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-UXwhite 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

Ignite-UX Command Manpages Commands in /opt/ignite/bin : add_new_client(1M)

auto_adm(1M) auto_adm(4)

bootsys(1M)

check_net_recovery(1M)

check_tape_recovery(1M)

copy_boot_tape(1M) ignite(5)

instl_adm(1M) instl_adm(4)

instl_dbg(1M)

make_boot_tape(1M) make_bundles(1M) make_config(1M) make_depots(1M) make_ipf_tape(1M) make_medialif(1M) make_net_recovery(1M) make_tape_recovery(1M) manage_index(1M) print_manifest(1M) save_config(1M)

Commands in /opt/ignite/lbin:

ansitape(1M) ansitape(5)

Description

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. Description of auto_adm file formats

Reboot and install systems using Ignite-UX.

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.

Configure, install, and recover HP-UX systems.

Manage Ignite-UX configuration files. Description of configuration file syntax.

Parse and debug a client's configuration files.

Create a boot tape for a PA-RISC system.

Create Software Distributor (SD) bundles in a depot.

Generate a configuration file for software in an SD depot.

Create SD depots from SD bundles for use by Ignite-UX.

Create a bootable ANSI labeled tape for Itanium-based systems.

Create bootable Ignite-UX LIFmedia image file.

Create recovery images and store them on a network system.

Create recovery images and store them on tape.

Manage Ignite-UX INDEX files without directly editing them.

Print a system manifest.

Create hardware configuration file.

Read and write magnetic tapes conforming to the ANSI standard for magnetic tape labelling.

Description of ANSI-labeled tape format.

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HP UX System Management Software manual Ignite-UX commands and manpages, Ignite-UX command manpages

UX System Management Software specifications

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