How to setup your own file system layout for a Golden Images
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Abstract
This document describes the required process to create a personalized file system layout for a golden image. The process can be followed when creating a network recovery archive or a recovery DVD.
General Process
1. Run a make_tape_recovery or use any previous one. The idea is to have a disk layout already created from the "Basic System", instead of create it manually from scratch (instl_adm(4)).
# make_tape_recovery –s <server> -p –v
2. Create Golden Image archive:
# make_sys_image -s <server> -d <destination_directory>
3. Create Golden Image configuration file. There are some example files located at /opt/ignite/data/examples that you will need to copy to a different location and modify. The modification of this file is out of the scope of this document.
# cp /opt/ignite/data/examples/B.11.31.golden_image.cfg /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31
4. Copy the system_cfg file for the client to a different location (The recommendation is to use the standard location):
# cp /var/opt/ignite/clients/delta/recovery/latest/system_cfg /var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/disklayout
5. Remove all sections except the "Disk and Filesystems" section. Edit the file systems size as desired.
# cat disklayout
#
# Disk and Filesystems
#
_hp_disk_layout+={"HP-UX save_config layout"}
(_hp_disk_layout=="HP-UX save_config layout") {
# Disk/Filesystem Layout:
volume_group "vg00" {
max_physical_extents=4350
max_logical_vols=255
max_physical_vols=16
physical_extent_size=8
minor_number=0x00
usage=LVM
physical_volume disk[_hp_root_disk] {
} # end pv_options
logical_volume "lvol1" {
usage=HFS
size=1835008KB
mount_point="/stand"
minfree=10
file_length=LONG
blksize=65536
fragsize=8192
ncpg=16
nbpi=6434
rotational_delay=0
largefiles=FALSE
bad_block_relocate=false
contiguous_allocation=true
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x01
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol2" {
usage=SWAP_DUMP
size=2097152KB
mount_point="primary"
bad_block_relocate=false
contiguous_allocation=true
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x02
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol3" {
usage=VxFS
size=1048576KB
blksize=8192
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/"
bad_block_relocate=false
contiguous_allocation=true
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x03
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol4" {
usage=VxFS
size=10485760KB
blksize=8192
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/opt"
bad_block_relocate=true
contiguous_allocation=false
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x04
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol5" {
usage=VxFS
size=524288KB
blksize=8192
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/tmp"
bad_block_relocate=true
contiguous_allocation=false
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x05
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol6" {
usage=VxFS
size=106496KB
blksize=8192
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/home"
bad_block_relocate=true
contiguous_allocation=false
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x06
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol7" {
usage=VxFS
size=2818048KB
blksize=8192
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/usr"
bad_block_relocate=true
contiguous_allocation=false
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x07
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "lvol8" {
usage=VxFS
size=2621440KB
blksize=8192
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/var"
bad_block_relocate=true
contiguous_allocation=false
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x08
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
logical_volume "test" {
usage=VxFS
size=65536KB
blksize=1024
version=6
largefiles=TRUE
mount_point="/test"
bad_block_relocate=true
contiguous_allocation=false
stripes=0
stripe_size=0KB
minor_number=0x09
disk[_hp_root_disk]
} # end logical_volume
} # end volume_group "vg00"
} # end "HP-UX save_config layout"
}
6. When Ignite-UX is reading the configuration file, it needs to know if this configuration will be use for a PA-RISC or IA64 client. For this reason you will need to encapsulate the file system layout into a processor model section.
For PA-RISC clients use:
(is_hppa)
For IA64 clients use:
(is_ia64)
The resulting disklayout file should be similar to the following:
# cat disklayout
(is_hppa) {
#
# Disk and Filesystems
#
_hp_disk_layout+={"HP-UX save_config layout"}
(_hp_disk_layout=="HP-UX save_config layout") {
...
} # end volume_group "vg00"
} # end "HP-UX save_config layout"
}
7. Modify /var/opt/ignite/INDEX file. Add a new section for the new archive:
# cat /var/opt/ignite/INDEX
# /var/opt/ignite/INDEX
# This file is used to define the Ignite-UX configurations
# and to define which config files are associated with each
# configuration. See the ignite(5), instl_adm(4), and
# manage_index(1M) man pages for details.
#
# NOTE: The manage_index command is used to maintain this file.
# Comments, logic expressions and formatting changes are not
# preserved by manage_index.
#
# WARNING: User comments (lines beginning with '#' ), and any user
# formatting in the body of this file are _not_ preserved
# when the version of Ignite-UX is updated.
#
cfg "HP-UX B.11.11 Default" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.11 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/config"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.11/hw_patches_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
cfg "HP-UX B.11.23 Default" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.23 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/config"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.23/hw_patches_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 Default" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.31 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/hw_patches_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
cfg "HP-UX B.11.31 MyNewGoldenImage" {
description "This selection supplies the default system configuration that HP supplies for the B.11.31 release."
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/config"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/B.11.31.golden_image.cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/disklayout"
"/opt/ignite/data/Rel_B.11.31/hw_patches_cfg"
"/var/opt/ignite/config.local"
}
8. During the installation process, just select “HP-UX B.11.31 MyNewGoldenImage” to load the file system layout you specified. You will see the “HP-UX save_config layout” entry in the Basic Tab view. Also, you can check the File System Tab to review your file system size definitions.
References
- man 4 instl_adm
Authors
- Ricardo Soto Vargas
- Editor Scott Marer
