HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-06 - Ignite-UX

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 5 (of 58)
Chapter 06 Ignite-UX
October 29, 2013
Overview
Ignite-UX
 is an installation tool for HP-UX systems. The Ignite-UX clients can be installed from
software depots containing the Core OS, patches and applications, or from archived
“images”. These depots do not necessarily need to be placed onto the Ignite-UX
server; any NFS-capable system can be used as the depot server;
 can be used for cloning systems. A so-called Golden System Image will be created
from pre-configured source systems. This Golden System Image contains the
configuration of the source system, but target specific information like the network
configuration and log files will be exchanged. As a prerequisite, the systems must be
nearly identical regarding the hardware setup. Additionally, the installed software
must be compatible for both systems;
 can use post load scripts to further customize the system being installed;
 can be used to create custom installation media. Bootable tapes and CD-/DVD-ROMs
can be created;
 can be used to archive and recover the root volume group (vg00). With
make_tape_recovery and make_net_recovery volume groups (VGs) other than the
root volume group can be recovered as well. However, under normal circumstances,
these VGs should be backed up using proper backup tools, for example fbackup. Do
not put Ignite-UX with “backup” and “restore” in one sentence. Ignite-UX is not
considered for data backup, but rather for system disaster recovery!
 is free of charge.
All necessary information like the Administration Guide, Release Notes, FAQs, etc. can be
found at http://www.software.hp.com/products/IUX. There are also documents to be found in
/opt/ignite/share/doc.
Obtaining Ignite-UX
For an Ignite-UX server running HP-UX 11i, 11iv2, 11iv3 obtain Ignite-UX version C.x (as of
this writing C.7.13.x is the current version). An Ignite-UX C.x server can install HP-UX 11.x OS
and applications on Ignite-UX clients.