Ignite-UX Reference (March 2010, B3921-90005)

instl_adm(4) instl_adm(4)
server = cplx_string
Used to specify the default IP address of the install server, when the installation source is the net-
work. This is an Ignite-UX server from which the installation process reads the configuration
files.
sd_server = cplx_string
Specifies the IP address of the system to use as the source for the Software Distributor (SD)
swinstall,orswm utilities. See swinstall(1M), or swm(1M) (for HP-UX B.11.31 or later).
This information is used only if the sw_source does not specify the sd_server information.
sd_depot_dir = cplx_string
Sets the default depot directory to be used by the swinstall,orswm (on HP-UX B.11.31 or
later) utilities. This depot directory is the location the HP-UX software has been stored on the
sd_server by the swcopy utility. This information is used only if the sw_source does
not specify the sd_depot_dir information.
root_password = cplx_string
Specifies cplx_string as being the encrypted password to be stored in the final /etc/passwd or
/etc/shadow file for the root user, or in the protected password file
/tcb/files/auth/r/root if an archive of a trusted system has been loaded.
timezone = cplx_string
Specifies cplx_string as the time zone to be stored in the /etc/TIMEZONE file on the final client.
For HP-UX releases beginning with B.11.11, this also specifies the time zone data for the
/etc/default/tz file.
serial_number = cplx_string
customer = cplx_string
order_number = cplx_string
These three keywords are used to supply information that is displayed on the client’s manifest.
They are informational only.
Control Parameters
The following parameters may be used to control the behavior of the installation process:
run_ui = boolean
Specifies whether the installation process should be interactive. This may be set to false if you
also set control_from_server = true, or if the configuration file specifies all the neces-
sary information needed to perform the installation. If any information is missing or if any prob-
lems are found with the configuration, the installation switches to interactive mode.
In the case of a non-interactive installation, you are given a default of ten (10) seconds to stop the
process. See env_vars to adjust this timeout value and to specify whether warnings conditions
are allowed during non-interactive install.
Setting run_ui = false and not setting control_from_server = true should be
done with extreme caution since the potential for accidental reinstallation of system is possible.
This would cause all data on one or more disks to be lost. Be aware that a network boot server that
is not restricting access may be accidentally booted from. Therefore it is best to either restrict
access to the boot server (see instl_bootd(1M)), or surround the run_ui = false statement
with a condition that makes it specific to the client’s LLA[]. The client’s LLA[] may be retrieved
from the boot ROMs using the lan_addr command, or by using the lanscan command.
control_from_server = boolean
Setting this value to true causes the client to enter a mode where it will wait for the install
server to instruct it how to proceed with the installation (via the /opt/ignite/bin/ignite
application). The default is false, so the UI runs on the client without interaction on the server.
This keyword only sets the default; you have the opportunity to use either mode during the install
on the client.
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