Ignite-UX Installation Booting

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Abstract
Ignite-UX for HP-UX addresses the need for system administrators to perform operating system
installations, deployment, and recovery, often on a large scale. It provides the means for creating
and reusing standard operating system configurations. Additionally, Ignite-UX delivers the ability to
archive operating system configurations, and to use these archives to replicate systems, with the
added benefit of speeding up the process. Ignite-UX also permits various customizations, and is
capable of both interactive and unattended operating modes.
Executive summary
The necessity to debug problems encountered by the specific secondary loader (SSL) or bootstrap
program may occur. This white paper is intended to provide additional information to augment the
hpux(1M) and hpux.efi(1M) documentation and aid you in advanced troubleshooting of
secondary loader problems.
It is important to understand how Ignite-UX boots a system in preparation for installing HP-UX,
which differs from the normal system boot process. The first section of this paper discusses the
installation booting process for HP9000 and HP Integrity systems. The second section presents
troubleshooting techniques to assist you in resolving secondary loader issues.