Quick Start Guide

for Easy Setup

hp-ux 11.0
Revised 1/25/01

For more information, go to:

www.hp.com/go/easy-setup
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Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0

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Preface
Quick Start Guide for Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0 describes how to set up your system with the pre-loaded
operating system.
This manual assumes that you have unpacked your system and connected the hardware as described in
the instructions shipped with your product.

Related Information Included with Your System

For more information, refer to:
• CD Install for Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0
• HP Instant Information CD

Problems, Questions, and Suggestions

For more information, go to:
www.hp.com/go/easy-setup
If you have comments, suggestions, or questions, send email to:
easy-setup_hpux@hp.com
We respond to all email.

Documentation Conventions
Unless otherwise noted in the text, this guide uses the following symbolic conventions.

user-supplied values Italic words or characters in syntax and command descriptions represent values you
must supply.

screen display Information that the system displays, commands that you must use literally, and
path names appear in this typeface.
Enter Keycaps and user interface elements appear in this typeface.

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Contents

Using the Easy Setup Instant Ignition System .................................................................................... 11

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Decide How to Proceed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Instant Ignition Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
For More Information on Easy Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Task A: Connect the System to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What’s Next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Task B: Modify the File System Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Understanding the File System and Logical Volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
For More Details on File System Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Understanding Swap Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Swap Priority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The Default File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the System Administration Manager (SAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Working with Logical Volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Creating a Logical Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Modifying or Removing a Logical Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Extending a Logical Volume with SAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Extending a Logical Volume in Single-User Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Working with Volume Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Creating a Volume Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Extending or Removing a Volume Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Task C: Configure for Your NFS File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Understanding AutoFS and automounter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
About the -hosts Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configuring Automounting Using AutoFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring Automounting Using automounter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring the nsswitch.conf File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Static Mounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Task D: Perform Optional Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Introduction

Introduction
Your Easy Setup hp-ux workstation comes with hp-ux preinstalled and configured. You can use
this default setup, called Easy Setup Instant Ignition, or cold install the software yourself from the CD.
The benefit of installing the system yourself is that you have more control over the file system layout.
On the default system:
• The two disks are placed in one volume group (meaning they appear to the system as one disk).
• The disks are striped (meaning they are accessed simultaneously to improve performance).
• There is equal swap on both disks (which gives the same performance benefits as striping).
This setup is explained in detail in “The Default File System” on page 18.

Decide How to Proceed

MAKE A
DECISION • If you can use the default setup, go to the “Instant Ignition Overview” on page 13 in this manual.
• If you want to install from CD, go to “CD Install Overview” on page 11 in CD Install for Easy
Setup hp-ux 11.0.
• If you need to learn more, use the following tables to determine which method to use.

Install from CD if you want to... Because... Refer to...

Keep persistent data on one disk and You can organize your file system CD Install for Easy
system files on the other disk. in a way that will make maintaining Setup hp-ux 11.0.
the system easier.
You do not need to
Delete or substantially change the You must do this prior to installing use this guide.
preconfigured file system layout. the system.

Specify which software will be You can tailor the software load to
loaded on the system. your environment.

Use the default system if you... Because... Refer to...

Want to get the system up as quickly The system’s defaults let you get This guide.
as possible. the system up fast.
You may need to
Had additional software preinstalled Installing from CD overwrites your refer to CD Install
(such as compilers), but did not preinstalled software. To reinstall for Easy Setup
order a media kit. the compilers and other add-on hp-ux 11.0.
software, you need your media kit.

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Instant Ignition Overview

Instant Ignition Overview

If you’ve chosen Easy Setup Instant Ignition, you will do the following:

A Connect the system

to the network.
You’ll be connected in five easy steps. See “Task A: Connect the System
to the Network” on page 14.

B Modify your file

system layout.
The system can be used as soon as it is connected to
the network. However, you will probably want to
See “Task B: Modify the File
System Layout” on page 16.
make some modifications to your file system.
Note: If you want to increase the size of /, you must
install from CD.

