Quick Start Guide

instl_dbg An Ignite-UX command that will parse and debug an Ignite-UX client’s configuration files. See
instl_dbg(1M).
ISL See initial system loader.
ISO image An ISO9660 formatted file that is to be written to a CD or DVD. Used for a bit-for-bit burn of
a CD or DVD.
itool The name of an internal IUX program that presents the Ignite-UX client installation configuration
user interface. This interface has five tabs: Basic, Software, System, File System, and Advanced.
It is used to customize all or part of the operating system installation on the client before an
installation or recovery. This command is not invoked from the command line.
IUX See Ignite-UX.
K
kernel The HP-UX kernel is the executable code responsible for managing the computer’s resources,
such as: allocating memory, creating processes, and scheduling programs for execution. The
kernel resides in RAM (random access memory) whenever HP-UX is running.
L
LANIC See MAC address.
largefiles An option available on certain file systems that allows file sizes greater than 2 gigabytes.
legacy DSF A DSF with the hardware path information such as SCSI bus, target, and LUN embedded in
the file’s minor number and file name, such as /dev/dsk/c#t#d#. These are the only DSFs
available in releases prior to HP-UX 11i v3.
legacy hardware
path
The representation of a hardware path as it exists in releases prior to HP-UX 11i v3. It is
composed of a series of bus-nexus addresses separated by slashes (/) leading to the HBA. After
the HBA, additional address elements, such as domain, area, port, tartet, and LUN, are separated
by periods (.). The string /0/2/1/0.1.4.0.0.2.7 is an example of a legacy hardware path.
legacy view The representation of legacy hardware paths and legacy DSFs as in releases prior to HP-UX 11i
v3.
LIF See Logical Interchange Format.
LIF volume Portions of content needed for boot and install combined into a LIF file. The LIF file is included
in boot content and in install content.
link level address
(LLA)
See MAC address.
logical
interchange
format
A simple file system implemented on HP computers able to run HP-UX to aid in media
transportability. See lif(4).
logical volume A virtual subdivision of a volume group. See logical volume manager.
logical volume
manager (LVM)
A specific volume manager type created and managed by the HP LVM product. See lvm(7).
LUN An identifier of a SCSI device. This refers to an end storage device such as a disk, tape, floppy,
or CD. This is the unit itself and does not represent the path to the unit.
LUN hardware
path
A hardware path for a SCSI LUN that virtualizes all paths to the LUN. The first path element
is 64000, followed by a virtual bus instance and a logical unit number. Multipathed LUNs have
a single LUN hardware path. The string 64000/0xfa00.0x22 is an example of a LUN hardware
path. LUN hardware paths are part of the agile view introduced in HP-UX 11i v3.
lunpath hardware
path
The representation of a hardware path for a mass storage device. It is identical in format to a
legacy hardware path up to the HBA. After the HBA, additional addressing is represented in
hexadecimal format. The string 0/2/1/0.0x50001fe1500170ac.0x4017000000000000 is an example
of a lunpath hardware path. Lunpath hardware paths are part of the agile view introduced in
HP-UX 11i v3.
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