∙How to configure instl_bootd or DHCP servers to allow clients to boot over the network is not discussed. For more information, refer to the Ignite-UX Administration Guide and instl_bootd(1M).

∙How to setup depots up remote to the Ignite-UX server is not discussed; the simplest location for depots is on the Ignite-UX server.

∙How to use this process with versions earlier than the C.6.0.x version of Ignite-UX is not discussed. If you are using a version of Ignite-UX and some commands do not work as shown, you should consider updating your Ignite-UX.

You should review the entire section before following any of the instructions because consequences and issues related to running commands are discussed throughout.

Getting started

The first step is to choose the HP-UX 11i v1 Operating Environment (OE) media that you want to use. To make an informed decision you should review the Successful System Cloning using Ignite- UX White Paper. The issues that this paper discusses are relevant to installing a system (particularly a new system) because you must choose the OE that provides support for all of the hardware in the system.

Creating the core operating system depot

To create the core operating system depot the make_depots command is used. You will be copying the December 2003 HP-UX 11i Version 1 OE media into a core operating system depot in this example. You will use the defaults for the make_depots command; you only need to give the block device76 of the DVD drive to define the location of the final depot and the release you will be copying as follows:

make_depots -r B.11.11 -s /dev/dsk/c0t1d0If the command is successful, no output is displayed by make_depots.

Important:

To successfully copy the contents of the core operating system DVD77 to a depot on the Ignite-UX server, you must have the patches that enable the Rock Ridge extensions natively on HP-UX installed on the Ignite-UX server. Also, to successfully copy the contents of the HP-UX 11i v2 May 2005 or later OE media on an 11i v1 Ignite-UX server, you must upgrade to Ignite-UX version C.6.2 and have the patches that enable the Rock Ridge extensions natively on HP-UX installed on the Ignite-UX server. On an 11i Version 2 Ignite-UX server, you need only to upgrade to Ignite-UX version C.6.2.

The system on which this example was developed (running HP-UX B.11.11) required these patches:

76The manpage for make_depots indicates that a DVD/CD-ROM drive must be given using the block device. A character device would be assumed to be a tape dive containing a serial core operating system depot on a tape. Also you can give a normal SD depot in the form <host>:<path>; a regular file name would be considered a tape depot on disk.

77HP-UX 11i v1 is delivered on both CD and DVD. HP-UX 11i v2 is only delivered on DVD.

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