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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.


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.


Ways to save

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
    • Make core depot software available
    • Make archive software available
    • Server configuration options
    • Booting IP addresses
    • Session options
    • Booting the target
  • Behind the scenes with Ignite-UX
    • Network source installation
    • Booting the target pull install
    • INSTALLFS
    • Install boot process
    • 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
    • Multiple conditions
    • Including logic in INSTALLF
  • 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 (HP-UX 11.00)
    • Loading patches from a core depot (HP-UX 10.20)
    • 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
    • Make_net_recovery tool
    • Core versus non-core recovery
    • Customizing the recovery archive and configuration
    • Steps after creating recovery image
    • System recovery options
    • Booting the recovery image
  • Creating custom install media
    • Contents of an install tape
    • LIF header
    • Install archives
    • Assembling the tape
    • Creating the install CD
    • Archives on an install CD
    • Assembling the CD
  • Using Ignite/UX across gateways
    • Igniting your network
    • Setting up a boot helper


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