Ignite-UX Frequently Asked Questions

4. Recovery (make_tape_recovery & make_net_recovery)
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4.1 Q: We tried running the recovery system option from a client booted in
Ignite-UX, which generated errors. What files need to be accessible
for tftp?
4.2 Q: How do I duplicate a tape made with make_tape_recovery?
4.3 Q: How do I deal with hot-swappable disk devices during recovery?
4.4 Q: What is the maximum amount of data that a make_tape_recovery tape can
hold?
4.5 Q: How do I boot correctly from a recovery tape on a V-class system?
4.6 Q: How do I include all volume/disk groups into a recovery tape?
4.7 Q: Are multi-byte characters supported in file names in Ignite-UX?
4.8 Q: Can you move a volume that was created in a non-root volume to the
root volume during recovery?
4.9 Q: How can I create empty volume groups during system restoration?
4.10 Q: During the installation of a recovery archive, the process
stopped with a message from pax_iux complaining of a file with
% at the start of its name: "pax_iux:/sbin/%sh text busy,
would you like to push a shell for debugging?" What should I
do if I encounter this message?
4.11 Q: How do I perform two-step recovery?
4.12 Q: How do I retain custom minor number for device files?
4.13 Q: How do I recover a system which has Cluster-wide Device Special File
(cDSF) configured?
5. General Installation
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5.1 Q: How does Ignite-UX estimate needed file system sizes? Does it do
anything other than add up the impacts statements?
5.2 Q: When does Ignite-UX configure software?
5.3 Q: How do I set the client's final networking information?
5.4 Q: I do not want to use DHCP, can I still have Ignite-UX automatically
determine networking information for all my clients?
5.5 Q: How can I make software in a depot available for installations?
5.6 Q: FDDI software is included in my archive, yet Ignite-UX requires that
I select it. Why?
5.7 Q: How many clients can I install simultaneously or in parallel?
5.8 Q: My installations are hanging; what is going on?
5.9 Q: How large can I create a single swap space using Ignite-UX?
5.10 Q: Why do the text fields in the Ignite-UX TUI not accept my
input, and the dialogs re-open or loop?
5.11 Q: What HP applications are tested for use with Ignite-UX?
6. Network Installation
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6.1 Q: When the client searches for bootable devices, the Ignite-UX server
does appear on the list. When I try to boot, I get the error: IPL
error: bad LIF magic. Why?
6.2 Q: I set "control_from_server=true" and "run_ui=false" in the INSTALLFS,
but I still get prompted for information on the client. What is
wrong?
6.3 Q: The bootsys command seems to work in reverse; if we typed bootsys -w
client the client did not wait for the server, if we typed bootsys
client , the client waited for the server. Why?
6.4 Q: When executing "search lan install" on the client, the Ignite-UX
server does not appear in the list. Why?
6.5 Q: The bootsys command fails due to insufficient space in the /stand
volume. Why?
6.6 Q: Can I have the Ignite-UX server and client on different subnets?
6.7 Q: My Itanium-based client fails to boot with a PXE-E16 error. Why?
6.8 Q: Does Ignite-UX Support Auto-Port Aggregation (APA)?
6.9 Q: Does Ignite-UX Support IPv6?
7. Media Installation
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7.1 Q: Why do I get DCE/RPC errors (RPC exceptions) during the configuration
stage?
7.2 Q: How can I put an operating system archive on multiple CDs?
7.3 Q: Which HP-UX releases support install using vMedia?
7.4 Q: How can I use Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) vMedia with Ignite-UX?
8. Archive Installations (Golden Images)
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8.1 Q: What does the following gunzip error indicate?
8.2 Q: The "/etc/nsswitch.conf" and "/etc/resolv.conf" files from my
archive do not end up on the client. Why?