................................159
Examples on using make_golden_image script:....................................................................159
Enabling the client................................................................................................................159
Installing the golden image on the client..................................................................................160
12 Customizing your installation..................................................................161
Using configuration files........................................................................................................161
Classes of configuration files.............................................................................................161
Combining configuration files using INDEX entries................................................................164
Example configuration files................................................................................................166
Customizations based on the client hardware.......................................................................168
Customizations based on user selection...............................................................................169
Avoid archiving patch files ....................................................................................................170
Debugging configuration files.................................................................................................171
Using post-installation scripts..................................................................................................171
How the installation functions............................................................................................172
Adding a post-installation script.........................................................................................172
13 Automating installations.........................................................................174
Starting a non-interactive installation with bootsys.....................................................................174
Using a saved configuration...................................................................................................174
Specifying defaults in the config.local file.................................................................................175
Setting defaults with instl_adm................................................................................................175
Using the per-client configuration file.......................................................................................175
Scheduling installations.........................................................................................................177
Setting installation parameters dynamically..............................................................................177
Checking modified files for errors.......................................................................................179
14 Creating your own boot and installation media.........................................180
Why use custom boot and installation media?..........................................................................180
Building PA-RISC boot and installation tape..............................................................................180
Possible tape contents.......................................................................................................180
Logical interchange format...........................................................................................181
Archives and depots....................................................................................................182
Creating and modifying an archive configuration file for tape................................................182
Creating and Modifying a Serial Depot and its Configuration file for tape...............................183
PA-RISC installation tape creation example..........................................................................183
Assumptions...............................................................................................................183
Example PA-RISC installation tape creation.....................................................................184
Creating a boot CD/DVD or an installation DVD......................................................................185
Assumptions....................................................................................................................185
File and ISO image size considerations...............................................................................185
Boot and archive-based CD/DVDs.....................................................................................185
Boot CD/DVD examples..............................................................................................186
Create HP-UX 11i v3 bootable CD/DVD media for two-step media recovery...................186
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Create HP-UX 11i v2 bootable media on USB DVD drive for two-step media recovery......186
Installation archive-based DVD examples........................................................................186
Put an Itanium-based HP-UX 11i v3 golden archive on a DVD.......................................186
Put a PA-RISC HP-UX 11i v2 golden archive on a DVD..................................................187
Put two HP-UX 11i v2 golden archives, one Itanium-based and one PA-RISC, on a DVD....187
Create a recovery DVD...........................................................................................187
Create an HP-UX 11i v2 Itanium-based recovery DVD using an existing network recovery
image...................................................................................................................187
Error messages...........................................................................................................187
No DVD available..................................................................................................187
No DVD special files...............................................................................................188
Missing -c argument on HP-UX 11i v2 USB DVD drive..................................................188
Depot-based DVDs...........................................................................................................188
HP-UX 11i v2 Depot-based installation DVDs...................................................................188
HP-UX 11i v3 Depot-based installation DVDs...................................................................190
15 Recovery..............................................................................................191
Overview............................................................................................................................191
System recovery....................................................................................................................191
System recovery tools.......................................................................................................192
Recovery tool comparison............................................................................................192
Considerations when using Veritas Volume Manager from Symantec..................................193
Recovery image contents..................................................................................................193
Recovery image configuration policies................................................................................194
Reconciling client and server Ignite-UX versions for recovery..................................................194
Recovery image creation process.......................................................................................195
Examining recovery image contents...............................................................................197
Verifying recovery image results....................................................................................199
Creating and using recovery tapes.....................................................................................201
Recovery tape creation examples..................................................................................201
Tape recovery for PA-RISC systems.................................................................................202
Tape recovery for Itanium-based systems........................................................................203
Tape recovery for Integrity Blade systems........................................................................208
Creating and using network recovery images......................................................................209
Adding clients for recovery ..........................................................................................210
Examples of network recovery image creation.................................................................212
Recovering using the network for PA-RISC clients..............................................................212
Recovering using the network for Itanium-based clients.....................................................213
Retaining recovery images................................................................................................214
Making recovery configuration file additions.......................................................................216
Using the recovery config.local file................................................................................216
Adding a depot..........................................................................................................216
Selecting file systems during recovery.................................................................................217
Tape recovery with no tape boot support — two-step media recovery.....................................217
Notes on cloning systems..................................................................................................219
Cloning a system using make_net_recovery....................................................................220
System recovery questions and answers..............................................................................221
16 Support and other resources...................................................................224
Contacting HP......................................................................................................................224
Before you contact HP......................................................................................................224
HP contact information.....................................................................................................224
Documentation feedback..................................................................................................224
Related information...............................................................................................................224
Documents......................................................................................................................224
Websites........................................................................................................................225
8 Contents
Typographic conventions.......................................................................................................226
17 Documentation feedback.......................................................................227
A Troubleshooting ....................................................................................228
Errors and warnings..............................................................................................................228
Ignite-UX server problems .....................................................................................................228
Installing systems with Ignite-UX..............................................................................................228
Installing from media.............................................................................................................233
Installing from golden images.................................................................................................233
Common network booting errors.............................................................................................234
Creation of archive...............................................................................................................235
B Configuring DHCP services .....................................................................236
Overview of DHCP services ..................................................................................................236
DHCP usage examples..........................................................................................................237
Manage clients that will use DHCP during and after installation.............................................237
Manage clients with temporary IP addresses during installation..............................................237
Using bootptab as an alternative to DHCP ..............................................................................238
Background information on DHCP design ...........................................................................238
C LIF volume contents.................................................................................239
A Description of the files in the LIF volume................................................................................239
D Using Integrated Lights Out Virtual Media with Ignite-UX.............................242
E Expert recovery......................................................................................249
Expert recovery preparation...................................................................................................249
The Expert recovery procedure...............................................................................................249
F Terminal keyboard shortcuts.....................................................................255
Basic keyboard shortcuts........................................................................................................255
Advanced keyboard navigation..............................................................................................255
HP terminals....................................................................................................................255
vt100 terminals................................................................................................................256
Glossary..................................................................................................258
Index.......................................................................................................267
Contents 9
HP secure development lifecycle
Starting with HP-UX 11i v3 March 2013 update release, HP secure development lifecycle provides
the ability to authenticate HP-UX software. Software delivered through this release has been digitally
signed using HP's private key. You can now verify the authenticity of the software before installing
the products, delivered through this release.
