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

11 Golden Images.....................................................................................151
Advantages of Golden Images...............................................................................................151
Creating a Golden Image......................................................................................................151
Installing the HP-UX Operating System ...............................................................................152
Installing Critical Patches onto the Operating System.............................................................152
Installing Optional Software..............................................................................................153
Customizing the System ...................................................................................................153
Creating the Golden Archive.............................................................................................153
Configuring the Ignite-UX Server to Recognize the Golden Image................................................154
Enabling the Client...............................................................................................................157
Installing the Golden Image on the Client................................................................................157
12 Customizing Your Installation..................................................................158
Using Configuration Files.......................................................................................................158
Classes of Configuration Files............................................................................................158
Combining Configuration Files Using INDEX Entries..............................................................161
Example Configuration Files..............................................................................................163
Customizations Based on the Client Hardware.....................................................................165
Customizations Based on User Selection..............................................................................166
Avoid Archiving Patch Files ...................................................................................................167
Debugging Configuration Files...............................................................................................168
Using Post-Installation Scripts..................................................................................................168
How the Installation Functions............................................................................................169
Adding a Post-Installation Script.........................................................................................169
13 Automating Installations.........................................................................171
Starting a Noninteractive Installation with bootsys.....................................................................171
Using a Saved Configuration.................................................................................................171
Specifying Defaults in the config.local File................................................................................172
Setting Defaults with instl_adm...............................................................................................172
Using the Per-Client Configuration File.....................................................................................172
Scheduling Installations.........................................................................................................174
Setting Installation Parameters Dynamically..............................................................................174
Checking Modified Files for Errors......................................................................................176
14 Creating Your Own Boot and Installation Media.......................................177
Why Use Custom Boot and Installation Media?........................................................................177
Building PA-RISC Boot and Installation Tape.............................................................................177
Possible Tape Contents.....................................................................................................177
Logical Interchange Format...........................................................................................178
Archives and Depots....................................................................................................179
Creating and Modifying an Archive Configuration File for Tape.............................................179
Creating and Modifying a Serial Depot and its Configuration File for Tape..............................180
PA-RISC Installation Tape Creation Example.........................................................................180
Assumptions...............................................................................................................180
Example PA-RISC Installation Tape Creation....................................................................181
Creating a Boot CD/DVD or an Installation DVD......................................................................182
Assumptions....................................................................................................................182
File and ISO Image Size Considerations.............................................................................182
Boot and Archive-Based CD/DVDs.....................................................................................182
Boot CD/DVD Examples..............................................................................................183
Create HP-UX 11i v3 bootable CD/DVD media for two-step media recovery...................183
Create HP-UX 11i v2 bootable media on USB DVD drive for two-step media recovery......183
Installation Archive-Based DVD Examples.......................................................................183
Put an Itanium-based HP-UX 11i v3 golden archive on a DVD.......................................183
Put a PA-RISC HP-UX 11i v2 golden archive on a DVD..................................................184
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