Quick Start Guide

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MAC address Stands for Media Access Control. A network card’s unique hardware number. Used to uniquely
identify a network interface connected to a local area network.
make_[tape|net]_recovery
Collectively refers to the make_tape_recovery and make_net_recovery Ignite-UX commands.
make_boot_tape An Ignite-UX command that creates a bootable tape that contains just enough information for
a system to boot and connect to an Ignite-UX server. See make_boot_tape(1M).
make_bundles An Ignite-UX command that creates a bundle container for products in a depot. See
make_bundles(1M).
make_config An Ignite-UX command that constructs Ignite-UX configuration files for Software Distributor depots.
See make_config(1M).
make_depots An Ignite-UX command that builds a Software Distributor depot for use by other Ignite-UX tools
by copying bundles from a Software Distributor source. See make_depots(1M).
make_ipf_tape An Ignite-UX command that creates a bootable tape for an Itanium-based system. The tape will
contain boot and installation components, but not a recovery archive. See make_ipf_tape(1M).
make_medialif An Ignite-UX command that creates a file containing a LIF volume that is used to boot PA-RISC
systems. This file may then be copied to tape, CD, or DVD to create installation media. See
make_medialif(1M).
make_net_recovery An Ignite-UX command that creates a recovery archive and system config file, and stores the
resultant recovery image on a system on the network. See make_net_recovery(1M).
make_sys_image An Ignite-UX command that creates an archive of a system. See make_sys_image(1M).
make_tape_recovery An Ignite-UX command that creates a recovery archive and system config file, and stores the
resultant recovery image on a local tape. See make_tape_recovery(1M).
manage_index An Ignite-UX command that is used to manipulate an Ignite-UX INDEX or CINDEX file. See
manage_index(1M).
manifest Details of a client’s installation. It is available in a file on the client and the Ignite-UX server after
successful installation, and it may be displayed or regenerated with the print_manifest command.
See print_manifest(1M).
media image The combined software source, config files, and boot information to be written to CD or DVD,
used when preparing installation media. It is a single large file in the HP-UX operating system
that is written to the medium and used for installation or recovery.
multipathing The detection, correlation, and coordinated usage of multiple hardware paths leading to the
same LUN.
N
network boot When a system boots the HP-UX install kernel over the network from an Ignite-UX server.
newconfig
The state of a file as it is stored in /usr/newconfig before it is moved into place and modified
to be system specific. Files in a newconfig state contain no information about the personality
of the system.
NFS Stands for Network File System. Allows a client to perform transparent file access over the
network.
NIC address See MAC address.
NIS Stands for Network Information Service. It allows access from any system to any system with
a single user identification and password.
NIS domain The group of systems sharing NIS configuration information.
O
offline diagnostic
environment
(ODE)
Diagnostic utilities stored in the boot area or service partition able to run without the operating
system.
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