To verify the software signatures in signed depot, the following products must be installed on your
system:
• B.11.31.1303 or later version of SD (Software Distributor)
• A.01.01.07 or later version of HP-UX Whitelisting (WhiteListInf)
To verify the signatures, run: /usr/sbin/swsign -v –s <depot_path>. For more information,
see Software Distributor documentation at http://www.hp.com/go/sd-docs.
NOTE: Ignite-UX software delivered with HP-UX 11i v3 March 2014 release or later supports
verification of the software signatures in signed depot or media, during cold installation.
For more information, see Ignite-UX documentation at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs.
10
1 Ignite-UX overview
Welcome to Ignite-UX!
This chapter contains information for new and experienced users alike.
Introductory information:
• “Ignite-UX features” (page 11)
• “Getting the Ignite-UX software ” (page 13)
• “Ignite-UX commands and manpages” (page 14)
• “Introduction to the Ignite-UX GUI” (page 15)
Details about Ignite-UX:
• “How Ignite works” (page 18)
• “Ignite-UX server requirements” (page 22)
• “Supported peripherals ” (page 24)
Ignite-UX features
Client and server control
The installation sessions for multiple targets can be controlled from a single Ignite-UX server in a
true client/server model. A GUI is provided to run on the server and manage multiple simultaneous
client installation sessions. Alternatively, a single installation session can be controlled from the
client machine. A single Ignite-UX installation server can serve multiple releases of HP-UX for different
clients.
Easy-to-use GUI
The Ignite-UX GUI uses tabs and dialog boxes for task navigation. The Ignite-UX GUI only runs on
an Ignite-UX server.
Terminal User Interface
Ignite-UX uses a terminal user interface (TUI) with keyboard navigation when run from a client.
Ignite may also be run in TUI mode from the server.
Command Line Interface
Commands that power Ignite-UX can be executed directly from the operating system's command
shell on an Ignite-UX server or client. For the list of commands, see “Ignite-UX commands and
manpages” (page 14).
Multi-sourced installations
Installations can use multiple Software Distributor (SD) depots in a single installation session. For
example, you can install your base OS from one SD depot, a set of patches from another SD depot,
and the applications you want from a third SD depot; all in one session.
Multiple archive formats
Ignite-UX supports tar, cpio, and pax format archives. (To use the pax format with 11i v2, you
must have the PAX-Enh™ product installed. The pax format is not available for 11i v1.) Tools are
provided to help you create a golden image if you wish to install from an archive. You can use
one archive along with one or more depots containing patches or additional software.
Ignite-UX features 11
One-step installation
Once you configure a system with a common configuration you want replicated to other systems,
use Ignite-UX to either manually or automatically install each client system. This common configuration
can include any supported HP-UX 11i operating system, and you can add any required patches
and applications.
Custom installations
It is easy to create a system that is ready to go as soon as the installation session completes. Many
of the tasks that are typically done as separate steps after an installation have been incorporated
into the installation process. Ignite-UX allows you to specify kernel parameters you want set and
user-supplied scripts you would like to run as part of the session. In addition, the host and networking
information normally supplied at first boot can be specified at install time.
Golden images
A system that has been installed and tuned may be used to create an image. That image may be
used as a custom configuration that may be applied in installations to other systems.
Automated installations
Set up a configuration and then install it on a client with no further user interaction. This is possible
for both the initial installation and the reinstallation cases.
Create a system manifest
Scan a system and produce a report detailing what hardware is present, how the disks are used,
what kernel modifications have been made, and what software has been installed. This report can
be customized to meet your needs.
Create custom installation media
Construct your own customized, bootable installation media. An example script,
make_media_install, is provided that can help you create bootable media (tapes, CDs, and
DVDs) with or without golden archives and SD depots. The example script can be found at /opt/
ignite/data/scripts/examples/make_media_install.
System recovery
Ignite-UX provides consistent, reliable recovery in the event of catastrophic hardware or software
failure by creating recovery images on tape (with client access to a tape drive) or on any Ignite-UX
server in your environment (with client access to the network).
Support for multiple architectures
Ignite-UX supports both the Precision Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computing (PA-RISC)
and the Intel®Itanium® (Itanium®-based) hardware architectures.
Support for HP Servicecontrol manager
Ignite-UX supports installing HP-UX clients in the HP Servicecontrol Manager environment. For
details, see the HP Servicecontrol Manager 3.0 User's Guide.
Support for new hardware
Each new release of the Ignite-UX product supports the new hardware included in the corresponding
release of HP-UX.
12 Ignite-UX overview
Getting the Ignite-UX software
Ignite-UX-11-11_C.7x.xx_
HP_-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot
Ignite-UX-11-23_C.7x.xx_
HP_-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot
Ignite-UX-11-31_C.7x.xx_
HP_-UX_B.11.11_32+64.depot
Ignite-UX-11-ALL_C.7x.xx.depot
(Complete Ignite-UX product)
IGNITE
Depot Name
Bundle Name
HP-UX versions the bundle
can install/recover on client
11iv1
11iv2
11iv3
Ignite-UX-11-11
Ignite-UX-11-23
Ignite-UX-11-31
Ignite-UX is available in standard SD (Software Distributor) depot format from OE and AR media,
and from the HP Software Depot Website.
Any Ignite-UX bundle is safe to install at any time. None of the filesets in Ignite-UX bundles will
cause a reboot to occur.
• OE and AR Media
Ignite-UX released on OE or AR media can only be installed on a server running the HP-UX
version supported by the OE or AR media.
This Ignite-UX is the complete product. (The Ignite complete product is capable of installing
and recovering all supported versions of HP-UX.)
