Depot-based DVDs, Preparation | HP UX System Management Software

No DVD special files

Prior to the first time you run make_media_install, you must create DVD special files. If the DVD special files are missing when you run make_media_install, you will receive an error message similar to

:-( unable to open(“/dev/rscsi/c0t0l0”.O_RDONLY): No such file or directory

:-! consider 'mknod /dev/rscsi/c0t0l0 c 203 0x000002; chmod 0600 /dev/rscsi/cotol0' + Error 83 /opt/ignite/lbin/growisofs failed. /opt/ignite/data/scripts/examples/make_media_install: ERROR: /opt/ignite/lbin/growisofs failed.

To add DVD special files:

•Run the command mkdir /dev/rscsi

•Then run the suggested mknod and chmod commands.

NOTE: If the system with the DVD writer is running HP-UX 11i v3, you must use a legacy device special file to identify the DVD.

Missing -cargument on HP-UX 11i v2 USB DVD drive

On an HP-UX 11i v2 system with a USB DVD drive, you must use the -cargument to

make_media_install and install the patch PHKL_37814. For more information, see “Create HP-UX 11i v2 bootable media on USB DVD drive for two-step media recovery” (page 186). If the -coption was not used, an error message similar to the following will be displayed:

:-( unable to open ("/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0",O_RDONLY: No such device

Depot-based DVDs

The procedure to create depot-based installation DVDs is dependent on the version of HP-UX you will be installing; use “HP-UX 11i v2 Depot-based installation DVDs” (page 188) or “HP-UX 11i v3 Depot-based installation DVDs” (page 190).

HP-UX 11i v2 Depot-based installation DVDs

This process is largely documented in the make_medialif(1M) and instl_combine(1M) manpages. The approach is to run make_config against each depot separately, then use make_medialif to form a single config file for the depots, the default file system layout file, and any other config files you wish.

Preparation

1.Copy the installation content to your Ignite-UX server.

You will need a great deal of disk space for this. Estimate 4.7 per DVD, which is the space you have for the depot and the ISO image. Use multiple depots and make sure each depot is small enough to fit on one DVD.

For example, to create two depots on the Ignite server from OE media, use the following commands. Each DVD will have to be mounted before the swcopy and unmounted afterwards.

#swcopy -x enforce_dependencies=false -s <mount point of OE_DVD1> \* \

@<path_to_depot1>

#swcopy -x enforce_dependencies=false -s <mount point of OE_DVD2> \* \

@<path_to_depot2>

2.Create a configuration file for each depot using make_config.

For example, create a configuration file for the first depot with the following command:

#make_config -x no_sd_server -s <path_to_depot1> \ -c <path_to_cfg_file1>

The no_sd_server option instructs make_config to omit the network attributes for that depot.

188 Creating your own boot and installation media

UX System Management Software specifications

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