Figure 4 Client status dialog box

Install Client - Starts the HP-UX installation process for the selected client. This process is explained in Chapter 10: “Booting and installing HP-UX on clients using the server” (page 110).

Stop Install... - Stops the installation process on the selected client. After stopping an install, you can reboot or halt the client.

Create Network Recovery Archive - Creates a network recovery image using the

make_net_recovery command. See Chapter 15: “Recovery” (page 191) for more information.

Create Tape Recovery Archive - Creates a recovery image using the make_tape_recovery command. See Chapter 15: “Recovery” (page 191) for more information.

Move to History... - Saves critical files for the client, adds them to the history file, and removes the client. The client installation must successfully complete for the configuration to be moved to the history file.

Remove Client... - Deletes the selected client configuration. All client data, except for the recovery image, is removed. Recovery information in the client’s directories will be removed.

View Hardware... - Lists the hardware associated with the selected client.

View/Print Manifest... - Allows you to view and print the manifest for the selected client. The manifest file details the client’s installation and is available on the client and Ignite-UX server after the installation. For more information, see “Viewing and printing a manifest ” (page 149).

Change Icon Name... - Launches a dialog box for renaming the selected icon.

How Ignite works

When deciding the best way to use Ignite in your data center, it might be useful to understand the structure of Ignite – how it gets started on the client and the functional steps it performs. This section

18 Ignite-UX overview