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

11 Golden Images.....................................................................................152
Advantages of Golden Images...............................................................................................152
Creating a Golden Image......................................................................................................152
Installing the HP-UX Operating System ...............................................................................153
Installing Critical Patches onto the Operating System.............................................................153
Installing Optional Software..............................................................................................154
Customizing the System ...................................................................................................154
Creating the Golden Archive.............................................................................................154
Configuring the Ignite-UX Server to Recognize the Golden Image................................................155
Enabling the Client...............................................................................................................158
Installing the Golden Image on the Client................................................................................158
12 Customizing Your Installation..................................................................159
Using Configuration Files.......................................................................................................159
Classes of Configuration Files............................................................................................159
Combining Configuration Files Using INDEX Entries..............................................................162
Example Configuration Files..............................................................................................164
Customizations Based on the Client Hardware.....................................................................166
Customizations Based on User Selection..............................................................................167
Avoid Archiving Patch Files ...................................................................................................168
Debugging Configuration Files...............................................................................................169
Using Post-Installation Scripts..................................................................................................169
How the Installation Functions............................................................................................170
Adding a Post-Installation Script.........................................................................................170
13 Automating Installations.........................................................................172
Starting a Noninteractive Installation with bootsys.....................................................................172
Using a Saved Configuration.................................................................................................172
Specifying Defaults in the config.local File................................................................................173
Setting Defaults with instl_adm...............................................................................................173
Using the Per-Client Configuration File.....................................................................................173
Scheduling Installations.........................................................................................................175
Setting Installation Parameters Dynamically..............................................................................175
Checking Modified Files for Errors......................................................................................177
14 Creating Your Own Boot and Installation Media.......................................178
Why Use Custom Boot and Installation Media?........................................................................178
Building PA-RISC Boot and Installation Tape.............................................................................178
Possible Tape Contents.....................................................................................................178
Logical Interchange Format...........................................................................................179
Archives and Depots....................................................................................................180
Creating and Modifying an Archive Configuration File for Tape.............................................180
Creating and Modifying a Serial Depot and its Configuration File for Tape..............................181
PA-RISC Installation Tape Creation Example.........................................................................181
Assumptions...............................................................................................................181
Example PA-RISC Installation Tape Creation....................................................................182
Creating a Boot CD/DVD or an Installation DVD......................................................................183
Assumptions....................................................................................................................183
File and ISO Image Size Considerations.............................................................................183
Boot and Archive-Based CD/DVDs.....................................................................................183
Boot CD/DVD Examples..............................................................................................184
Create HP-UX 11i v3 bootable CD/DVD media for two-step media recovery...................184
Create HP-UX 11i v2 bootable media on USB DVD drive for two-step media recovery......184
Installation Archive-Based DVD Examples.......................................................................184
Put an Itanium-based HP-UX 11i v3 golden archive on a DVD.......................................184
Put a PA-RISC HP-UX 11i v2 golden archive on a DVD..................................................185
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