11 Golden images.....................................................................................
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Advantages of golden images................................................................................................
Creating a golden image......................................................................................................
Installing the HP-UX operating system .................................................................................
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Installing critical patches onto the operating system..............................................................
Installing optional software................................................................................................
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Customizing the system ....................................................................................................
Creating the golden archive..............................................................................................
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.....................................................................................
Creation of a golden image using CLI................................................................................
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Examples on using make_golden_image script:....................................................................
Enabling the client................................................................................................................
Installing the golden image on the client..................................................................................
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12 Customizing your installation..................................................................
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Using configuration files........................................................................................................
Classes of configuration files.............................................................................................
Combining configuration files using INDEX entries................................................................
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Example configuration files................................................................................................
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Customizations based on the client hardware.......................................................................
168
Customizations based on user selection...............................................................................
169
Avoid archiving patch files ....................................................................................................
170
Debugging configuration files.................................................................................................
171
Using post-installation scripts..................................................................................................
How the installation functions............................................................................................
172
Adding a post-installation script.........................................................................................
13 Automating installations.........................................................................
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Starting a non-interactive installation with bootsys.....................................................................
Using a saved configuration...................................................................................................
Specifying defaults in the config.local file.................................................................................
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Setting defaults with instl_adm................................................................................................
Using the per-client configuration file.......................................................................................
Scheduling installations.........................................................................................................
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Setting installation parameters dynamically..............................................................................
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?..........................................................................
Building PA-RISC boot and installation tape..............................................................................
Possible tape contents.......................................................................................................
Logical interchange format...........................................................................................
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Archives and depots....................................................................................................
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Creating and modifying an archive configuration file for tape................................................
Creating and Modifying a Serial Depot and its Configuration file for tape...............................
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PA-RISC installation tape creation example..........................................................................
Assumptions...............................................................................................................
Example PA-RISC installation tape creation.....................................................................
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Creating a boot CD/DVD or an installation DVD......................................................................
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Assumptions....................................................................................................................
File and ISO image size considerations...............................................................................
Boot and archive-based CD/DVDs.....................................................................................
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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