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Course number H1978S
Length ILT delivery 3 days
RAIL delivery 4 days
Delivery method Remotely assisted instructional learning (RAIL)
Onsite dedicated training ( OST)
Price USD $2,100
CAD $2,160

Course overview

This course will enable you to configure and use Ignite-UX to quickly and easily upgrade, re-deploy, or install HP-UX on multiple systems. This 3-day course is 50 percent lecture and 50 percent hands-on labs using HP servers.


Prerequisites

  • HP-UX system and network administration I (H3064S) and HP-UX system and network administration II (H3065S) or
  • HP-UX for experienced UNIX system administrators (H5875S) or
  • Equivalent experience

Audience

HP-UX system administrators and deployment architects responsible for managing multiple systems


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Course objectives

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:

  • Use Ignite-UX for quick and easy initial installation of one or multiple systems
  • Customize configurations to meet your company's specific business needs
  • Know the key steps to configuring your system files for efficient operation
  • Create a golden image
  • Develop post-installation scripts
  • Perform system recovery
  • Load and deploy software patches
  • Add logic control to configuration files

Benefits to you

Learn to use HP Ignite-UX most effectively to keep your software up to date, maintain version consistency, and reduce downtime and system problems


Next Steps

  • HP Serviceguard I (H6487S)
  • HP-UX Performance and Tuning (H4262S)
  • HP-UX Troubleshooting (H4264S)
  • HP-UX Security I (H3541S)
  • Inside the HP-UX Operating system (H5081S)

Course outline

Ignite-UX overview

  • Basic use models for Ignite-UX
  • Minimum Ignite-UX requirements
  • Graphical user interface
  • Ignite-UX client configuration
  • Ignite-UX configuration files
  • Ignite-UX INDEX file

Installing and configuring an Ignite-UX Server

  • Ignite-UX software
  • Booting IP addresses
  • Make core depot software available
  • Make archive software available
  • Server configuration options
  • Session options
  • Booting the target

Behind the scenes with Ignite-UX

  • Network source installation
  • Ignite and client communication
  • Push install- bootsys
  • Using bootsys

Configuration file basics

  • INDEX file structure
  • Disk layout configuration file
  • Configuration file for a software depot
  • Configuration file for an archive
  • /var/opt/ignite/config.local
  • Client-specific configuration file
  • Save_config
  • Creating a custom configuration with the user interface

Creating a Golden Image

  • How do I make a Golden System?
  • Using make_sys_image
  • Creating the Golden Image
  • Make_sys_image flow
  • Customizing the post-load script
  • Creating an INDEX clause
  • Recommended strategy

Loading additional software with Ignite-UX

  • Adding additional software from a depot
  • Adding software from a non-core archive
  • Kernel modifications a software selection
  • Automatically loading software
  • Controlling the software load order
  • Tasks performed

Adding logic to your configuration files

  • Decisions based on the target machine
  • Decisions based on the software selections
  • Kernel Modifications as a Software Selection
  • Controlling the Software Load Order

Ignite-UX execution hooks

  • Where to place hooks
  • Scripts defined in the INDEX file
  • Hints on creating scripts

Loading patches with Ignite-UX

  • Loading patches from a core depot
  • Loading patches from a patch depot
  • Installing downloaded patches
  • Loading patches as a post_config_cmd

System recovery with Ignite-UX

  • System recovery choices
  • Make_tape_recovery tool
  • Creating the Archive from the IUX Server
  • Creating a Tape for Interactive Restore
  • System Recovery Options
  • Booting the recovery tape

Creating Custom Install Media

  • Install media
  • Creating an install DVD
  • Assembling the custom DVD
  • Contents of an install tape
  • LIF header
  • Install archives
  • Assembling the Tape

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