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

6 Complex Networks: Multi-Capable Servers
This chapter presents a variety of ideas for using servers in a complex network. There is no one
solution when configuring servers in a complex environment – look for the solutions that work in
your data center.
This chapter focuses on Integrity systems only.
Configuring an RDP Server for Specific MAC Addresses
Conflicts between multiple boot servers on a subnet may be avoided if each boot server only
responds to the MAC addresses of client systems it should manage. The RDP PXE server may be
configured to selectively respond to network boot requests based on the MAC addresses of client
systems. If there are more Windows and Linux systems than HP-UX systems, it makes more sense
to configure the RDP server to ignore the MAC addresses of HP-UX systems instead of configuring
the RDP server to respond to the MAC addresses of its client systems.
To do this, use the MAC Filter tab on the PXE Configuration Utility as shown in the figure below.
The Interactive UI may be started using the Windows Start Menu:
Start→All Programs→Altiris→PXE Services→PXE Configuration Utility
It may also be started from the RDP Deployment Solutions Console.
Configuring an RDP Server to Delay PXE Response
The RDP PXE server may be configured to delay responding to network boot requests. This gives
a chance for an HP-UX network boot server to consistently respond first. The HP-UX boot server
should be configured to only respond to specific MAC addresses via bootptab content, allowing
the RDP server to manage the non-HP-UX systems.
The PXE Configuration Utility on the RDP server may be used to specify the response delay. Use
the PXE Server tab as shown in the figure below.
The Interactive UI may be started using the Windows Start Menu:
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