C Choose how to
mount your NFS
You can mount NFS file systems two ways: See “Task C: Configure for Your
NFS File System” on page 23.
file system. • With automounting. You can use either AutoFS
(default) or automounter. AutoFS offers several
advantages over automounter; however, some
applications may have problems with AutoFS.
The older automounter is slower than AutoFS and
limits data files to a maximum of 2 GB.
• With static mounts (using /etc/fstab). In
some situations, static mounts are the best
solution.

D Perform optional,
but recommended,
You may want to: See CD Install for Easy Setup
hp-ux 11.0.
modifications to • Set up NIS+ client services.
the setup. • Add local users.
• Modify kernel parameters.

You may need to refer to CD Install for Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0 in certain situations.

For More Information on Easy Setup

For additional technical references and the most current version of this document, visit:
• www.hp.com/go/easy-setup
If you questions, comments, or suggestions, please send email to:

• easy-setup_hpux@hp.com
We respond to all email.

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Task A: Connect the System to the Network

Task A: Connect the System to the Network

1. Gather system information.
You need the:

• Hostname. The hostname must be 8 characters or fewer (for example, snoopy). The fully
qualified domain name must be 64 characters or fewer (for example: snoopy.hp.com).
• IP address
• Subnetwork mask
• Gateway IP address
• DNS domain name (for example, hp.com)
• DNS server IP address
• NIS domain name if using NIS (for example, hp.com)
• Time
• Time zone
• New root password
• Network settings. Check with your network administrator to verify the duplex setting (full,
half, or auto) and speed (10 or 100 Mbits/sec) of your network connection.
2. Check connections and settings.

• If you are using a graphics monitor, make sure the keyboard, mouse, and monitor are attached
properly.
• If you are using a serial (RS-232/terminal) console, you must disconnect the keyboard, mouse,
and monitor from the system. Use common settings (baud rate = 9600, data bits = 8, parity =
none, stop bits = 1, flow control = none). To connect from a Windows system or Sun system,
see “Working with Consoles and Serial Terminal Emulators” on page 44 in CD Install for Easy
Setup hp-ux 11.0 for more information.
3. Turn on the system and check for activity.
The LCD display on the system indicates various system checks, then displays either:
Console is SER_1 for terminal (for example, DEC VT100 on serial port 1)
Console is GRAPHx for graphics, where x is the slot number of the graphics card
Shortly after this message appears, you should see activity on your monitor or terminal. Note the
following:
• If there is no activity on your graphics monitor, press Tab. The system cycles through various
monitor settings at 20-second intervals. When you see activity, press Enter to save the setting.
• If your graphics monitor still shows no activity, try connecting with a serial line. See “Working
with Consoles and Serial Terminal Emulators” on page 44 in CD Install for Easy Setup hp-ux
11.0.
• If you still do not see console activity, power off the workstation, verify your connections and
settings, and try again.

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4. Configure your network connection.

You must perform this step if you are using the built-in network interface. For PCI LAN interfaces,
see “Setting Up an Optional Network Card” on page 52 in CD Install for Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0.

a. When prompted, press any key to stop the boot process.

b. Execute the appropriate command:

• If your network uses auto detect, execute:

co lanconfig auto
• If your network uses full or half duplex, execute:
co lanconfig speed/duplex_setting
where speed is 10 or 100 (Mbits/sec), and duplex_setting is full_dx or half_dx.
For example:
co lanconfig 100/full_dx
Check with your network administrator for the proper settings. Note that this only affects the
built-in LAN interface.
c. Execute the “boot” command to restart the boot process:
bo
d. When the system asks if you want to interact with IPL (initial program loader), press N.

NOTE This is a very important step that will affect your system performance. If you did not stop the boot
process in time, perform these steps by rebooting after you complete the system setup.

