11 Golden Images.....................................................................................
151
Advantages of Golden Images...............................................................................................
Creating a Golden Image......................................................................................................
Installing the HP-UX Operating System ...............................................................................
152
Installing Critical Patches onto the Operating System.............................................................
Installing Optional Software..............................................................................................
153
Customizing the System ...................................................................................................
Creating the Golden Archive.............................................................................................
Configuring the Ignite-UX Server to Recognize the Golden Image................................................
154
Enabling the Client...............................................................................................................
157
Installing the Golden Image on the Client................................................................................
12 Customizing Your Installation..................................................................
158
Using Configuration Files.......................................................................................................
Classes of Configuration Files............................................................................................
Combining Configuration Files Using INDEX Entries..............................................................
161
Example Configuration Files..............................................................................................
163
Customizations Based on the Client Hardware.....................................................................
165
Customizations Based on User Selection..............................................................................
166
Avoid Archiving Patch Files ...................................................................................................
167
Debugging Configuration Files...............................................................................................
168
Using Post-Installation Scripts..................................................................................................
How the Installation Functions............................................................................................
169
Adding a Post-Installation Script.........................................................................................
13 Automating Installations.........................................................................
171
Starting a Noninteractive Installation with bootsys.....................................................................
Using a Saved Configuration.................................................................................................
Specifying Defaults in the config.local File................................................................................
172
Setting Defaults with instl_adm...............................................................................................
Using the Per-Client Configuration File.....................................................................................
Scheduling Installations.........................................................................................................
174
Setting Installation Parameters Dynamically..............................................................................
Checking Modified Files for Errors......................................................................................
176
14 Creating Your Own Boot and Installation Media.......................................
177
Why Use Custom Boot and Installation Media?........................................................................
Building PA-RISC Boot and Installation Tape.............................................................................
Possible Tape Contents.....................................................................................................
Logical Interchange Format...........................................................................................
178
Archives and Depots....................................................................................................
179
Creating and Modifying an Archive Configuration File for Tape.............................................
Creating and Modifying a Serial Depot and its Configuration File for Tape..............................
180
PA-RISC Installation Tape Creation Example.........................................................................
Assumptions...............................................................................................................
Example PA-RISC Installation Tape Creation....................................................................
181
Creating a Boot CD/DVD or an Installation DVD......................................................................
182
Assumptions....................................................................................................................
File and ISO Image Size Considerations.............................................................................
Boot and Archive-Based CD/DVDs.....................................................................................
Boot CD/DVD Examples..............................................................................................
183
Create HP-UX 11i v3 bootable CD/DVD media for two-step media recovery...................
Create HP-UX 11i v2 bootable media on USB DVD drive for two-step media recovery......
Installation Archive-Based DVD Examples.......................................................................
Put an Itanium-basedHP-UX 11i v3 golden archive on a DVD.......................................
Put a PA-RISCHP-UX 11i v2 golden archive on a DVD..................................................
184
Contents 7