Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i (B3921-90079, October 2013)

Contents
1 Ignite-UX Overview...................................................................................10
Ignite-UX Features...................................................................................................................10
Getting the Ignite-UX Software ................................................................................................12
Ignite-UX Commands and Manpages........................................................................................13
Introduction to the Ignite-UX Graphical User Interface..................................................................14
How Ignite Works...................................................................................................................17
The Ignite-UX Install Environment..........................................................................................18
Boot Sources.....................................................................................................................18
Installation Versus Recovery.................................................................................................18
Network Booting and IP Addresses......................................................................................18
Phases of Operation...........................................................................................................19
Startup........................................................................................................................19
Phase 1.......................................................................................................................20
Phase 2.......................................................................................................................20
Phase 3.......................................................................................................................21
Ignite-UX Server Requirements..................................................................................................21
Supported Peripherals ............................................................................................................23
Disks and Other I/O..........................................................................................................23
Firmware..........................................................................................................................23
Disk Arrays.......................................................................................................................23
Client Terminals.................................................................................................................23
2 Making Configuration Decisions for Ignite Servers........................................24
Boot and Install Client from Media............................................................................................24
Simple Network Solutions........................................................................................................24
Alternate Boot with Network Server Installation...........................................................................26
Complex Networks.................................................................................................................27
Diagnosing Network Boot Issues...............................................................................................27
HP-UX Diagnosing and Debugging......................................................................................28
Simple Network Debugging...........................................................................................28
Logging to syslog.log.....................................................................................................28
Using bootpquery.........................................................................................................28
RDP Diagnosing and Debugging.........................................................................................29
3 Simple Network: Creating a Server for Registered Clients..............................30
Configuring the Ignite-UX Server for PA-RISC Clients....................................................................30
Launch Ignite-UX................................................................................................................30
Launch the Server Setup Wizard..........................................................................................31
Register the PA-RISC Clients with the Server...........................................................................33
Skip DHCP Setup...............................................................................................................34
Go to the Software Setup Section.........................................................................................34
Configuring the Ignite-UX Server for Itanium-Based Clients............................................................34
Register the Itanium-based Clients with the Server...................................................................34
Use the Server Setup Wizard to Proceed to Software Depot Setup............................................35
Setting Up Software from OE Depots.........................................................................................35
More Server Setup Options......................................................................................................36
Configuring Server Options.................................................................................................36
Configuring Session Options...............................................................................................38
Setting Up Additional Software on the Server.............................................................................40
SD Software......................................................................................................................40
Non-SD Software...............................................................................................................40
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