5. Enter networking information when prompted.

When you select the NIS server, enter a dot (.) in the NIS server field to indicate that you want to
locate the NIS server automatically. You must enter the NIS domain name to allow the system to
autodetect and use either the master or slave servers. After you enter the dot (.), the install
interface will say (not set). Ignore this message.

What’s Next?
You can use the system as soon as it is connected to the network. However, you will likely want to:
• Modify the file system. The first two pages of the next section (“Task B: Modify the File System
Layout” on page 16) explain how to set up and manage the file system.
• Configure NFS. See “Task C: Configure for Your NFS File System” on page 23 for a description
of the two configuration methods.
For example, if you are mounting /home using NFS, you may want to perform both of these tasks. In
this case, you would comment out the mounting of /home in /etc/fstab. Then you could delete the
corresponding logical volume used for /home locally, which would turn the disk space used by
/home into unallocated space.

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Task B: Modify the File System Layout

Understanding the File System and Logical Volumes

On hp-ux, disk space is managed through logical volumes. Logical volumes are implemented by the
Logical Volume Manager (LVM), a set of commands for handling your system's entire disk storage.
LVM combines one or more physical disk devices into a complete disk management system, allowing
you to allocate disk space according to current need.
Before you plan your disk layout, understand the following terms:

• Physical Volume — a hard disk.

• Volume Group — a collection of one or more physical volumes. Each collection appears to the
operating system as a single disk. A physical volume can belong to only one volume group.
• Logical Volume — a slice of a volume group (similar to a Sun Slice).
Like disks, logical volumes can hold file systems, raw data areas, dump areas, or swap areas.
Unlike disks, logical volumes let you choose their size when you create them and later expand that
size. You can also spread logical volumes across multiple disks.
• Physical/Logical Extents — the smallest unit of space that LVM can allocate.
Physical extent is the breakdown of the physical volume. Logical extent is the break-down of the
Logical Volume. The default size for each of these is 4 MB. When you create file systems, swap,
or raw slices, the system rounds to multiple of 4 MB.

For More Details on File System Layout

Go to docs.hp.com and search for “striped” or “swap” to access a wealth of information on these
topics and on file system layout.

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Understanding Swap Space

Swap space is initially allocated when you configure your disks. There are three types of swap space:
• Device Swap — This type of swap space occupies a logical volume (slice), which is then reserved
expressly for paging and swapping.
• File System Swap — You can use available space in a file system for swap space. Setting up such
file system swap space allows for extra swap if there is occasional need for more than the allocated
device swap space. It is used only when device swap space is insufficient.
• Pseudo-Swap — You can use system memory as a third type of swap space. In hp-ux, swap space
can consist of up to seven-eighths (87.5%) of system memory capacity.
By default, pseudo-swap space is configured to be available. If you do not want to use it, re-set the
tunable system parameter, swapmem_on, to 0 (“off”).

Swap Priority
When you add swap areas, you can assign a priority to each. Priorities range from 0 to 10:
0 (highest priority)
1 (default)

10 (lowest priority)

The system uses the swap areas with higher priority first. The system gives device swap priority over
file system swap when each has the same priority.
Follow these guidelines:

• If you have multiple swap devices on different physical hard disks and the swap devices have
similar performance, assign each an identical priority. This allows the system to use each of them
on an interleaved basis, which enhances performance.
• Assign higher priorities to the swap areas that have faster performance and lower priorities to areas
that are slower.
• File system swap should only be used as an overflow to device swap.

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The Default File System

NOTE The CD Install for Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0 manual explains file system configuration in detail.

Looking at the default file system layout will help you decide how to lay out your own file system.
The pre-loaded system is configured as follows:

• The two hard disks are set up in one volume group.