If you require a version of Ignite-UX that can be installed onto any supported version of HP-UX,
read the next section about downloading Ignite-UX from the HP Software Depot Website.
• HP Software Depot Website
Follow this link for Ignite-UX on HP Software Depot: http://www.hp.com/go/
ignite-ux-download
The Ignite-UX depots available at Software Depot contain the latest Ignite-UX version and can
be installed on servers running any supported version of HP-UX.
• Support for Installation and Recovery of all Supported HP-UX Operating System Versions
Each Ignite-UX bundle contains the Ignite-UX tools, plus the data files required to install and
recover the particular HP-UX operating systems indicated by the bundle name.
See the figure below for a list of available bundles and the HP-UX versions the bundles can
install and recover.
Figure 1 Ignite-UX bundles available in the Ignite-UX product
NOTE: As of Ignite-UX version C.7.1, the name of the Ignite-UX complete product bundle that
installs all supported versions of HP-UX has changed from B5725AA to IGNITE.
Each bundle can be installed on a server running any version of HP-UX. For example,
Ignite-UX-11-23 can be installed on a server running HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11). You can install one
or more of the individual Ignite-UX-11-xx bundles onto your system.
HP recommends you install the complete Ignite-UX product (IGNITE) unless you want to block the
use of a specific version of HP-UX, increase the download speed from the Software Depot website,
or conserve disk space on the server.
As a best practice, do not swremove Ignite-UX before updating to a new version. Doing so will
cause some files to be reset, including the INDEX file, thus you will lose any customizations.
Getting the Ignite-UX software 13
IMPORTANT: Installing individual bundles instead of the complete product might cause problems
for Ignite-UX if the complete product was installed previously. See the Installing and Updating
Ignite-UX white paper if you are unsure of what to install to upgrade Ignite-UX. Links to the Ignite-UX
white papers are found at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs.
Ignite-UX commands and manpages
The manual pages (manpages) associated with Ignite-UX commands are in the /opt/ignite/
share/doc/ directory, are available in the HP-UX Reference at http://www.hp.com/go/
ignite-ux-docs, and are listed in Table 2 according to the directory the commands are in.
Table 2 Ignite-UX command manpages
DescriptionIgnite-UX Command Manpages
Commands in /opt/ignite/bin :
add_new_client(1M)
auto_adm(4)
check_net_recovery(1M)
check_tape_recovery(1M)
Add a client to an Ignite-UX server without requiring a client boot from
the Ignite-UX server.
Manage logical interchange format (LIF) AUTO configuration files.auto_adm(1M)
Description of auto_adm file formats
Reboot and install systems using Ignite-UX.bootsys(1M)
Compare the files on a running system with a recovery archive made
with make_net_recovery.
Compare the files on a running system with a recovery archive made
with make_tape_recovery.
Replicate a PA-RISC boot tape.copy_boot_tape(1M)
Configure, install, and recover HP-UX systems.ignite(5)
Manage Ignite-UX configuration files.instl_adm(1M)
Description of configuration file syntax.instl_adm(4)
Parse and debug a client's configuration files.instl_dbg(1M)
Create a boot tape for a PA-RISC system.make_boot_tape(1M)
Create Software Distributor (SD) bundles in a depot.make_bundles(1M)
Generate a configuration file for software in an SD depot.make_config(1M)
Commands in /opt/ignite/lbin:
ansitape(1M)
ansitape(5)
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Create SD depots from SD bundles for use by Ignite-UX.make_depots(1M)
Create a bootable ANSI labeled tape for Itanium-based systems.make_ipf_tape(1M)
Create bootable Ignite-UX LIFmedia image file.make_medialif(1M)
Create recovery images and store them on a network system.make_net_recovery(1M)
Create recovery images and store them on tape.make_tape_recovery(1M)
Manage Ignite-UX INDEX files without directly editing them.manage_index(1M)
Print a system manifest.print_manifest(1M)
Create hardware configuration file.save_config(1M)
Read and write magnetic tapes conforming to the ANSI standard for
magnetic tape labelling.
Description of ANSI-labeled tape format.
Table 2 Ignite-UX command manpages (continued)
DescriptionIgnite-UX Command Manpages
archive_impact(1M)
instl_combine(1M)
Commands in /opt/ignite/data/scripts:
Introduction to the Ignite-UX GUI
The Ignite-UX GUI workspace provides access to all management tasks using the menu bar and
context-sensitive menus.
Figure 2 Ignite-UX GUI
Calculate the per file system disk space for tar, cpio, and tar archives,
and create the impacts statements for use in configuration files.
Boot protocol server for Ignite-UX clients.instl_bootd(1M)
Combine a LIF volume and file system for use on CD/DVD. This
command is used to construct custom, bootable, installation media.
An example script, /opt/ignite/data/scripts/examples/
make_media_install, is provided that can help you create
bootable media (PA-RISC tapes, CDs, and DVDs) with or without
golden archives and/or SD depots included.
Create a depot containing Ignite-UX recovery filesets.pkg_rec_depot(1M)
Perform some administration tasks for an Ignite-UX server.setup_server(1M)
Create an archive of a client.make_sys_image(1M)
The Ignite-UX GUI workspace graphically represents clients as icons labeled with the clients’
hostnames. You can:
• Click a client icon to select it for further actions.
• Double-click the client icon to display the Client Status dialog box.
• Right-click to activate the Actions menu. You must select the client before right-clicking; any
selections made from the Actions menu apply to the selected client.
For more information about these actions, see Chapter 10: “Booting and installing HP-UX on clients
using the server” (page 110), or click Help.
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Each client’s installation status is indicated by the colored border around its icon, and the installation
gauge shows the relative progress:
• Green: The operating system is completely installed, booted, and running with no errors or
warnings.
• Yellow: A warning condition exists and must be investigated.
• Red: An error condition is present. The operating system is partially installed, or the installation
has stopped.
• No color: Installation has not yet started or the client has been stopped.
