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

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Contents

1 Ignite-UX Overview...................................................................................10

HP Secure Development Lifecycle..............................................................................................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...................................................................................................................18

The Ignite-UX Install Environment..........................................................................................18

Boot Sources.....................................................................................................................18

Installation Versus Recovery.................................................................................................19

Network Booting and IP Addresses......................................................................................19

Phases of Operation...........................................................................................................19

Startup........................................................................................................................20

Phase 1.......................................................................................................................20

Phase 2.......................................................................................................................21

Phase 3.......................................................................................................................21

Ignite-UX Server Requirements..................................................................................................22

Supported Peripherals ............................................................................................................23

Disks and Other I/O..........................................................................................................23

Firmware..........................................................................................................................24

Disk Arrays.......................................................................................................................24

Client Terminals.................................................................................................................24

2 Making Configuration Decisions for Ignite Servers........................................25

Boot and Install Client from Media............................................................................................25

Simple Network Solutions........................................................................................................25

Alternate Boot with Network Server Installation...........................................................................27

Complex Networks.................................................................................................................28

Diagnosing Network Boot Issues...............................................................................................28

HP-UX Diagnosing and Debugging......................................................................................29

Simple Network Debugging...........................................................................................29

Logging to syslog.log.....................................................................................................29

Using bootpquery.........................................................................................................29

RDP Diagnosing and Debugging.........................................................................................30

3 Simple Network: Creating a Server for Registered Clients..............................31

Configuring the Ignite-UX Server for PA-RISC Clients....................................................................31

Launch Ignite-UX................................................................................................................31

Launch the Server Setup Wizard..........................................................................................32

Register the PA-RISC Clients with the Server...........................................................................34

Skip DHCP Setup...............................................................................................................35

Go to the Software Setup Section.........................................................................................35

Configuring the Ignite-UX Server for Itanium-Based Clients............................................................35

Use the Server Setup Wizard to Proceed to Software Depot Setup............................................36

Setting Up Software from OE Depots.........................................................................................36

More Server Setup Options......................................................................................................37

Configuring Server Options.................................................................................................37

Configuring Session Options...............................................................................................39

Setting Up Additional Software on the Server.............................................................................41

SD Software......................................................................................................................41

Non-SD Software...............................................................................................................41

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