The two disks are grouped in a way that makes them appear to the system as one disk.
• The two disks are striped.
Disk striping can increase the performance of applications that read and write large, sequentially
accessed files. Data access is performed over the two disks simultaneously, resulting in a
decreased amount or read/write time as compared to the same operation on a single disk.
• There is equal swap space on both disks.
This allows the system to access swap areas on the two disks simultaneously, giving the same
performance benefits as striping.
Below are approximate file system sizes for a default system with two 18 GB disks striped and 4 GB
RAM. Additionally, lvol2 and lvol4 are each 4096 MB and are used as swap space. About 22.8
GB of disk space is unallocated.
File system kbytes used avail %used Mounted on
/dev/vg00/lvol3 143360 24837 111180 18% /
/dev/vg00/lvol1 82480 18456 55776 25% /stand
/dev/vg00/lvol9 827392 413053 388543 52% /var
/dev/vg00/lvol8 811008 586050 210910 74% /usr
/dev/vg00/lvol5 262114 1354 244557 1% /tmp
/dev/vg00/lvol7 811008 499424 292132 63% /opt
/dev/vg00/lvol6 24576 1114 22002 5% /home
Figure 1 shows how this file system is managed with LVM.

Figure 1 Default File System as Managed with LVM

Logical Volume 4
Disks 1 and 2 combine to Volume group 00 is divided set up as swap space
create volume group 00. into 9 logical volumes.
Logical Volume 3
mounted on /
Disk 1
(logical
18 GB
volumes
Logical Volume 2 5 through 9
Volume Group 00 set up as swap space are mounted
36 GB
as described
Disk 2
above)
18 GB Logical Volume 1
mounted on /stand some disk
space is
unallocated

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Using the System Administration Manager (SAM)

HP’s System Administration Manager (SAM) helps you perform most system administration tasks.
For example, SAM lets you add, modify, or delete file systems, logical volumes, or volume groups.
To start SAM, login as root, then execute sam.
The X-Windows version of SAM uses a graphical user interface. If you are using a terminal
(non-graphics monitor), you will have the text version of SAM. Use the Tab and Arrow keys to
navigate in the text version.

Working with Logical Volumes

Creating a Logical Volume

You have at least one volume group: vg00. You may have created other volume groups during
installation. You can use SAM to create, modify, or delete logical volumes within your volume
groups.

1. Start SAM. Go to Disks and File Systems, then go to Logical Volumes.

2. Select Actions > Create.
3. Click Select Volume Group.
4. Select one of the existing volume groups, then click OK.
5. Create the logical volume. Go to Define New Logical Volume(s) and set the following:

• LV Name: the default naming convention is lvol1, lvol2, lvol3, etc.

• LV Size in MB: the approximate free MB remaining on the disk(s) is noted below the LV Size
field.
• Usage: select File System, Swap Device, or None (Raw) from the drop-down list, then
specify the necessary information.
If you select File System, specify the:

— Mount Directory (for example, /scratch or /project)

— Modify FS Defaults: VxFS (journaled) is the default. It is a Veritas file system, which can
handle large volumes of data. HFS (non-journaled) is a plain UNIX file system (UFS). Set
the following:
— Access: read/write or read only
— Allow Large Files: allows files larger than 2 GB (by default, this option is off; we
recommend you turn it on)
— When to Mount: select Now and Every System Boot
— VxFS Options: use the defaults (see the online help for more information)
If you select Swap Device, specify:

— Swap Priority
— Enable status

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6. Go to Modify LV Defaults. Note the following:

• General: When you set up a swap device, select Use Contiguous Allocation for best
performance (recommended, but not required). You can turn it off, however, if the LVM
system cannot allocate that much contiguous space.
• Mirroring: Available only when you install the optional Mirror Disk System software package,
which lets you create a mirror of the working disk. For more information, see the Mirror-UX
documentation.
• Striping: Available if you have two or more disks in your volume group. If you use striping,
we recommend you set the stripe size to 64 KB.
7. Select Add and OK to exit the screens.
The logical volume is now created.

Modifying or Removing a Logical Volume

Do not delete any logical volumes that hold standard hp-ux file systems, such as /, /opt, /stand,
/tmp, /usr, or /var.

