11 Golden images.....................................................................................

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Advantages of golden images................................................................................................

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Creating a golden image......................................................................................................

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Installing the HP-UX operating system .................................................................................

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Installing critical patches onto the operating system..............................................................

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Installing optional software................................................................................................

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Customizing the system ....................................................................................................

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Creating the golden archive..............................................................................................

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Configuring the Ignite-UX server to recognize the golden image..................................................

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Creating and using golden images using GUI and CLI..............................................................

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Creating golden image using GUI.....................................................................................

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Creation of a golden image using CLI................................................................................

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Examples on using make_golden_image script:....................................................................

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Enabling the client................................................................................................................

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Installing the golden image on the client..................................................................................

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12 Customizing your installation..................................................................

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Using configuration files........................................................................................................

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Classes of configuration files.............................................................................................

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Combining configuration files using INDEX entries................................................................

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Example configuration files................................................................................................

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Customizations based on the client hardware.......................................................................

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Customizations based on user selection...............................................................................

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Avoid archiving patch files ....................................................................................................

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Debugging configuration files.................................................................................................

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Using post-installation scripts..................................................................................................

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How the installation functions............................................................................................

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Adding a post-installation script.........................................................................................

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13 Automating installations.........................................................................

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Starting a non-interactive installation with bootsys.....................................................................

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Using a saved configuration...................................................................................................

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Specifying defaults in the config.local file.................................................................................

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Setting defaults with instl_adm................................................................................................

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Using the per-client configuration file.......................................................................................

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Scheduling installations.........................................................................................................

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Setting installation parameters dynamically..............................................................................

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Checking modified files for errors.......................................................................................

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14 Creating your own boot and installation media.........................................

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Why use custom boot and installation media?..........................................................................

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Building PA-RISC boot and installation tape..............................................................................

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Possible tape contents.......................................................................................................

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Logical interchange format...........................................................................................

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Archives and depots....................................................................................................

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Creating and modifying an archive configuration file for tape................................................

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Creating and Modifying a Serial Depot and its Configuration file for tape...............................

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PA-RISC installation tape creation example..........................................................................

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Assumptions...............................................................................................................

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Example PA-RISC installation tape creation.....................................................................

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Creating a boot CD/DVD or an installation DVD......................................................................

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Assumptions....................................................................................................................

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File and ISO image size considerations...............................................................................

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Boot and archive-based CD/DVDs.....................................................................................

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Boot CD/DVD examples..............................................................................................

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Create HP-UX 11i v3 bootable CD/DVD media for two-step media recovery...................

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