HP manual Bring up the package on each node and install Ignite-UX

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NODE

STATUS

STATE

sgiux3

up

running

sgiux4

up

running

sgiux5

up

running

sgiux6

up

running

UNOWNED_PACKAGES

PACKAGE

STATUS

STATE

AUTO_RUN

NODE

ha-iux

down

halted

disabled

unowned

#

14.Bring up the package on each node and install Ignite-UX

Bring up your package on the first node, followed by a swinstall of IGNITE. Execute /opt/ignite/lbin/pkg_rec_depot to create the recovery_cmds depot on the first node. Once this is complete, move the package to the remaining nodes one at a time to swinstall IGNITE on each. Package ha-iuxmust be running on the node to swinstall Ignite correctly.

On the first node, bring up the package and then install Ignite- UX. In this example, the first node is sgiux3.

# cmrunpkg -n sgiux3 ha-iux

Running package ha-iux on node sgiux3

Successfully started package ha-iux on node sgiux3 cmrunpkg: All specified packages are running

# cmviewcl

 

 

 

 

CLUSTER

STATUS

 

 

 

ignite-ux

up

 

 

 

NODE

STATUS

STATE

 

 

sgiux3

up

running

 

 

PACKAGE

STATUS

STATE

AUTO_RUN

NODE

ha-iux

up

running

disabled

sgiux3

NODE

STATUS

STATE

 

 

sgiux4

up

running

 

 

sgiux5

up

running

 

 

sgiux6

up

running

 

 

#swinstall –s server:/depot/path IGNITE

======= 02/19/09 14:09:30 MST BEGIN swinstall SESSION

(non-interactive) (jobid=sgiux3-0001)

*Session started for user "root@sgiux3".

*Beginning Selection

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Contents Configuring an Ignite-UX server under HP Serviceguard Table of ContentsFor more information Advantage of running Ignite-UX under Serviceguard Setting up Ignite-UX to run under ServiceguardServiceguard packages and scripts About this documentPage Create logical volumes for the shared file systems Create mount points for the shared file systems MWCAdd the -soption to /usr/lbin/tftpd Configure group for exclusive access and export Import volume group data on all cluster nodesCopy NFS toolkit cluster scripts in place Create package config and scripts Etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/hanfs.sh Etc/cmcluster/ha-iux/nfs.cntlPage Copy completed package directory to all nodes Add the new package to the cluster on the first nodeBring up the package on each node and install Ignite-UX Page Execute pkgrecdepot on the first node only Page Objects /var/opt/ignite/depots/recoverycmds Page Update the Ignite server IP address Best practices Booting from the cluster using /etc/bootptab Managing recovery images for cluster nodesFor more information Edit scripts on all cluster nodes for NFS client mounts
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Ignite-UX specifications

HP Ignite-UX is a sophisticated system recovery tool developed for the HP-UX operating system. It plays a vital role in ensuring that HP-UX environments can be efficiently restored to a known good state in the event of a system failure, corruption, or mishap. The tool provides administrators with a user-friendly interface and comprehensive features that enable them to quickly deploy, recover, and maintain HP-UX systems.

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