Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i (B3921-90080, November 2013)

◦ If you use golden images, file system space is needed to hold them. Consider the size
and number of images you will require.
◦ See the HP-UX Installation and Update Guide available from http://www.hp.com/
go/hpux-core-docs for a detailed description of the disk space required for all
Operating Environments for your version of HP-UX.
Other Considerations
An Ignite-UX server might also require software, utilities, and configuration:
• Use of TFTP: Ignite-UX transfers some files using TFTP. A list of the minimum directories needed
for file transfer is kept in the /etc/inetd.conf file. You might need to add directories to
the list if you place configuration scripts in nonstandard locations.
For example, the Ignite server must have the following entry in its /etc/inetd.conf file.
tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/lbin/tftpd\
tftpd /opt/ignite /var/opt/ignite
If you are using HP Serviceguard clusters or systems with multiple IP addresses on a LAN
interface, use the -s option with tftp and install the patch PHNE_28762 11.11.
• Use of ssh: With Ignite-UX version C.6.8 and later, bootsys can use ssh, and ignite can
use ssh for make_[tape|net]_recovery. With Ignite-UX version C.7.1 and later, the
ignite command can use ssh when calling bootsys. To use ssh, it must be available on
the Ignite server and on the client, and you must have an existing public/private key pair.
• Optional use of an X11 display server: An X11 display server allows you to use the GUI to
configure and start Ignite. Your Ignite-UX server can use an X server to display the Ignite GUI,
or you can redirect the display to another X terminal by entering the following command:
export DISPLAY=system_name:0.0
If DISPLAY is not set on the server, the Ignite TUI will run.
• Software: Get Ignite-UX and any software depots you plan to distribute to clients from the
product media (CD or DVD). Ignite-UX can also be downloaded from the web; see “Getting
the Ignite-UX Software ” (page 12) for more information.
• Client access to server: There are multiple methods of having clients contact the Ignite server,
each suited to a different environment. See Chapter 2 (page 25) for more details.
Supported Peripherals
Disks and Other I/O
If a disk device is visible, it does not mean it is supported for installation. It is important to verify
that the disk is supported by the system, the host bus adaptor (HBA) Shell and is accessible from
the system console.
Computer system hardware documentation should be consulted for supported I/O configurations.
See the HP Support Center http://www.hp.com/go/hpsc for HP computer system hardware
documentation.
VxVM support is provided for a specific set of devices. The list of supported devices should be
consulted – see http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-LVM-VxVM-docs . Look for the section Support
Matrixes, and the document entitled Device Support Information for Veritas Products on HP-UX.
LVM supports all the devices HP-UX supports. See the HP-UX Supported Mass Storage Devices
Matrix for a table of I/O devices supported for each version of HP-UX.
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