Administrator's Guide

Index
A
active/passive devices, 96
additional network interfaces, 136, 137
additional software
setup on server, 41
advanced tab, 144, 145
always-installed software bundle, 127
anonymous clients, 43, 71
at (1), 177
AUTO file
as part of the LIF, 181
description, 239
in boot sequence, 86, 111
selecting HP-UX version to install, 52
automatic installations
example configuration file, 176
overview, 174
scheduling, 177
specifying defaults, 175
using configuration files, 175
with bootsys, 174
B
B5725AA product bundle, 13
backup patch files, 170
basic tab, 118
Bastille, 84
blocking devices from inventory, 75, 81
boot
directed see directed boot
media, 180
boot helper
configuring Ignite, 56
configuring Ignite for DHCP, 44
Next Server, HP-UX, 57
Next Server, Linux, 66
Next Server, non-HP-UX, 60
relay, 58
setting _hp_lanadmin_args, 108
boot source, 19
booting, 20, 61, 100
see also DHCP
see also directed boot
see also PXE
see also PXE Configuration Utility
avoiding conflicts with RDP servers, 61
boot client, 113
bootsys -c, 98
debugging network boot, 28
decision making, 96
decision making for simple network, 25
decision tree for Itanium-based network booting, 27
decision tree for PA-RISC network booting, 26
decision tree for stand alone systems, 98
from an RDP server, 62
in complex network environment, 48
install kernel paths, network, 100
Itanium-based clients via the network, 20, 100
Linux using an HP-UX server, 67
non-network, 27
PA-RISC clients via the network, 20, 99
registered clients over the network, 31
understanding PXE, 44
using a Linux server, 66
using a USB memory stick, 28
using vMedia, 28
bootpd daemon
and PA-RISC systems, 20
booting Itanium-based systems, 20
booting registered Itanium-based clients, 27, 35
class-ids and PXE, 45
decision tree for booting Itanium-based clients, 27
DHCP design, 238
logging, 29
PXE booting error, 230
restarting after editing /etc/dhcptab, 45
bootptab
alternative to DHCP, 238
registering Itanium-based clients, 35
bootsys
and HP Auto Port Aggegation (APA), 111
and ssh, 23, 87
automatic installations, 174
automatic installations choosing configuration, 221
bootsys -c, 98
from the client, 28
from the client console, 98
from the server, 110
in client console decision tree, 97
insufficient space in /stand, 233
noninteractive installations, 110
ports used, 84
preparing the client, 95
scheduling installations, 177
seems to work in reverse, 232
shutdown of client, 232
using a saved configuration, 175
bootsys_block file, 111
bundles, 13
see also software bundles
available Ignite-UX product, 13
B5725AA product, 13
IGNITE product, 13
Ignite-UX-11-11 product, 13
Ignite-UX-11-23 product, 13
Ignite-UX-11-31 product, 13
C
CD
creating a boot CD/DVD, 186
CINDEX file
267