Client icons are shown for all booted clients and those that can be used as recovery systems. These
systems are known to Ignite-UX by their existence in the /var/opt/ignite/clients file.
File menu
The File menu contains basic Ignite-UX functionality:
• Search - Find clients that match a text string.
• Print - To print a listing of systems, the display must be set with View->By Properties
• Exit - Quit Ignite-UX.
View menu
Use the View menu to customize the Ignite-UX GUI display:
• Columns - Choose which client attributes to display in which column. These selections are
apparent only when the object list is displayed by properties.
• Filter - View a subset of clients by selected criteria.
• Sort - Orders the displayed clients by sort criteria.
• By Name and Icon - Displays clients graphically.
• By Properties - Displays clients in a text format rather than in the default graphical
representation.
TIP: Using the By Properties view and sorting the list makes it easier to scan for clients that
have finished installing. For example, to view the clients by the percentage of completion,
select View->Sort->% Complete: Descending. The list of clients will then appear with the clients
closest to completion first, as shown in Figure 3.
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Figure 3 Ignite-UX GUI by properties view
• Save View as Default - Saves the current Ignite-UX GUI View settings.
Options menu
Use the Options menu to set server configuration variables and to control the refresh rate of the
Ignite-UX display.
• Server Configuration - Identify and set up your installation server. The selections here are
covered in detail in “More server setup options” (page 37).
• Change Refresh Interval - Select how frequently you want the client display updated.
• Refresh List - Update the client display immediately.
Actions menu
To view available actions for a client, select its icon, then select the Actions menu. The actions
displayed are dependent on the status of the client, so all actions may not be available. You can
use the following actions to manage clients:
• View Install History... - Lists details of all successfully installed clients.
• Boot Client... - Boots the selected client. If no client is selected, one will be prompted for.
• Add New Client for Recovery... - Selects a client to be recovered. For more information, see
“Adding clients for recovery ” (page 210).
• Run Tutorial/Server Setup... - Displays the Welcome dialog box. From there, you can run the
Tutorial and Demo, or click Server Setup... to launch the Server Setup Wizard.
• Client Status... - The status of the selected client is polled and displayed, as in Figure 4
(page 18).
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Figure 4 Client status dialog box
• Install Client - Starts the HP-UX installation process for the selected client. This process is
explained in Chapter 10: “Booting and installing HP-UX on clients using the server” (page 110).
• Stop Install... - Stops the installation process on the selected client. After stopping an install,
you can reboot or halt the client.
• Create Network Recovery Archive - Creates a network recovery image using the
make_net_recovery command. See Chapter 15: “Recovery” (page 191) for more information.
• Create Tape Recovery Archive - Creates a recovery image using the make_tape_recovery
command. See Chapter 15: “Recovery” (page 191) for more information.
• Move to History... - Saves critical files for the client, adds them to the history file, and removes
the client. The client installation must successfully complete for the configuration to be moved
to the history file.
• Remove Client... - Deletes the selected client configuration. All client data, except for the
recovery image, is removed. Recovery information in the client’s directories will be removed.
• View Hardware... - Lists the hardware associated with the selected client.
• View/Print Manifest... - Allows you to view and print the manifest for the selected client. The
manifest file details the client’s installation and is available on the client and Ignite-UX server
after the installation. For more information, see “Viewing and printing a manifest ” (page 149).
• Change Icon Name... - Launches a dialog box for renaming the selected icon.
How Ignite works
When deciding the best way to use Ignite in your data center, it might be useful to understand the
structure of Ignite – how it gets started on the client and the functional steps it performs. This section
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describes the major components of Ignite and where they come from. Ignite installation and recovery
is described in terms of phases, with each phase described in detail.
The Ignite-UX install environment
HP-UX installation and recovery is accomplished using the Ignite-UX install environment.
The Ignite install environment is a small subset of the HP-UX operating system that allows HP-UX to
install itself onto a system. During the initial phases of installation and recovery, the install
environment runs in client memory without any disk-based storage. A memory-based RAM disk
holds the initial root file system needed for HP-UX operation. While operating with a memory-based
root disk file system, file system space is very limited. On smaller memory systems, memory for the
HP-UX kernel and processes might also be limited. Command libraries and other files must be
loaded and removed as needed. (Increasing the size of the memory-based root disk to make more
space would result in insufficient memory being available for the processes that accomplish
installation and recovery.) Once the correct disks are identified, volumes and file systems are
created. The install environment then switches to a disk-based file system. When that is completed,
some of the RAM disk space is freed.
The Ignite install environment consists of:
• [W|V|I]INSTALL – The HP-UX install kernel, which is statically linked and includes a wide
variety of I/O and other modules so it is able to run on all supported systems.
• [W|V|I]INSTALLFS – The initial HP-UX install file system, which is copied into the root RAM
disk during boot. The first 8 KB can contain Ignite-UX configuration content.
• INSTCMDS or INSTCMDSIA, SYSCMDS or SYSCMDSIA, and RECCMDS or RECCMDSIA –
Archives of commands, libraries, and other files needed to accomplish installation and recovery,
but are not needed to initially get the install environment running. These are loaded as needed
during installation and recovery.
The Ignite-UX install kernel and install file system are loaded into system memory by the standard
HP-UX boot loader or virtual system boot loader software. Note that there are a number of boot
sources where the Ignite install environment may reside. Also, the details of booting vary according
to your Ignite data center configuration.
Boot sources
Ignite always retrieves the install kernel and install file system from the boot source. By default,
Ignite retrieves INSTCMDS[IA], SYSCMDS[IA], and RECCMDS[IA] from that same boot source,
but can get these command archives from a different source if requested to. Ignite can determine
the boot source by querying the HP-UX kernel.
Ignite can switch its source for command archives and depots if configuration information in the
install file system instructs it to, or if instructed to by the Ignite user interface.
Ignite will operate in the same manner, regardless of the boot source.
Installation versus recovery
Ignite internally uses the same approach, regardless of whether you are performing an installation
or recovery. The terms “installation” and “recovery” are valuable to describe intended use, but
Ignite's internal operation make it possible to blur the distinction between the two, such as when
you use golden images.
