LAN Boot -- bootp Server Setup README

BOOTP Server Setup

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to outline the steps necessary to configure a bootp server for use

in conjunction with Ignite-UX to perform a network install of HP-UX over an Ethernet based sub-

network.

This document assumes that the server and client are both on the same sub-network and will not

cover the use of gateways for disparate networks.

The client to be ignited can be either an HP 9000 (PA-RISC-based) or an HP Integrity (Itanium-

based) server.

Terms

Server: Ignite server

Client: The system to be ignited

Ignite-UX: HP-UX installation/recovery software

Necessary Software (on Server)

Ignite-UX C.6.0x, September 2004 release or greater

Initial Requirements

Verify that the server and client are connected via Ethernet and are on the

same subnetwork. Assign an IP address to both, if not already done, and

verify that ping between the two systems succeeds.

Server Configuration

The bootp protocol implementation on HP-UX retrieves data from the

configuration file /etc/bootptab.

This file contains information on all the clients that the server will support.

This information includes:

ht - The hardware type (ethernet).This field should never

change.

bf - The boot file.This can be a lif file for PA or an .efi file

for IPF.

ha - The MAC address of the client.

ip - The client IP address. Simply use the same

IP address assigned in the Initial Requirements

section above.

sm - The network subnet mask.

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BOOTP Server Setup Purpose Purpose The purpose of this document is to outline the steps necessary to configure a bootp server for use in conjunction with Ignite-UX to perform a network install of HP-UX over an Ethernet based subnetwork. This document assumes that the server and client are both on the same sub-network and will not cover the use of gateways for disparate networks. The client to be ignited can be either an HP 9000 (PA-RISC-based) or an HP Integrity (Itaniumbased) server.
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1. Configure the client's /etc/bootptab file -- slight differences exist in configuring the /etc/bootptab file depending on whether you are configuring the file for an HP 9000 client or an HP Integrity client. Use 1 of the following 2 configurations to configure the /etc/bootptab file: Configure the /etc/bootptab file for an HP 9000 (PA-RISC) client.
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. Force inetd to re-read the inetd.conf file. Simply run the command " inetd -c " at the HP-UX prompt. 4. Try to load ignite over the network using either " lanboot select " for HP Integrity or " boot lan " for PA-RISC. Problems? 1. Kill the running bootp daemon on the server by: a. Find any running instances of bootp with " ps -ef | grep bootp " b. Kill this instance using " kill -9 " 2. Verify that the boot file referred to in /etc/bootptab has only read permissions enabled for all ( -r--r-r-- ).