User's Guide

Updating the prompt message
The prompt message is what the boot loader prompts you with when you are asked to make a
selection from the available options. The form of the command that enables you to change the
prompt message is as follows:
/opt/ignite/bin/auto_adm -M message [-f infile] [-o outfile]
[-O output_format] [-?]
The following example uses this form to change the prompt message:
# auto_adm -M "Please select an option" -f boot.combined -o boot.final -O ISL
# cat boot.final
hpux KernelPrompt "Please select an option" 30 1
reset
"HP-UX 11.11 64bit" boot (;0)boot/Rel_B.11.11/WINSTALL
"HP-UX 11.11 32bit" boot (;0)boot/Rel_B.11.11/INSTALL
"Exit" reboot
Into and out of an LIF file
The auto_adm command automatically recognizes an LIF file when provided as the argument to –
f or –o options and handles the format of the data correctly. In the following example, the data is
extracted from the boot LIF provided with Ignite-UX and at the same time changes the timeout from
120 seconds to 30 seconds. You can compare the data with lifcp:
$ auto_adm -T 30 -f ./boot_lif -o boot.tmp -O ISL
$ lifcp ./boot_lif:AUTO -
hpux KernelPrompt "Choose Operating System to Install :" 120 1
reset
"target OS is B.11.11" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.11/INSTALL
"target OS is B.11.23 PA" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.23/WINSTALL
"Exit" reboot
$ cat boot.tmp
hpux KernelPrompt "Choose a boot action" 30 1
reset
"target OS is B.11.11" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.11/INSTALL
"target OS is B.11.23 PA" boot (;0)/boot/Rel_B.11.23/WINSTALL
"Exit" reboot
You can put the data back into an LIF by specifying the LIF as the output file (it is placed into the
AUTO file within the LIF).
Installation configurations using Software Distributor
depots
The following is an example process for configuring support on an Ignite-UX server to allow you to
install systems using Software Distributor (SD) depots as the repository for the software.
It is important to note the following:
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