HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2009 (Update 5 Release)

IMPORTANT: Be sure also to read the important information in “Standard HP-UX
patch bundles” [p. 79].
Golden image
Uses:
Deploy a customized system configuration to many systems.
Avoid manual media swaps.
Speed up installation time for multiple systems.
Simply put, a golden image is built by setting up a single system the way you want all
of your systems to look, and then creating an image of that system. Once a golden
image has been created, it is then deployed to multiple clients.
This method allows you to deploy a known-good system image that contains all of the
files including configuration files that you want installed, and it is also faster the standard
SD-built network depots (as described in “Network depot” (page 23)).
For more information about golden images, see the Ignite-UX Administration Guide for
HP-UX 11i (http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html#Ignite-UX).
24 Choosing your installation methods