This design is quite powerful, and allows Ignite to handle significant system differences during
recovery by adapting as needed and regressing to more install-like behavior if required.
Network booting and IP addresses
When a system boots HP-UX from an Ignite-UX server, it needs an IP address to get the operating
system kernel. This first IP address is not necessarily the same IP address the system will be assigned
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for networking when its kernel is up and running. The mechanisms for distributing the first and
second IP addresses are sometimes different.
PA-RISC Systems
When a PA-RISC system boots from an Ignite-UX server, the first IP address request is answered
by the instl_bootd daemon. This communication uses ports 1067 and 1068. The file /etc/
opt/ignite/instl_boottab is referenced to assign the first IP address to the booting system
whether it is registered or anonymous.
After HP-UX is running on a PA-RISC system, it requests a second IP address for networking. This
request is answered by bootpd using ports 67 and 68. The /etc/bootptab file is referenced
for registered clients; DHCP services are used for anonymous clients.
Itanium-Based Systems
When an Itanium-based system boots from an Ignite-UX server, the first IP address request is
answered by the bootpd daemon. This communication uses ports 67 and 68. The file /etc/
bootptab is referenced to assign the first IP address to a registered booting system. If the system
is not registered, and you are running HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3 on the Ignite-UX server, DHCP
is used to assign the booting IP address.
When Itanium-based systems request a second IP address for networking, it uses the same daemon,
file and ports described above. Configuring DHCP for booting is separate from configuring DHCP
for assigning network IP addresses. See “Configuring an Ignite server to boot anonymous
Itanium-based clients” (page 44) for information about how to configure DHCP for assigning first
(boot) and second (networking) IP addresses without conflict.
Phases of operation
Ignite uses the sequence of high-level phases outlined below to accomplish installation and recovery.
Depending on configuration information, some steps within these phases might be skipped. At a
very high level, Ignite operates in four phases:
• Startup – The install environment is loaded from the boot source to the client memory. Ignite
runs in client memory. The operation is configured and launched. If the installation or recovery
is interactive, the user interface is run to create a configuration.
• Phase 1 – Storage is set up and Ignite moves to the client disk.
• Phase 2 – HP-UX archives and depot software are installed. The HP-UX kernel is built. A reboot
is required to start the final HP-UX kernel and make the new file system the root file system.
• Phase 3 – Software is configured. The system is now fully installed or recovered after a reboot
or halt.
Startup
Ignite-UX software is started and the Ignite user interface is run to select, create, or modify the
configuration that will be used to control installation or recovery. The result of this phase is a
detailed system configuration to be used for installation or recovery. Processing for this phase is
done on a RAM file system.
1. The install kernel and install file system are loaded from the boot source to the client memory
via boot loader functionality. The HP-UX install kernel is started.
2. The Ignite software is started by the install kernel as an application process running on the
install file system.
3. Additional RAM file systems are created to allow enough file system space for loading system
setup content.
4. If the system has SAS disks, the I/O configuration is modified as needed to make the mapping
between bays and HW paths consistent. This aids consistent installation and recovery.
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(Improved agile device selection and recovery has eliminated the need for this feature and
might result in this step being removed in the future.)
5. Configuration content from the install file system is loaded to determine if the Ignite TUI should
be started and if special inventory control is needed. (The Ignite TUI is started by default.)
6. A system I/O inventory is performed. This identifies devices where HP-UX may be installed,
and identifies devices and networks used to accomplish installation. Install file system
configuration and boot loader option content may be used to control inventory. The boot
source is also determined.
7. Unless configuration information directs otherwise, the Ignite TUI is launched on the client.
• The operation to be performed is set. (Advanced Install is the default operation.)
• Networking configuration information is determined, if the installation requires the network.
• The complete set of Ignite configuration files is read and parsed. Note that changing the
Configuration or Environment will result in rereading and parsing config content, since
these changes generally result in changes to the set of config files.
• System, software, file system, and other configuration changes are gathered via the
interface.
• When Go! is selected from the user interface, the requested installation or recovery is
launched.
• Configuration sanity checking is performed. If there are problems, you are returned to
the TUI.
Phase 1
• The modified configuration is saved to control installation or recovery processing.
8. If the TUI was not selected to launch, sanity checking is done on the selected config.
Storage is set up and Ignite relocates to the new disk file system. The result of this phase is the
install or recovery functionality running on what appears to be a normal disk-based file system,
and if recovery, an I/O configuration that appears to be restored. Some aspects of the configuration
cannot be fully restored until reboot. Processing for this phase is done on a RAM file system.
1. During a recovery, the original I/O configuration is restored if I/O instance data is present
in the config. Some aspects of the configuration might be instantly changed. Some aspects
are temporarily changed and will be finalized during reboot. If the current system is different,
some aspects of the I/O configuration will be impossible to restore.
2. Create disk partitions if needed (Integrity systems only).
3. Create volume manager volumes as needed.
4. Create and mount file systems.
5. Determine software sources and selections.
6. Run pre-config control scripts.
7. Set boot path.
8. Set up and enable swap space.
9. Save final volume configuration data to disk file system.
10. Set locale.
11. Move needed content from RAM file system to disk file system. Load the complete set of
commands, libraries, and other files required to accomplish installation and recovery from
Ignite command archives to the new disk file system (SYSCMDS or SYSCMDSIA).
12. Change the root directory to the disk file system with chroot.
Phase 2
File content is installed or restored. The result of this phase is the final disk file system and content.
Some cleanup and processing that must be done after system reboot is still required. For the HP-UX
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Phase 3
install kernel, the RAM file system is still the root disk. For the commands in this phase, the new
disk file systems is the root file system. A reboot is required to change the HP-UX kernel root disk
from the RAM disk to the final disk.
1. Release RAM disk space to accommodate software installation and kernel build processes to
be done later.
