Figure 98 Possible PA-RISC installation tape layouts

Logical interchange format

The first file on a PA-RISC bootable tape is a logical interchange format (LIF) volume containing all the components required to boot from the tape. It also includes the Ignite-UX toolset and configuration information that controls how Ignite-UX will operate. Additionally, this tape file will include configuration files that describe installation functionality. See Appendix C (page 239) for information regarding the contents of a LIF volume.

For PA-RISC systems you can create a boot tape that is made up of the LIF volume only. This boot tape can then be used to boot a system, and then the software can be downloaded over the network.

The make_medialif command creates the LIF volume. A typical LIF volume would have the following contents:

•ISL

•AUTO

•INDEX

•CONFIG

•HPUX

•[WVI]INSTALL

•[WVI]INSTALLFS

•INSTCMDS

•INSTCMDSIA

•SYSCMDS

•SYSCMDSIA

•RECCMDS

•RECCMDSIA

•SCRIPTS

See Appendix C (page 239) for a full description of LIF contents.

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