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Make Sure Your System Meets Ignite-UX Server Requirements

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  1. Make sure the version of HP-UX running on the Ignite-UX server system matches the HP-UX version on the operating environment (OE) DVD set you are getting the Ignite-UX software from. Use the uname -r command to query the HP-UX revision on the server system. The uname command will report the release identifier, which can be mapped to the HP-UX release as follows: B.11.31 is HP-UX 11i v3, B.11.23 is 11i v2, and B.11.11 is 11i v1.

    Procedure

    # uname -r B.11.23
    Common Errors

    sh: typo: not found.

    Diagnosis: Mistyped “uname”

    Correction: Retype command.

    uname: illegal option – R

    usage: uname [-amnrsvil] [-S nodename]

    Diagnosis: Used a capital R instead of a lowercase r.

    Correction: Reissue the uname command with a lowercase r.

    Explore

    See uname(1) by issuing the command

    # man uname

    If you require a version of Ignite-UX that can be installed onto any supported version of HP-UX, please read the section about downloading Ignite-UX from the HP Software Depot website in the Ignite-UX Administration Guide, available at http://www.docs.hp.com/en/IUX/infolib.html.

  2. Use the bdf command to make sure you have at least 2 GB of free disk space available in /opt to support installation of all three HP-UX releases.

    Procedure

    # bdf /opt

    Common Errors

    Detection: The number of kbytes free on /opt is less than 2000000.

    Diagnosis: Not enough space.

    Correction: Extend the size of the logical volume with the lvextend command, and then extend the size of the file system within the logical volume with the extendfs command. Detailed instructions for this procedure are found in the HP-UX administration guides listed below, depending on your version of HP-UX.

    For HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX System Administrator's Guide (volume 3): Logical Volume Management. Within this guide, look for the chapter on administering LVM, and then the section on extending a file system.

    For HP-UX 11i v2 and earlier versions, see Managing Systems and Workgroups. Within this guide, look for the chapter on managing disks and files, and then the section on extending the size of a file system within a logical volume.

    Both administration guides are available at http://www.docs.hp.com.

    Explore

    See bdf(1M) by issuing the command

    # man bdf

    See lvextend(1M).

    See extendfs(1M).

    See fsadm(1M)

  3. Use the bdf command to make sure you have enough disk space in /var to hold the OE depots. You will need roughly 4.5 GB per DVD in the OE set.

    Procedure
    # bdf /var
    Common Errors

    Detection: The number of kbytes free on /var is less than 9 GB for a two-DVD OE set.

    Diagnosis: Not enough space.

    Correction: Extend the size of the logical volume with the lvextend command, and then the size of the file system within the logical volume with the extendfs command. Detailed instructions for this procedure are found in the HP-UX administration guides listed below, depending on your version of HP-UX.

    For HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX System Administrator's Guide (volume 3): Logical Volume Management. Within this guide, look for the chapter on administering LVM, and then the section on extending a file system.

    For HP-UX 11i v2 and earlier versions, see Managing Systems and Workgroups. Within this guide, look for the chapter on managing disks and files, and then the section on extending the size of a file system within a logical volume.

    Both administration guides are available at http://www.docs.hp.com

    Explore

    Consider making room in /var/opt/ignite for recovery archives, golden images, and software depots. Estimate approximately 4 GB per recovery and golden image archive. See the section on Ignite-UX server requirements in the Ignite-UX Administration Guide at http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/infolib.html. For information on how to do this, see the HP-UX administration guides listed below, depending on your version of HP-UX.

    For HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX System Administrator's Guide (volume 3): Logical Volume Management. Within this guide, look for the chapter on administering LVM, and then the section on extending a file system.

    For HP-UX 11i v2 and earlier versions, see Managing Systems and Workgroups. Within this guide, look for the chapter on managing disks and files, and then the section on extending the size of a file system within a logical volume.

    Both administration guides are available at http://www.docs.hp.com

    Consider creating a new file system for /var/opt/ignite. This could keep Ignite-UX from impacting other applications using /var if it fills /var/opt/ignite with depots and archives. Detailed instructions for this procedure are found in the HP-UX administration guides listed below, depending on your version of HP-UX. If you do create a file system for /var/opt/ignite, then you will see it in the bdf listing and will be able to manage your disk space to a greater level of detail.

    For HP-UX 11i v3, see the HP-UX System Administrator's Guide (volume 3): Logical Volume Management. Within this guide, look for the chapter on administering LVM, and then the section on creating a file system.

    For HP-UX 11i v2 and earlier versions, see Managing Systems and Workgroups. Within this guide, look for the chapter on managing disks and files, and then the section on creating a file system.

    Both administration guides are available at http://www.docs.hp.com

    See newfs(1M).

    See lvcreate(1M).

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