How to check and fix the lanboot select or lanboot with a profile fails (HP-UX) | How to Troubleshoot Ignite-UX lanboot problems

 lanboot select or lanboot with a profile fails

1) In the /etc/bootptab file when you enter the clients MAC Address for ha: there is no leading 0x required.

Check the server response from a client in the same network with bootpquery command.

See more on man bootpquery.



2) If TFTP is running in the Ignite-UX sevrer, try to get a file using TFTP from a client in the same network 

make tftp to the Ignite server and try getting the file that is /opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi and also for /opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.31/IINSTALL and /opt/ignite/boot/Rel_B.11.23/IINSTALLFS --- note well --If i remember the paths correctly.

basically on the ignite server in /etc/inted.conf make sure

tftp 
bootps
instl_boots are uncommented.

make sure that you run #inted -c after you make any changes to /etc/inetd.conf



3) in /etc/services on the ignite server, make sure that you are having ports open for

tftp 69
instl_boots 1067
instl_bootc 1068
bootps 67
bootpc 68 

are free and reachable.


4) also please note that 


/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi is intact on the server and also /etc/bootptab can show you that this entry is there as 

bf=/opt/ignite/boot/nbp.efi:\


Also make sure that there is no other competing DHCP server racing with the Ignite server on the network.