Index

A

active/passive devices, 96

additional network interfaces, 136, 137 additional software

setup on server, 41 advanced tab, 144, 145 always-installed software bundle, 127 anonymous clients, 43, 71

at (1), 177 AUTO file

as part of the LIF, 181 description, 239

in boot sequence, 86, 111

selecting HP-UX version to install, 52 automatic installations

example configuration file, 176 overview, 174

scheduling, 177 specifying defaults, 175 using configuration files, 175 with bootsys, 174

B

B5725AA product bundle, 13 backup patch files, 170 basic tab, 118

Bastille, 84

blocking devices from inventory, 75, 81 boot

directed see directed boot media, 180

boot helper configuring Ignite, 56 configuring Ignite for DHCP, 44 Next Server, HP-UX, 57

Next Server, Linux, 66 Next Server, non-HP-UX, 60 relay, 58

setting _hp_lanadmin_args, 108 boot source, 19

booting, 20, 61, 100 see also DHCP

see also directed boot see also PXE

see also PXE Configuration Utility avoiding conflicts with RDP servers, 61 boot client, 113

bootsys -c, 98

debugging network boot, 28 decision making, 96

decision making for simple network, 25

decision tree for Itanium-based network booting, 27 decision tree for PA-RISC network booting, 26 decision tree for stand alone systems, 98

from an RDP server, 62

in complex network environment, 48 install kernel paths, network, 100 Itanium-based clients via the network, 20, 100 Linux using an HP-UX server, 67 non-network, 27

PA-RISC clients via the network, 20, 99 registered clients over the network, 31 understanding PXE, 44

using a Linux server, 66 using a USB memory stick, 28 using vMedia, 28

bootpd daemon

and PA-RISC systems, 20

booting Itanium-based systems, 20

booting registered Itanium-based clients, 27, 35 class-ids and PXE, 45

decision tree for booting Itanium-based clients, 27 DHCP design, 238

logging, 29

PXE booting error, 230

restarting after editing /etc/dhcptab, 45 bootptab

alternative to DHCP, 238 registering Itanium-based clients, 35

bootsys

and HP Auto Port Aggegation (APA), 111 and ssh, 23, 87

automatic installations, 174

automatic installations choosing configuration, 221 bootsys -c, 98

from the client, 28

from the client console, 98 from the server, 110

in client console decision tree, 97 insufficient space in /stand, 233 noninteractive installations, 110 ports used, 84

preparing the client, 95 scheduling installations, 177 seems to work in reverse, 232 shutdown of client, 232

using a saved configuration, 175 bootsys_block file, 111

bundles, 13

see also software bundles available Ignite-UX product, 13 B5725AA product, 13 IGNITE product, 13 Ignite-UX-11-11 product, 13 Ignite-UX-11-23 product, 13 Ignite-UX-11-31 product, 13

C

CD

creating a boot CD/DVD, 186 CINDEX file

267