1. Start SAM. Go to Disks and File Systems, then go to Volume Groups.

2. Select the logical volume you want to modify or remove.
3. Select either:

• Actions > Modify. Make your changes, then click OK.

• Actions > Remove. Click OK.

Extending a Logical Volume with SAM

You must unmount a logical volume before you extend it. Keep in mind that certain file systems
cannot be unmounted while the system is in multiuser mode; you may need to boot to single-user
mode.
The / file system cannot be extended unless you have On-Line VxFS.
If you purchased the On-Line VxFS software, you can extend a file system while it is mounted.
For unmounted or advanced VxFS file systems, do the following:

1. Start SAM. Go to Disks and File Systems, then go to Logical Volumes.

2. Select the logical volume to extend.
3. Select Actions > Increase Size. Enter the new size, then click OK.

NOTE You cannot decrease the size of a logical volume. To make a logical volume smaller, you must back
up the data in the logical volume, remove the logical volume, recreate the volume with the reduced
size, and restore the data. (Make sure the reduced size is large enough to hold the data you need
to restore.)

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Extending a Logical Volume in Single-User Mode

1. Boot the system to single-user mode:

a. Boot the system. When prompted, press any key to stop the boot process.
b. Restart the boot process. Execute:
bo
c. When asked if you want to interact with IPL (initial program loader), press Y.
d. At the ISL prompt, execute:
hpux -is
2. After the system boots, execute the “logical volume extend” command:
lvextend -L size_in_MB /dev/volume_group/logical_volume
Example:
lvextend -L 600 /dev/vg00/lvol5

NOTE If you do not know the logical volume name, use cat to list /etc/fstab. This shows the logical
volume names.

3. Execute the “extend file system” command:

extendfs -F FS_type /dev/volume_group/logical_volume
Example:
extendfs -F vxfs /dev/vg00/lvol5
4. Reboot the system or execute:
init 3 (to switch to multi-user mode)

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Task B: Modify the File System Layout

Working with Volume Groups

You can create new volume groups or extend existing volume groups if you have additional disks.

Creating a Volume Group

1. Start SAM. Go to Disks and File Systems, then go to Volume Groups.

2. Select Actions > Create. The Create New Volume screen appears.
3. Create the volume group. Use the interface to:
• Select New Volume Group Name. The default naming convention is: vg00 (root volume),
vg01, vg02, vg03, etc.
• Select the disk(s) you want to add to the volume group.

4. If desired, create logical volumes. Go to Define New Logical Volume(s) and specify the
information required (see “Creating a Logical Volume” on page 19).
5. Select OK and Add to exit the screens.

Extending or Removing a Volume Group

You can extend a volume group only if you have additional disks.
You cannot remove the root volume group (vg00).

1. Start SAM. Go to Disks and File Systems, then go to Volume Groups.

2. Select the volume group you want to extend or remove.
3. Select either:
• Actions > Extend, then Select the Disk(s) to add to the volume group. Click OK.

• Actions > Remove. Click OK.

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Task C: Configure for Your NFS File System

Task C: Configure for Your NFS File System

You can mount NFS file systems two ways:
• Automounting. The two methods of automounting — AutoFS and automounter — are explained
in the next section.
• Static mounts (for example, with /etc/fstab). In some situations, static mounts are the best
solution.

NOTE The local directory that you configure as the NFS mount point should be empty. If it is not empty, any
local files or directories it contains are hidden and inaccessible when the remote directory is mounted
over it.