2. Load the archive if indicated in the config (for recovery and golden image installation).
3. Update mnttab so it appears to be correct during installation and kernel build.
4. Create device special files.
5. If needed, rename device files to make the I/O configuration appear fully restored.
6. Update bootconf.
7. Change I/O configuration files to match final instance config using ioinit and ioscan
-M.
8. Load depot-based software if indicated in the configuration.
9. Save configuration so it is available for reuse.
10. Build final system kernel.
11. Set up the inittab file so final Ignite-UX processing will be done after reboot.
12. Reboot system.
Software is configured and final installation or recovery cleanup is done. The result of this phase
is a fully installed or recovered system, ready for use after reboot. If configuration has been deferred,
the system will be set up to run FIRST-BOOT set_parms on initial boot so you may choose the
hostname, IP address, and other settings. Processing for this phase is done using the final disk-based
file system.
1. Update the AUTO boot file.
2. Configure software.
3. Configure final networking.
4. Generate a system manifest.
5. Save the installation information for deferred configuration.
6. Perform final cleanup.
7. Reboot or halt system.
Ignite-UX server requirements
Hardware requirements
An Ignite-UX server supporting boot, installation and recovery for clients requires the following
hardware:
• Computer: An HP 9000 (PA-RISC) system running HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, or HP-UX 11i
v3; or an Itanium®-based system running HP-UX 11i v2 or HP-UX 11i v3 is required.
• Memory: Client installation and recovery performance is typically limited by network throughput.
Normally, no special consideration for system memory is needed.
• DVD drive: A DVD device is recommended to simplify copying HP-UX release depots directly
from installation media to the Ignite-UX server.
• Tape device: As part of your overall disaster recovery plan, you must consider how the Ignite-UX
server itself would be recovered. A tape drive allows the Ignite-UX server to use tape media
to save the server’s own recovery archive. Note that depots, saved client recovery archives,
and other client-specific content typically should not be included in the recovery archive saved
to tape. This client content must be saved using backup software. Not all systems support tape
boot and so require two-step media recovery. See “Tape recovery with no tape boot support
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— two-step media recovery” (page 217) and the Ignite-UX Installation Booting white paper
available at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs for more information.
• Network interface: One or more network adapters to support network boot and installation
is required. A network adapter directly connected to each supported subnet is preferred. Note
that multiple simultaneous network installations and recovery operations can create significant
network traffic.
• Disk space: An Ignite-UX server might need considerable disk space.
Ignite-UX servers must have at least 2 GB of free disk space available in /opt/ignite
◦
to support installation of all HP-UX releases (B.11.11, B.11.23, and B.11.31).
To save space, you can support only those HP-UX releases you plan to install or recover.
◦ Ignite-UX servers might require significant space in /var/opt/ignite to support clients’
systems, store software depots, and save recovery archives. Default HP-UX file system
sizes are unlikely to be sufficient for an Ignite-UX server. You must consider the number
of client systems you intend to support and the maximum number of recovery archives to
be saved for each client.
The size of a recovery archive depends on the content being saved. A recovery archive
will normally include at least a full set of HP-UX operating system software.
◦ File system space is needed to hold depots required for installation. You must consider
how many different OS releases the server might need to support. Note that you might
also want to support different OE versions of each HP-UX revision on your Ignite server,
such as the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 OE release and the 11i v2 September 2006
OE release, or the 11i v3 Base OE (BOE) and the 11i v3 Virtual Server OE (VSE-OE) of
a particular release. Space will also be needed to store additional application and patch
depots.
◦ If you use golden images, file system space is needed to hold them. Consider the size
and number of images you will require.
◦ See the HP-UX Installation and Update Guide available from http://www.hp.com/
go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3 for a detailed description of the disk space required for
all Operating Environments for your version of HP-UX.
Other considerations
An Ignite-UX server might also require software, utilities, and configuration:
• Use of TFTP: Ignite-UX transfers some files using TFTP. A list of the minimum directories needed
for file transfer is kept in the /etc/inetd.conf file. You might need to add directories to
the list if you place configuration scripts in nonstandard locations.
For example, the Ignite server must have the following entry in its /etc/inetd.conf file.
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/tftpd\
tftpd /opt/ignite /var/opt/ignite
If you are using HP Serviceguard clusters or systems with multiple IP addresses on a LAN
interface, use the -s option with tftp and install the patch PHNE_28762 11.11.
• Use of ssh: With Ignite-UX version C.6.8 and later, bootsys can use ssh, and ignite can
use ssh for make_[tape|net]_recovery. With Ignite-UX version C.7.1 and later, the
ignite command can use ssh when calling bootsys. To use ssh, it must be available on
the Ignite server and on the client, and you must have an existing public/private key pair.
• Optional use of an X11 display server: An X11 display server allows you to use the GUI to
configure and start Ignite. Your Ignite-UX server can use an X server to display the Ignite GUI,
or you can redirect the display to another X terminal by entering the following command:
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export DISPLAY=system_name:0.0
If DISPLAY is not set on the server, the Ignite TUI will run.
• Software: Get Ignite-UX and any software depots you plan to distribute to clients from the
product media (CD or DVD). Ignite-UX can also be downloaded from the web; see “Getting
the Ignite-UX software ” (page 13) for more information.
• Client access to server: There are multiple methods of having clients contact the Ignite server,
each suited to a different environment. See Chapter 2 (page 25) for more details.
Supported peripherals
Disks and other I/O
If a disk device is visible, it does not mean it is supported for installation. It is important to verify
that the disk is supported by the system, the host bus adaptor (HBA) Shell and is accessible from
the system console.
Computer system hardware documentation must be consulted for supported I/O configurations.
See the HP Support Center http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc for HP computer system hardware
documentation.
VxVM support is provided for a specific set of devices. The list of supported devices must be
consulted – see http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-LVM-VxVM-docs . Look for the section Support
Matrixes, and the document entitled Device Support Information for Veritas Products on HP-UX.
LVM supports all the devices HP-UX supports. See the HP-UX Supported Mass Storage Devices
Matrix for a table of I/O devices supported for each version of HP-UX.
