HPUX-Ignite-[QuickIgnite]

Setup an Ignite Server Fastly

in 30 min.

Copy the contents of the HP-UX DVDs to a directory on the Ignite server (ie. /ignite/depots/HPUX_B.11.31_Mar2010/core_media)

# mkdir /mnt
# kcmodule fspd=loaded

# mount -F cdfs /path/to/HP-UX_DVD1.iso /mnt
# swcopy -s /mnt \* @ /ignite/depots/HPUX_B.11.31_Mar2010/core_media
# umount /mnt

Make a config file for this depot

# make_config -s /ignite/depots/HPUX_B.11.31_Mar2010/core_media -c /var/opt/ignite/data/HP-UX_B.11.31_Mar2010/core_media.conf

Set the correct permisson to the directory containing the config file

# chmod 755 /var/opt/ignite/data/HP-UX_B.11.31_Mar2010

Make an index entry for the configuration

# vi /var/opt/ignite/INDEX
...
cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 March 2010" {
        description "My HP-UX Installation Media"
        "/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
        "/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/hw_patches_cfg"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/config.local"
        "/var/opt/ignite/data/HP-UX_B.11.31_Mar2010/core_media.conf"
} = TRUE

Setup the Ignite servers default values

# /opt/ignite/lbin/setup_server -n

Enable tftp and bootpd

# vi /etc/inetd.conf
...
tftp        dgram  udp  wait   root /usr/lbin/tftpd    tftpd \
        /opt/ignite\
        /var/opt/ignite
bootps      dgram  udp  wait   root /usr/lbin/bootpd   bootpd -d 3
...

Reread inetd config

# inetd -c

Configure bootp

# vi /etc/bootptab
default:\
        hn:\
        ds=6x.2.4x.x 6x.x.4x.x:\
        bf=/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi:\
        sm=255.255.250.240:\
        gw=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:\
        sa=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:
host1:ht=ether:ha=3A77870D6AC1:ip=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:tc=default:
host2:ht=ether:ha=7AA96B8C4585:ip=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:tc=default:
host3:ht=ether:ha=8EBF7BE8A25E:ip=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:tc=default:

Configure dhcp

# vi /etc/dhcptab
DHCP_POOL_GROUP:\
    ba:\
    bp=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:\
    sm=255.255.255.240:\
    bf=/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi:\
    dn=domain.ch:\
    ds=6x.x.4x.x 6x.x.4x.x:\
    ns=6x.x.4x.x 6x.x.4x.x:\
    gw=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:\
    sa=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:\
    pool-name=pool:\
    subnet-mask=255.255.255.240:\
    addr-pool-start-address=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:\
    addr-pool-last-address=2xx.4x.1xx.1xx:\
    allow-bootp-clients=TRUE:

bf Bootfile.
bs Bootfile size. This can be:
- a decimal, octal, or hexadecimal integer (specifying the size of the bootfile in 512-octet blocks) or
- the keyword auto, which causes the server to automatically calculate the bootfile size at each request.

bp Bootp server address.
cs Cookie server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
ds Domain name server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
gw Gateway address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
ha Host hardware address. This must be specified in hexadecimal (optional periods and/or a leading 0x may be included for readability). The ha tag must follow the ht tag (either explicitly or implicitly; see tc below).
hd Bootfile home directory.
hn Send hostname. This is strictly a boolean tag;
im Impress server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
ip Host IP address (a single IP address).
lg Log server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
lp LPR server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
ns IEN-116 name server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
rl Resource location protocol server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
sa TFTP server address the client should use (useful with multi-homed servers). This tag takes a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses.
sm Host subnet mask (a single IP address).
tc Table continuation (points to similar “template” host entry).
td TFTP root directory used by secured TFTP server.
to Time offset. This can be:
- a signed decimal integer specifying the client's timezone offset (in seconds from UTC) or
- the keyword auto, which uses the server's timezone offset.
ts Time server address list (a whitespace-separated list of IP addresses).
vm Vendor magic cookie selector. This can be one of the following keywords:
- auto (indicating that vendor information is determined by the client's request)
- rfc1048 (which always forces an RFC 1048-style reply)
- cmu (which always forces a CMU-style reply).

Check the default values of the Ignite installation

# instl_adm
...
server="2xx.4x.1xx.1xx"
netmask[]="255.255.255.240"
route_gateway[0]="2xx.4x.1xx.1xx"
route_destination[0]="default"
sd_server="2xx.4x.1xx.1xx"
...

Change them if necessary

# instl_adm -s 2xx.4x.1xx.1xx -m 255.255.255.240 -g 2xx.4x.1xx.1xx -t 2xx.4x.1xx.1xx

-s SD_server[:depot] Will cause SD_server to be the default SD server and depot to be the default depot directory
-m netmask Causes netmask to be the default netmask
-g default-gateway Causes gateway to be the default gateway or router to use during the installation
-t install_server Causes install_server to be the default system to use to obtain additional commands and info during the installation