Understanding AutoFS and automounter

Two methods are available to automount NFS: AutoFS (the default), and automounter. AutoFS has
several advantages over automounter:

• AutoFS can mount any type of file system, including NFS Protocol Version (PV) 3, while
automounter can mount only NFS PV 2. (NFS PV 3 generally offers higher performance than
NFS PV 2, and it lets you set the read/write size. NFS PV 3 also can handle files larger than 2 GB,
while NFS PV 2 cannot.)
• With AutoFS, the configured mount points are the actual mount points. The automounter method
mounts directories under /tmp_mnt and creates symbolic links from the configured mount points
to the actual ones under /tmp_mnt.
• You do not need to stop AutoFS to change your automount maps. The AutoFS daemon runs
continuously. When you make a change to an automount map, you execute automount, which
rereads the maps and then terminates. In contrast, automounter must be killed and restarted
whenever you make a change to an automount map.

About the -hosts Map

The -hosts map is a “built-in” automounting map. For example, if server sage globally exports /opt
and /apps, and a user on your NFS client executes cd /net/sage/opt/frame, the subdirectory
/sage is created under /net, and /opt and /apps are mounted under /sage.

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Task C: Configure for Your NFS File System

Configuring Automounting Using AutoFS

AutoFS is the default for both the HP factory preinstalled system and the CD-installed system. Follow
these steps if you are using automounter and want to change to AutoFS.
1. In /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf, the following activates AutoFS:
AUTOMOUNT=1
AUTOFS=1
2. Modify any scripts you have that kill and restart your automount (AutoFS rarely needs to be
restarted). If you need to make changes to your automounting maps, run the
/usr/sbin/automount program after modifying the maps.

NOTE Make sure none of your maps are executable. If the “x” permission bit is set on any automounting
map file, the system hangs when a mount is attempted. Set permissions to 644 (rw for owner, r for
group and others).

3. Increase the block transfer size to improve performance:

a. On the HP client, increase the read and write block sizes from the default value of 8192 to
32768:

i. Create the /etc/auto_home file with the contents:

* NFSServername:ExportDirectory/&
For example:
* dragon:/export/home/&
ii. In the /etc/auto_master file, add the following line:
/home auto_home -rsize=32768,wsize=32768

NOTE Do not use tabs — use only spaces. If you use a tab, AutoFS will not work.

b. Make sure the /etc/nsswitch.conf file has the following:

automount: files [NOTFOUND=continue] nis
c. Restart AutoFS. Execute:
/usr/sbin/automount

NOTE AutoFS creates any nonexistent directories between the root directory and the configured mount point.
For example, if you attempt to mount a remote file system on /dir1/dir2, AutoFS creates /dir1
and /dir1/dir2, then mounts the remote file system on it.

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Task C: Configure for Your NFS File System

Configuring Automounting Using automounter

Follow these steps if you are using AutoFS and want to change to automounter.
1. Stop the Automount daemon:
/sbin/init.d/nfs.client stop
2. In /etc/rc.config.d/nfsconf, set the following:
AUTOMOUNT=1
AUTOFS=0
3. On the HP client, add the following line to /etc/auto_master:
/home auto_home
4. Specify the servers:

a. Create /etc/auto_home.
b. Add the following line to /etc/auto_home:
* servername:/path/&
If you have multiple servers, you must add this line for each server. For example:
* dragon:/export/home/&
* laser:/export/home/&
5. Reboot the system.

Configuring the nsswitch.conf File

The nsswitch.conf file is put into place by Easy Setup. It must be set up according to your needs.
The default file is commented for your guidance.

Using Static Mounts

To add a static NFS mount:

1. Export the file system on the server.

2. Login as root and execute: sam
3. Go to Disk and File Systems, then to File Systems.
4. Select Actions > Add A Remote File System > Using NFS.
5. Enter the information, then click OK.
This mounts the remote file system and updates the /etc/fstab file to always mount on boot up
(assuming you left “when to mount” defaults checked).

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Task D: Perform Optional Modifications

Task D: Perform Optional Modifications

The system is ready to be used. However, you may want to perform the following optional tasks,
which are explained in CD Install for Easy Setup hp-ux 11.0.
• Set up NIS+ client services
• Add local users
• Modify kernel parameters

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