Firmware
At times you might need new firmware to support a new device or HBA. Ensure that the client’s
firmware supports the devices and HBAs to be used for boot and root. For example, after the
HP9000 rp8400 system was first released, firmware changes enabled the system to boot from
disks connected to Ultra 160 HBAs. Check the Installation and Update Guide for your HP-UX
release, available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3, for instructions on finding
firmware information.
Additionally, firmware support for Fibre Channel, tape devices, and LAN cards might vary. In
some cases, devices are supported for data use, but device boot is not supported.
Disk arrays
You can install disk arrays using HP-UX, but Ignite-UX does not directly support configuring an
array. The disk array must be configured first; see your array documentation for configuration
instructions. In some cases, system firmware may be used to set up disk arrays. The Ignite-UX install
environment contains tools that are also used to help configure disk arrays. To use these tools in
the install environment, you will need to use the expert recovery functionality to start an install
environment shell. It might also be necessary to load files that are not normally included in the
install environment by using the Ignite-UX loadfile command. When array configuration is
complete, it is necessary to reboot the system in order to use the newly configured disk LUNs during
install.
Client terminals
The Ignite-UX client-side operating system installation tools support VT100 and Wyse 60 terminals,
compatible terminal emulators, and all HP terminals. Additional information regarding how to
navigate within the Ignite-UX GUI with the keyboard is found in Appendix F (page 255).
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2 Making configuration decisions for Ignite servers
Ignite is flexible when configuring networking options and even allows options that don't require
networking. Also, you can switch to a source other than the boot source for install content. These
features allow you to choose from a variety of installation and recovery solutions.
Below are installation solutions, starting with the most simple and progressing to those more
complex. This chapter finishes with network booting debugging techniques.
Boot and install client from media
These options do not require a network:
• Cold install or update a single system directly from media kit DVDs
You can use the HP-UX 11i media kit DVDs with Ignite-UX to cold install or update a system.
For more information, see the HP-UX Installation and Update Guide for your version of HP-UX,
available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs-11iv3.
• Cold install from custom media
This option assumes you have already created custom installation media. Custom installation
media can be a tape or DVD with either a golden image or a recovery image on it. All
installation media are bootable. After you boot from media, choose Media only installation
as a Source Location Option from the Ignite-UX User Interface and Media Options screen. For
more information, see Chapter 14 (page 180).
• Recovery from tape
This option assumes you have already created a recovery tape. For more information, see
“Creating and using recovery tapes” (page 201).
Simple network solutions
These solutions use a single Ignite server that supports network boot, installation, and recovery.
The Ignite server and the client systems must be on the same subnet, and no other boot or installation
servers can be on that subnet.
Questions you will have to answer when configuring a simple network are:
• Are my clients PA-RISC or Itanium-based?
• Do I want to network boot all my clients?
• Do I want my clients to have their MAC addresses registered with the server to always boot
to the same assigned IP address (registered clients), or do I want an available IP address
assigned to them when they boot (anonymous clients) ?
• Do I want the booting IP address to be the same IP address used for networking after installation
is complete?
• Do I have DHCP running on my subnet?
Decision trees for Ignite-UX server configuration follow. Do not treat them as strictly yes-or-no
exercises. Your environment may require choosing multiple methods from the decision trees, and
although you may be able to use an option, you might reject it because it is not the best answer
for your environment. Also, keep in mind that these decision trees cover booting, so only the initial
IP address is affected. For more information, see “Network booting and IP addresses” (page 19).
A decision tree for network booting PA-RISC systems is shown in Figure 5. A decision tree for
network booting Itanium-based systems is shown in Figure 6 (page 27). The decision trees assume
the network boot clients are on the same subnet as the Ignite-UX server, and that you will always
use the install option to the boot console handler (BCH) boot command for PA-RISC systems.
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Further, the decision tree for network booting Itanium-based systems assumes there is only one
YES
NO
NO
Network
booting
support ?
YES
Registered
clients ?
PA-RISC
Configure
instl_boottab
for registered clients
Configure
instl_boottab
for anonymous clients
See the decision tree
for booting stand alone
systems
DHCP server on your subnet configured to answer boot requests, and that it is running HP-UX.
If you want to boot a system without using the network and your Ignite-UX server, see the decision
tree shown in Figure 34 (page 98).
NOTE: A lot of clients can only be booted using their built-in LAN interfaces. Other LAN interfaces
might not be supported for boot. For more information about LAN interface boot support, consult
the hardware documentation for the system or the add-in LAN card.
Use the following decision tree when configuring an Ignite-UX server for PA-RISC clients:
Figure 5 Decision Tree When Configuring a Server for Booting PA-RISC Systems
Configure instl_boottab for registered clients - To network boot registered PA-RISC clients, the
server uses the instl_bootd daemon to answer boot requests, and has clients’ IP addresses and
LAN addresses registered in /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab. The process of configuring
an Ignite-UX server for registered PA-RISC clients is described in “Configuring the Ignite-UX server
for PA-RISC clients” (page 31). See the Ignite-UX Quick Start Guide available at http://
www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs if you are new to HP-UX.
Configure instl_boottab for anonymous clients - Network booting anonymous PA-RISC clients
is similar to booting registered PA-RISC clients; the difference is that some IPs in the /etc/opt/
ignite/instl_boottab file are not associated with any clients’ MAC addresses, and so may
be assigned to clients as requests come in. See “Configuring an Ignite server to boot anonymous
PA-RISC clients” (page 43) for more information.
See the decision tree for booting stand alone systems - This decision tree can be found in Figure 34.
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Use the decision tree below when configuring an Ignite-UX server for Itanium-based clients.
Figure 6 Decision Tree When Configuring a Server for Booting Itanium-Based Systems
Configure individual entries in bootptab — To network boot registered Itanium-based clients, the
server uses the bootpd daemon to answer boot requests, and has clients’ IP addresses and LAN
addresses registered in /etc/bootptab. One drawback to this option is that you must configure
an entry for every system that needs to boot. The advantage of this method is that it works on all
versions of HP-UX. See “Configuring the Ignite-UX server for Itanium-based clients” (page 35) for
details. See the Ignite-UX Quick Start Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs
if you are new to HP-UX.
