Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Setting Up and Administering an HP-UX NFS Diskless Cluster
Installing Diskless Software
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Installing Diskless Software
Before a standalone system can be configured as a cluster server, the
diskless software product must be installed in the system root as part of
the operating system. Usually it is installed as part of the operating
system bundle.
On a Series 700 system, the operating system bundle is named
language HP-UX Run-time Environment
On a Series 800 system, the operating system bundle is either of
language Run-time HP-UX Environment
language Non-Graphics Run-time HP-UX Environment
On a Series 800 system, the diskless software product must also be
installed in the Series 700 alternate root (see “Installing a Series 700
Client on a Series 800 Cluster Server” on page 913).
Because products can be omitted from installed bundles, you can verify
that the diskless product is installed in the operating system by
executing the swlist command:
swlist -l product
The installed products are listed alphabetically.
To install the diskless product in the system root of the cluster server, do
the following:
Step 1. At the system prompt, enter:
swinstall
Step 2. If necessary, from the “Actions” menu on the “Software Selection”
screen, select “Change Source”.
Step 3. On the “Specify Source” screen, set the appropriate values for “Source
Host Name” and “Source Depot Path”, set “Change Software View”to
“Products”, and select “OK”.
Step 4. On the “Software Selection” screen, find the “Diskless” product and
highlight it.