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

HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 56 (of 58)
Chapter 06 Ignite-UX
October 29, 2013
Detailed usage information is available via
# make_opticaldisc_recovery -?
Additional information is located at the start of the script.
Customized Creation of Bootable CD/DVD Media
The make_media_install script greatly simplifies the creation of custom bootable CD/DVD
media. With one simple command line a CD/DVD can be created. Additionally,
make_media_install can write golden archives to a bootable DVD.
The make_media_install script was introduced with Ignite-UX version C.6.2.241 to simplify
the creation of bootable media. This script can be used to replace the instructions for building
installation CDs and DVDs in the Ignite-UX Administration Guide.
All HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 bootable CD/DVDs created with make_media_install
support both Itanium®-based and PA-RISC boot.
The script can be found at /opt/ignite/data/scripts/examples/make_media_install.
Detailed usage information is available via
# make_media_install -?
Additional information is located at the start of the script.
This white paper assumes the system running make_media_install has a CD or DVD writer.
The make_media_install script will automatically write the .iso image (default file name is
image.iso) to the CD/DVD. If there is no writable CD/DVD available, the script will halt with a
message similar to
:-[ LOAD TRAY failed with SK=5h/ASC=24h/ACQ=00h]: I/O error
and the .iso file will remain in the iso_directory specified with the –m option. Ensure there is
enough disk space in the iso_directory to hold the .iso image.
Two-Step Recovery CD/DVD
Two-step media recovery using a bootable CD/DVD is necessary to restore from tapes created
with the Ignite-UX command make_tape_recovery on certain Itanium-based systems that do
not support direct tape boot. See the section regarding tape recovery with no tape boot support in
the Ignite-UX Administration Guide for more information on two-step media recovery.