Configure a DHCP device group for anonymous clients - Configuring an Ignite-UX server to boot
anonymous Itanium-based clients requires sophisticated considerations; see “Configuring an Ignite
server to boot anonymous Itanium-based clients” (page 44). This option is only available for Ignite
servers running HP-UX 11i v2 and later.
See the decision tree for booting stand alone systems - This decision tree can be found in Figure 34.
Alternate boot with network server installation
A simple way to avoid boot issues in complex network configurations is to avoid network boot.
Network installation may be started via non-network boot. The Ignite install environment may be
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booted from a source local to the client system. Regardless of how Ignite-UX is started, it has the
same network capabilities once it is running.
• Use bootsys to boot a system already running HP-UX
If the client system is already running HP-UX, the Ignite-UX bootsys command may be used
to copy the install kernel and install file system to the client system's HP-UX file system. After
reboot, the HP-UX boot loader can boot for installation using that copied content. Ignite config
content in the install file system may be used to cause Ignite to automatically switch to use the
master Ignite server. Because the initial install environment is copied from the Ignite server,
you can be confident the Ignite versions of the initial boot content and software on the Ignite
server have the same versions. See “Using bootsys on the client console” (page 98).
• Use DVD media to boot a system for network installation
Ignite supports booting for network installation using standard HP installation media or custom
boot media. The version of the Ignite on the media must match the version of Ignite running
on the master Ignite server. The simplest way to ensure the versions match is to use
make_media_install on the Ignite server to create custom boot media. This custom boot
media may be constructed to include [W|V|I]INSTALLFS config content, which automatically
switches to using the Ignite server on startup. Standard HP-UX installation media may also be
used to boot the system, as long as the Ignite version on the media matches the master server
Ignite version. Standard HP-UX media config content cannot be modified to automatically
switch to your Ignite server. See “Creating a boot CD/DVD or an installation DVD” (page 185)
and “Tape recovery with no tape boot support — two-step media recovery” (page 217).
• Use vMedia USB DVD to boot a system for network installation
Many Integrity systems support Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Virtual Media (vMedia). This feature
must be enabled using a license key. Once enabled, a DVD device or an ISO DVD image on
a remote system, such as a PC, may be used. In either case, the client system will appear to
have a local USB DVD device.
For more information, see Appendix D (page 242) and the HP Integrity iLO 2 MP Operations
Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc.
• Boot your Integrity system from a USB memory stick device
It is possible to configure your Integrity system and a USB flash drive in order to boot HP-UX
directly from a memory stick device. Once the system is booted to the HP-UX Ignite-UX install
environment, you can perform a variety of installation or recovery actions. See the Ignite-UX
USB Memory Stick Boot white paper, available at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs,
for more information.
Complex networks
Setting up an Ignite server on a simple network assumes there is a single subnet with only one
Ignite server that supports network boot and installation. Often, real network environments are
significantly more complex. Configuring an Ignite server to operate correctly while avoiding
interference with other boot and installation servers on the network requires special consideration.
For a detailed discussion, see Chapter 5 (page 48).
Diagnosing network boot issues
When configuring a network, sometimes boot and installation will not work at all or will not work
as expected. Especially when configuring a complex network, you can expect to spend time
diagnosing and resolving issues due to the complexity of the network and interactions between
servers. You may also expect problems to occur in the future as the complex network changes.
This section includes suggested tools and techniques for diagnosing problems.
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HP-UX diagnosing and debugging
Simple network debugging
If network boot is used on a local subnet and the Ignite-UX server is not found, check these items:
• Verify the client is on the same subnet as the Ignite-UX server or boot helper.
• Investigate instl_bootd errors in /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.
• In the /var/adm/inetd.sec file, ensure the service instl_boots exists, and that the IP
address 0.0.0.0 is allowed. (Normally, all addresses are allowed via 0.0.0.0.) The entry
must look like:
instl_boots allow 0.0.0.0
• If /etc/services comes from NIS, make sure the NIS server has instl_boot* entries.
Logging to syslog.log
The bootpd and tftpd daemons have the ability to log requests and responses. The /etc/
inetd.conf file may be modified to enable logging. The bootpd -d option and tftpd -l
option control logging. For example:
# tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/tftpd tftpd \
-l /opt/ignite /var/opt/ignite
# bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/bootpd bootpd -d 9
The daemons log to the HP-UX syslog file located at /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log.
NOTE: Logging should normally be disabled since it can consume a significant amount of disk
space.
If the boot configuration includes multiple boot servers (for bootp relay, for example) it is often
useful to enable logging on all servers.
Using bootpquery
To save time when configuring an HP-UX system boot, the bootpquery command may be used
to simulate a network boot request by requesting bootpd to indicate how it would respond to
boot requests for a specific MAC address. This is normally much faster and simpler than attempting
to boot using a real client system.
To use bootpquery, add the ba option to the appropriate entries in the /etc/bootptab file.
Without this option, bootpd will send responses only to the client system making the boot request.
The ba option requests the response be broadcast on the subnet, so any system is able to see the
response, including the system where you are using bootpquery. For more information, see
bootpquery(1M).
NOTE: The ba option must be removed once testing is completed.
The bootpquery output includes valuable debug information:
# bootpquery 0011855F549E
Received BOOTREPLY from hpignite.xyzco.com (10.1.1.11)
Hardware Address: 00:11:85:5f:54:9e
Hardware Type: Ethernet
IP Address: 10.1.1.110
Boot file: /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi
RFC 1048 Vendor Information:
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 10.1.1.1
Bootfile Size: 24576 512 byte blocks
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Domain Name Server: 10.1.1.1
Host Name: hpuxsys1
Domain Name: xyzco.com
RDP diagnosing and debugging
An RDP server can be configured to log PXE boot and TFTP activity. The PXE Configuration Utility
may be used to control logging. Logging must be disabled when you are finished diagnosing and
debugging.
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