Using an RDP MenuOption for HP-UX

Once the HP-UX MenuOption is set up using either the PXE Configuration Utility command or UI, the RDP PXE server will include “HP-UX Managed” as an option during network boot of ia64 client systems.

When a client system is booted from an RDP PXE server, the system will prompt you to “Press [F8] to select a boot option.” When booting on a serial console, function keys are typically not available. The m key may be used to bring up the boot menu instead of the F8 function key.

Loading.: Core LAN Gb A

Running LoadFile()

CLIENT MAC ADDR: 00 30 6E 4C AA A5

CLIENT IP: 10.1.1.100 MASK: 255.255.255.0

DHCP IP: 10.1.1.22 PROXY IP: 10.1.1.22

GATEWAY IP: 10.1.1.1

Press [F8] to Select a boot option: iuxrdp (9)

Linux Managed

Next Device (BIOS/EFI)

HP-UX Managed

Linux DHCP PXE Next server boot helper for HP-UX installation

A Linux boot server, such as an HP Insight Control Environment for Linux (ICE-Linux) server, may be configured to act as an HP-UX boot helper. The Linux server's dhcpd daemon may be configured to selectively respond to client network requests and to provide a PXE Next Server value that indicates the Ignite server's IP address. This Next Server value will cause boot to switch to the master Ignite server. Additional HP-UX boot loader and install content will be accessed from this Ignite Next Server.

NOTE: DHCP or this PXE boot server is responsible for providing complete network configuration for boot and installation for the client system, including gateway, etc.

The dhcp.conf file controls dhcpd daemon operation. The next-servervalue is typically associated with specific MAC addresses. For example:

allow booting; allow bootp; ddns-update-style none;

subnet 10.1.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { option routers 10.1.1.1;

option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;

option domain-name "xyzco.com"; option broadcast-address 10.1.1.255;

option domain-name-servers 10.1.1.11;

group {

host linuxsys2 {

hardware ethernet 00:0C:29:A1:E9:E5; fixed-address 10.1.1.221; next-server 10.1.1.11;

filename "/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi";

}

}

}

Linux server DHCP and PXE boot configuration details for your Linux distribution need to be consulted for correct set up.

Note that the HP-UX network boot loader needs to be copied to the Linux system. This file may be obtained from the Ignite-UX server at /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi.

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