Ignite-UX (IUX) Document for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (762793-001, March 2014) (Edition: 3)

8 Media installation
Frequently asked questions
Following are the frequently asked questions in installing the media, which is a compilation of all
the available feedback from the users.
Why do I get DCE/RPC errors (RPC exceptions) during the configuration stage?
In addition to these errors, there is an approximate 10 minute hang at the end of the SD configure
stage and a failure message appears at the end of the installation.
There is an apparent problem with certain SD operations (for example, swacl) when only loop
back networking is enabled. This occurs if the media-only installation option is selected.
The workaround is to install using the media with networking enabled option and set up
these networking parameters: host name, IP address, netmask, and routing, so on. This allows the
Software Distributor operations to complete normally.
How can I put an operating system archive on multiple CDs?
If the archive you want to put onto a CD is too large, you must consider using a DVD instead. If
your system only has a CD writer, you must consider creating multiple independent archives each
of which fits on a CD.
The first archive must contain the core HP-UX directories; the remaining archives contain the rest
of the system. Use the following procedure to create these archives:
• Determine what large (non-essential) directories can be omitted from the core operating system
archive, and include it in subsequent archives. In this example, we are assuming that the /opt
directory will be put into a second archive. It may require some trial and error to exclude
enough data to make an archive small enough to fit on the CD. In addition, the LIF data on
the first CD requires space.
• Create the first core operating system archive, use the make_sys_image command and use
the -f option to specify a file that contains a list of directories that must be excluded. For
example, if you want to exclude /opt from the archive, create a file (/tmp/
specific_files) that contains:
+ NO_ARCHIVE
/opt
• Run make_sys_image as such:
# /opt/ignite/data/scripts/make_sys_image \
-f /tmp/specific_files -s local -d /var/tmp
• Create your second archive containing the rest of the system (in this example, the /opt
directory). Note that the archive content must not contain absolute paths. This is especially
true for core operating system archives, but is a best practice for other archives. Using pax
to create the tar archive:
# cd /
# pax -wx ustar -f - opt | gzip > /var/tmp/archive2.tar.gz
• Copy and edit the configuration file template /opt/ignite/data/examples/core11.cfg
for the first core operating system archive.
• Copy and edit the /opt/ignite/data/examples/noncore.cfg template file for the
other archives. In addition to the changes required, ensure to change the sw_source definition
in this file, to add the line:
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