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

4 Simple Network: Creating a Server for Anonymous Clients............................43
Overview of Anonymous Clients...............................................................................................43
Configuring an Ignite Server to Boot Anonymous PA-RISC Clients..................................................43
Using the Server Setup Wizard............................................................................................43
Editing the instl_boottab file................................................................................................43
Configuring an Ignite Server to Boot Anonymous Itanium-Based Clients..........................................44
Working With DHCP..........................................................................................................44
Understanding PXE Booting of Itanium-Based Systems........................................................44
Ignite-UX Server and Boot Helper Setup for DHCP.............................................................44
Isolating Ignite-UX From Noncontrollable DHCP Servers ....................................................46
5 Complex Networks: Challenges and Solutions..............................................48
How To Use This Chapter........................................................................................................48
Complex Network Challenges..................................................................................................48
Multiple Subnets................................................................................................................49
Remote Systems.................................................................................................................49
Multiple Boot Servers..........................................................................................................50
Avoiding Complex Network Issues............................................................................................50
An Ignite-UX Server for Each Subnet.....................................................................................51
A Multi-Capable Server for Each Subnet...............................................................................51
Extend the Local Subnet......................................................................................................51
Using Virtual LANs Properly for Ignite-UX..............................................................................51
Complex Network Solutions.....................................................................................................52
Automating HP-UX OS Version Selection...............................................................................52
Limit Network Response by System Class...............................................................................53
Directed Boot....................................................................................................................53
Server Selection.................................................................................................................53
Limit Network Boot Response by Network Interface Address....................................................53
Control Network Boot via Response Timing...........................................................................54
Install Remote Clients Through a Network Router....................................................................54
Multiple NICs Attach the Ignite Server to Multiple Subnets.......................................................55
Getting the Client the Correct Networking Information........................................................55
Having the Client Contact the Correct Server....................................................................56
Ignite-UX bootp Boot Helper................................................................................................56
HP-UX DHCP PXE Next Server Boot Helper for Integrity Systems...........................................57
Configuring a Next Server Boot Helper for Integrity systems...........................................57
Forwarding Boot Requests via bootp Relay.......................................................................58
Multi-Capable Subnet Boot Server........................................................................................60
Non-HP-UX Next Server Boot Helper................................................................................60
Non-HP-UX bootp Boot Helper........................................................................................60
6 Complex Networks: Multi-Capable Servers..................................................62
Configuring an RDP Server for Specific MAC Addresses..............................................................62
Configuring an RDP Server to Delay PXE Response......................................................................62
Configuring an RDP Server to Initiate HP-UX Installation...............................................................63
Setting up RDP MenuOptions via Windows Commands..........................................................63
Setting up RDP MenuOptions via Interactive UI......................................................................64
Using an RDP MenuOption for HP-UX...................................................................................67
Linux DHCP PXE Next Server Boot Helper for HP-UX Installation....................................................67
Configuring an HP-UX Server to Support Linux Boot and Installation...............................................68
RedHat Installation From an HP-UX Server.............................................................................70
SuSE Installation From an HP-UX Server.................................................................................71
Configuring an HP-UX Server to Support Windows Installation......................................................71
7 Managing I/O for Installation and Recovery................................................72
Introducing Multipathing..........................................................................................................72
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