Migrating an Integrity HP-UX 11iv3 Instance to New Hardware

Step 11: Modify file system sizes if needed

Ordinarily, the update using the errata depot will not substantially increase the required file system

sizes. Rather than try to predict exactly the file system sizes needed, it is more convenient to ensure

that all file systems have some “growing space”.

Use /usr/bin/bdf on the source system to check for file systems are close to full and need

additional space. You may also want to compare the sizes on the source system to the minimum sizes

recommended by HP for a given release. These can be found in

/opt/ignite/data/Rel*/config.

If needed, increase the logical volume sizes in /var/opt/ignite/clients/<target

hostname>/recovery/latest/system_cfg.

Step 12: Check configuration syntax

From the directory /var/opt/ignite/clients/<target hostname>, check the syntax of all

configuration information with the command:

/opt/ignite/bin/instl_adm -T -i CINDEX

Step 13: Move scenario- Disable the source system

If you are moving the system (keeping the same hostname and network identity) to a location on the

same network, shutdown the source system or remove it from the network. This step is not needed for

the clone scenario.

Step 14: Deploy the configuration to the target system

A convenient way to contact the Ignite-UX server to deploy the target system is to use the lanboot

command together with a Direct Boot profile created using the dbprofile command on the EFI shell

of the target.

1. Boot the target system to the EFI boot menus and quit to the EFI shell.

2. Use the following command to create a dbprofile called “newserver”:

dbprofile –dn newserver \

–sip <Ignite-UX server IP address> \

-cip <target IP address reachable from the Ignite-UX server> \

-gip <gateway IP address to connect target to other networks > \

-m <network mask for target’s subnet > \

-b “/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi”

See Direct Boot Profiles for Itanium-Based Systems in the chapter, “Booting and Installing HP-UX

From the Server Using the Client Console” in the Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX11i,

available at http://www.hp.com/go/ignite-ux-docs

for more information on the dbprofile

command.

3. Use the lanboot command to boot from the Ignite-UX server

lanboot select -dn newserver

A list of LAN devices is displayed. Choose the device that has network connectivity to the Ignite-

UX server. Since a Direct Boot Profile is being used, the Ignite-UX server does not need to be on

the same subnet as the target.