HP-UX HB v13.00 Ch-18 - HPVM
HP-UX Handbook – Rev 13.00 Page 16 (of 49)
Chapter 18 Integrity Virtual Machines (HPVM)
October 29, 2013
d) Manage the Ignite-UX index file for applications
# manage_index -a -f /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/apps_cfg
/var/opt/ignite/INDEX file should contain the following lines:
cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 Default" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP
supplies for the B.11.31 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/hw_patches_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/core_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/apps_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
Note: Make sure all of the created configuration files are in the B.11.31 cfg clauses you want in
/var/opt/ignite/INDEX. For example, if you create a golden image core_cfg and apps_cfg
will be added also but you do not need them. Instead, core software will be marked to install and
generate an error about disk space available when trying to install/recovery from golden image.
Using a golden image
If you are in a position where you are or will be installing the same operating system and
software configuration on multiple VM systems, it may be prudent to create a golden image. A
golden image is a snapshot of a known, good system installation and configuration (including
operating system and additional software) that is archived for use in installing other clients.
Ignite-UX creates such a golden image in the form of a compressed tar or cpio archive of the
operating system configuration that Ignite-UX can recognize and use to install on other
machines.
The basic steps for creating such a configuration for a virtual machine that can be used with
Ignite-UX are:
a) Prepare a system to be used in creating a golden image.
The first step in creating a golden system (i.e., the system configuration used in creating the
golden image), is OS installation. Using an HP-UX Operating Environment (OE) is a good
starting point as they contain combinations of HP software well-suited for many data centers.
b) (Optional) Install Integrity VM software to be included in the golden image.
There are three optional software bundles that, while optional, should be considered when
creating an Integrity VM golden system:
VMGuestLib – A set of libraries that provide basic information about a system in the
context of Integrity VMs.