HP 10.20 OS Install – Setup 8.xx series (D, E class, 9000s)
March 6, 2011Always verify and adapt these recommendations for the OS Install.
HP 10.20 OS Install – Setup 8.xx series (D, E class, 9000’s)
1. Insert HP-UX 10.20 Install and Core OS into the CD ROM drive.
2. Reboot the machine with sync;reboot
3. Press any key to interrupt the boot process
4. Enter the following: boot 16/5.2
5. Choose N to not interact with IPL.
6. Highlight “Install HP-UX”
7. Press enter
8. Choose Yes to set up Networking
9. Press enter
10. Hit ctrl-c to stop the DHCP search
11. Enter the machine’s hostname (Not the fully qualified hostname. “newhost” not “newhost.com”)
12. Enter the IP address of the OUTSIDE interface
13. Enter the IP of the Router
14. Enter the correct netmask
15. This information is NOT temporary, choose no.
16. Tab to OK, press return.
17. Choose Standard LVM configuration, press return
18. Change Primary Swap to 256 (highlight, press return, down arrow, return)
19. Tab to OK, press return.
20. Tab to Modify FS parameters, press enter.
21. Change the configuration to the following parameters.
NOTE: This is done by highlighting the appropriate entry, pressing TAB to the “size” entry, deleting the old entry, entering the new value, pressing “TAB” to the modify option and hitting return.
/ – 64 MB
/stand – 128 MB
(swap)- 256 MB (this value should already be set)
/home – 20 MB(this value should already be set)
/opt – 252 MB (this value should already be set)
/tmp – 64 MB
/usr – 500 MB
/var – remaining free (>400 MB)
22. Choose OK, press return
23. Choose OK, press return
24. Choose Continue, press return
25. Wait for all the filesets to be installed (about an hour, depending on the speed of the system.)
26. Once they are done, enter y and press return
27. enter y and press return again
28. Press return
29. Enter y and press return yet again
30. Choose the proper timezone
31. Follow the onscreen directions (yes, they do actually make sense)
32. Set the root password (currently using $shadow$ as the password)
33. Follow the onscreen directions
34. Set the IP address information
35. Follow the onscreen directions
36. Choose Yes for Additional Network Parameters
37. Press return
38. Enter the Subnet
39. Follow the onscreen directions
40. Choose Yes for Additional Network Parameters- DNS
41. Enter the DNS information (newhost.com – 10.99.200.51)
42. Press return
43. Choose NO for NIS
44. Choose
s for skip font server setup
45. Choose y, return
46. Return
47. Insert the Applications CD as it is rebooting
48. Login as root
49. Type mount –o cdcase /dev/dsk/c0t2d0 /SD_CDROM
50. Type sam
51. Press Return
52. Choose “Software Management”
53. Choose “Install Software to Localhost”
54. The Specify source screen will appear, Tab to “OK” and press enter
55. Choose OK on the popup screen
56. Arrow down to the 100VF-AnyLan/9000 EISA package. NOTE: The Multiprocessor HP uses the 100BT EISA drivers.
57. Press the spacebar to highlight it.
58. Press ALT (which is the F2 key) +A
59. Press m for “mark for install”
60. Press enter, and enter again
61. Yes should appear in the “Marked” column
62. Press ALT (which is the F2 key) +A
63. Arrow down to Install (analysis) and press enter.
64. Select OK, press enter
65. Select Yes and Yes again.
66. The “done” option will be available when the install is complete. Select Done and press return.
67. Select OK and press return.
68. The system should auto reboot at this time
69. Login as root
70. Type lanscan
71. You should see all of your installed interfaces. If you do not, it’s because the incorrect package was installed. Please do steps 47 to 67 again with the correct package.
72. Congratulations, you must now configure your nic. DO NOT USE the ifconfig command.
73. Type sam, press return
74. Press return
75. Choose Networking and Communications
76. Press enter
77. Choose Network Interface Cards
78. Press enter
79. Choose your inside interface (it should not be configured)
80. Press ALT (which is the F2 key) +A
81. Choose Configure
82. Enter the IP address, the alias (eg, griffey-internal.newhost.com), and the netmask for the interface.
83. Choose OK
84. The configuration should appear on the screen
85. Press F8 (exit)
86. Press F8 (exit) again
87. Use the ifconfig command to make sure the interface is up.
88. Almost there…Stay on Target
89. Insert the EXT SW (Extension Software) Disk in the CD-ROM
90. Type sam and press return
91. Press Return
92. Choose Disks and Filesystems
93. Choose Disk Devices
94. Highlight the CD-ROM using the spacebar
95. Press ALT (which is the F2 key) +A
96. Choose Add
97. Choose Not Using the Logical Volume Manager
98. Press return
99. Type /SD_CDROM for the “mount directory”
100. Un-check the “At every system boot” box
101. Choose ‘OK”
102. Press enter
103. When it is done mounting, press F8
“MsoNormal”>104. Arrow up to “..go up”
105. Press enter
106. Choose Software Management
107. Press Enter
108. Arrow down to Install Software to Localhost
109. Press Enter
110. The Specify source screen will appear, Tab to the line that has /SD_CDROM in it.
111. Change it to say /SD_CDROM/XSW800GR1020
112. Tab to “OK” and press enter
113. When the contents are displayed, highlight it (using the spacebar)
114. Press F2 (alt) + a
115. Press m (for mark for install)
116. It should now say Yes in the Marked? Column.
117. Press F2 (alt) + a
118. Press I (for install)
119. Choose OK
120. Choose Yes
121. Choose Yes
122. Tab to “Done” when it becomes available.
123. Press return
124. Choose OK
125. Choose OK again
It should now auto-reboot.
You are now finished, unless you have multiple interfaces. If so, please repeat steps 72 to 86 to set up any other interfaces.