/var/opt/ignite/clients/MAC_address/CINDEX file for recoveries, on an Ignite-UX

 

server.

configuration file

A file that contains information describing installation behavior, archive contents, or the contents

 

of a depot. Configuration files are referenced by the INDEX and CINDEX files. See instl_adm(4).

copy_boot_tape

An Ignite-UX command that replicates a PA-RISC recovery tape made with

 

make_tape_recovery. See copy_boot_tape(1M).

custom installation

An installation tailored to your specific requirements, including: kernel parameters, the running

 

of user-supplied scripts, host information, and networking information.

custom limited

A configuration file that informs Ignite there is no corresponding archive. Used with boot helper

config

media.

D

 

daemon

A process that runs in the background and is usually immune to termination instructions.

default-installed

For HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2, software bundles that are installed as default with HP-UX. These

 

bundles can be deselected before installation.

depot

A repository of software products, organized so Software Distributor (SD-UX) commands can use

 

it as a software source.

device identifier

A user friendly, readable string, such as “LAB2CAB23LUN15”, that is stored on a device. It

 

remains viewable even if the device is moved physically. See scsimgr(1M).

DHCP

Stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and is a way of dynamically allocating IP

 

addresses and other network topology information to clients for a specified lease time.

directed boot

A boot request that is directed to a particular boot server or boot helper system. Client and server

 

networking configuration information is stored on the client system and DHCP is not used. A

 

directed boot also allows boot and installation from a server on a different subnet without requiring

 

a boot helper.

disk group

The VxVM equivalent of an LVM volume group.

disk layout

The way hard disks are formatted and information stored on them. There are two general methods

 

of disk layout: physical-storage layout and logical-storage layout. VxVM and LVM use

 

logical-storage layout, and use various layout techniques such as mirroring and striping.

disk layout version

The version of the VxFS private data that is used for its file system layout. This term can be

 

abbreviated to DLVx, where x is the disk layout version number. See mkfs_vxfs(1M).

DNS

Stands for Domain Name Service, and provides mapping between hostnames and IP addresses.

DSF

Stands for Device Special File. A file associated with an I/O device. DSFs are read and written

 

to as ordinary files are, resulting in activation of the associated device.

DUMP

DVD boot image

E

EFI

El Torito

essential

expert recovery

extensible firmware interface (EFI)

A use designation typically for an LVM logical volume or a VxVM volume for system crash dump storage. See crashconf(1M).

A boot image formatted for a DVD.

See extensible firmware interface (EFI).

An extension to ISO9660 for creating bootable optical media.

The list of files and directories in /opt/ignite/recovery/mnr_essentials describing the default minimum contents of a recovery archive.

An Ignite-UX mode of operation allowing expert users to repair a system with software damage without reinstalling HP-UX.

The Intel® developed firmware environment on Itanium-based systems that acts as an interface between operating systems and platform firmware. The interface consists of platform related information, as well as boot and runtime service calls. The PA-RISC equivalent is the boot console handler (BCH).

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