3 Simple network: creating a server for registered clients
This chapter describes how to install a basic Ignite-UX server configuration for network booting and installing HP-UX on clients registered with the server. This chapter does not discuss support for anonymous clients. For information about how to set up anonymous clients, see Chapter 4 (page 43).
See the Ignite-UX Quick Start Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs if you are new to HP-UX.
For PA-RISC clients, a basic server setup will use the instl_bootd daemon to answer boot requests, will not use DHCP for initial system boot, and will register clients’ IP addresses and LAN addresses in /etc/opt/ignite/instl_boottab.
For Itanium-based clients, a basic server setup will use the bootpd daemon to answer boot requests, will not use DHCP for initial system boot, and will have clients’ IP addresses and LAN addresses registered in /etc/bootptab.
For more information on how systems get IP addresses for booting, see “Network booting and IP addresses” (page 19).
Setting up software depots is the same for PA-RISC and Itanium-based systems.
Configuring the Ignite-UX server for PA-RISC clients
Launch Ignite-UX
As superuser, start Ignite-UX by entering the following command:
ignite
Because this is the first time Ignite-UX is launched, there are no clients and the message in Figure 7 appears. You must boot a client before it can be recognized and managed by Ignite-UX. Acknowledge the message by clicking OK.
Figure 7 Ignite-UX First launch message
The Ignite-UX Welcome dialog box is displayed, as shown in Figure 8.
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