Ignite client configuration process

Ignite client configuration process defines step by procedure for taking ignite backup of the host server in HP UNIX.

On the Ignite Client, install the Ignite Bundle and the Ignite Installation utilities for various OS Releases as Desired.
Also make sure that the Ignite bundle which installed on client should be same as Ignite Server.

# swlist -l bundle | grep -i ignite
IGNITE C.7.6.100 HP-UX Installation Utilities (Ignite-UX)
Ignite-UX-11-11 C.7.6.100 HP-UX Installation Utilities for Installing 11.11 Systems

Put entry of Ignite server in host /etc/hosts

x.x.x.x <ignite server>

Put the entry of host in ignite server in /etc/hosts

cat /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf

NFS_CLIENT=1
NFS_SERVER=0

Stop and start the nfs services.

/sbin/init.d/nfs.client stop
/sbin/init.d/nfs.client start

Export FS from ignite server
/<ignite_image directory>/ and /var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives

Now Test the NFS share by mounting it.

mount <ignite server>:/var/opt/ignite/recovery/archives/<ignite client> /Test

 

configure crontab for the script.

30 02 02 * * sh /ignitebackup.sh
cat /ignitebackup.sh

host=`hostname`
/opt/ignite/bin/make_net_recovery -s -a :/ -x inc_entire=vg00 >> /tmp/ignite_status
subject=`tail -n 10 /tmp/ignite_status |grep -i make_net_recovery`
/usr/bin/mailx -s "$host $subject" < /tmp/ignite_status