creates a new direct boot profile (or updates the profile if it exists) called testprofile. The profile contains the following information:

Ignite-UX server IP address (-sip)

192.1.2.1

Ignite client IP address (-cip)

192.1.1.20

Gateway IP address (-gip)

192.1.1.1

Network mask (-m)

255.255.255.0

Boot file name (-b)

/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi

IMPORTANT: If you do not have the client IP address defined in a direct boot profile, EFI will use DHCP instead of the direct boot profile to start the boot process.

When creating a direct boot profile, always define the boot file using the -boption to set the value to /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi. This is required to install HP-UX.

The dbprofile command accepts a gateway IP address. This is important because when using a direct boot profile that has a gateway defined, the EFI network stack will have somewhere to route non-local traffic. In this case, the Ignite-UX server does not have be located on the same LAN segment as the client; traffic can be routed to it via the gateway. No boot helper is required for this client on the local LAN segment.

To network boot using a direct boot profile, use the -dnoption of the EFI lanboot command as in the following example:

lanboot select -dn testprofile

This results in a list of LAN interfaces for you to choose from. However, no DHCP request is sent out when an interface is selected. Instead, the network boot uses information from the direct boot profile testprofile and immediately starts booting from the Ignite-UX server.

NOTE: If you have multiple LAN interfaces, you must choose the LAN interface that the direct boot profile is applicable to. If you choose a LAN interface on a network other than (using the example from above) 192.1.1.x, the client will fail to contact the Ignite-UX server.

The dbprofile command

This section provides information for the dbprofile command. This command is part of the EFI Shell and is accessible from the system console when the system is in an active state but has not booted an operating system. For more information, see the nPartition Administrator's Guide or the documentation for your particular system, available at the HP Support Center:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc

Syntax

dbprofile [-dn name [-dhcp][-sip server_ip] [-cip client_ip] [-gip gateway_ip] [-m subnet_mask] [-b "boot_file"]

[-od "optional_data"]] [-h]dbprofile [rm name] [-h]

dbprofile [cp src_name dst_name] [-h]

Options and operands

-dn name

Display/create/modify a direct boot profile with the name name.

-dhcp

A DHCP server will be used to get the client information.

-sipserver_ip

Set the static IP address for the boot server to server_ip.

-cipclient_ip

Set the static IP address for the client to client_ip.

-gipgateway_ip

Set the static IP address for the gateway to gateway_ip.

-msubnet_mask

Set the subnet mask for the local network to subnet_mask.

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