Using the Ignite-UX Interface

The following sections will guide you in using the Ignite-UX graphical and terminal interfaces.

Choosing a Language for Interaction

After booting from media, you will first see the following screen on systems that have a PS2 keyboard:

Figure 3-8 Selecting a Keyboard Language

Enter the number of the keyboard language you are using. Then press Enter. This selection determines the key layout of the console keyboard.

Welcome Screen

Figure 3-9 Title not available (Welcome Screen)

========================================================================
 
                         Welcome to Ignite-UX!
 
  Use the <tab> key to navigate between fields, and the arrow keys
  within fields.  Use the <return/enter> key to select an item.
  Use the <return> or <space-bar> to pop-up a choices list.  If the
  menus are not clear, select the "Help" item for more information.
 
  Hardware Summary:         System Model: 9000/712/80
  +----------------------------------------------------------+ [ Scan Again  ]
  | Disks: 4  (  5.8GB) |  Floppies: 1   | LAN cards:   2    |
  | CDs:   1            |  Tapes:    0   | Memory:     32Mb  |
  | Graphics Ports: 1   |  IO Buses: 2   |                   | [ H/W Details ]
  +----------------------------------------------------------+
 
                       [      Install HP-UX       ]
 
                       [   Run a Recovery Shell   ]
 
                       [    Advanced Options      ]
 
 
          [  Reboot  ]                              [  Help  ]
 
=========================================================================

This Terminal User Interface (TUI) screen summarizes the information found by an initial scan of your target hardware.

Tab to "H/W Details" and press Enter to get a detailed scan of your hardware. (You can also do the same thing by pressing D — see the "Shortcuts" note).
Tab to "Install HP-UX" and press Enter to continue with configuring the installation.
Tab to "Run a Recovery Shell" to manually run HP-UX commands, for example, in order to recover a system that has crashed. From the interactive shell, the /sbin/loadfile command can be used to load commands that you may need to recover the system. This function is for advanced users only.
Tab to "Advanced Options" to get version information and to make changes in process controls.




	Shortcuts : Tips for using the TUI (character) interface: If you prefer to use the keyboard to manipulate the Install interface, you can do so by typing the underlined letter of an item (such as "`I`" for `I`nstall HP-UX). For general screen help, choose the Help button at the bottom of each screen. For context-sensitive help, press f1 or CTRL-f. Use CTRL-k to get navigation key help.

If you selected "H/W Details" in the "Welcome" screen, you will see the following detailed scan of your target hardware:

Figure 3-10 Title not available (Welcome Screen)

Select Media or Network Installation

If you selected "Install HP-UX" in the "Welcome" screen, you will see the following:

Figure 3-11 Title not available (Welcome Screen)

===========================================================================
                        User Interface and Media Options
 
   This screen lets you pick from options that will determine if an
   Ignite-UX server is used, and your user interface preference.
 
 Source Location Options:
   [ * ]  Media only installation
   [   ]  Media with Network enabled (allows use of SD depots)
   [   ]  Ignite-UX server based installation
 
 User Interface Options:
   [ * ]  Guided Installation   (recommended for basic installs)
   [   ]  Advanced Installation (recommended for disk and filesystem management)
   [   ]  Remote graphical interface running on the Ignite-UX server
 
   Hint: If you need to make LVM size changes, or want to set the
         final networking parameters during the install, you will
         need to use the Advanced mode (or remote graphical interface).
 
 
 
 
   [   OK   ]                  [ Cancel ]                         [  Help  ]
 
================================================================================

Select the Source-Location of installation, by typing an "*" in the box.

Select among the User Interface options to designate where you intend to control the installation from. A Remote graphical interface assumes that you have an Ignite-UX server configured and available.




	NOTE: If you only wish to access an SD depot over the network, then you should choose Media with Network enabled.... You will then be able to specify the SD depot later during the media install. The third selection requiring a network server be configured and available.

Select Guided Installation. This has the following characteristics:
- Instructions for each procedure.
- "Mainstream" configuration.
- Default disk layout (e.g., no detailed LVM formatting).
For a full Ignite-UX interface install (TUI mode), select Advanced Installation. You will see the interface shown in Figure 3-16 “Title not available (Advanced Media Installation (TUI) )”, with the same functionality as is described in “Using the Ignite-UX Interface. ”, but with TUI navigation. If you need to make adjustments to LVM parameters, select the Advanced Installation.

Network Information

(You will not see this screen if you are doing a media-only installation).

Figure 3-12 netmedia

You can enter networking information on this screen. When you have entered the needed information, tab to OK and press Enter.

Guided Installation

If you selected the Guided Installation from the User Interface Options menu, you will be using the Task Wizard illustrated here. The Task Wizard is intended to provide help for a first-time user of Ignite-UX by providing on-screen explanation and a limited number of steps to accomplish a basic installation.

Note that the Task Wizard is available only on a client-managed (standalone) installation, and is presented in character-mode (TUI).

The Task Wizard Welcome Screen

Figure 3-13 Title not available (Guided Installation )

TUI Navigation and Shortcuts

In TUI mode, you will be able to use the keyboard to navigate. Press CTRL-K for detailed keyboard help at any time.

HP-family terminals display function key labels (also called softkey labels) at the bottom of the window. These labels vary depending on the type of window being displayed, but the functions of f1-f4 are consistent:

       Key            Meaning
 
 
       f1             Help on Context
 
       f2             Alt  (a modifier key)
 
       f3             Select/Unselect
 
       f4             Menubar on/off

To navigate in a typical TUI screen, you will be doing the following:

Highlight the field you want, using Tab, if necessary.
Press Enter to open a list in a selector field.
Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight a selection.
Press Enter again to select the item.
Tab to the next field.
- You may also have to take some action, such as select OK or Modify in order to activate your selection. You can use the local help for the screen (f1 or Help) to get specific information.
- As a shortcut to specifying an action, you can type the underlined letter of an item (such as "C" for Cancel) to activate the item without highlighting it.

The Task Wizard: Selecting a System Configuration

Figure 3-14 Title not available (Guided Installation )

Task Wizard Topics

This screen enables you to select a system environment, such as CDE ("Common Desktop Environment") to interact with on the target system. Select Next to continue to a following screen. Select Back to return to a previous screen. On the last screen, you will select Finish to execute the installation.

If you want to cancel out of the process at any time, select Cancel. You will see the choices in Figure 3-15 “Title not available (Guided Installation )”.

The rest of the wizard screens let you do the following tasks:

Select a root disk.
Specify the amount of root swap space.
Select a file system type.
Specify root volume group disks.
Select a language(s).
Select a user license.
Select Additional Software.
Pre-install disk information. (To allow you to exclude disks from the install.)
Pre-install check information. (To allow you to review errors or warnings.)
System Summary. (To allow you to see a summary of the install configuration prior to executing it.)

The Task Wizard: Exiting

Figure 3-15 Title not available (Guided Installation )

If you want to leave the Task Wizard mode at any time, select the Cancel button, or press C. You will have the choices illustrated in Figure 3-15 “Title not available (Guided Installation )”.

You may want to leave the Task Wizard in order to do more advanced disk configuration or to add hardware, for example, in which case you can restart Ignite-UX in advanced mode in this screen.

Advanced Media Installation (TUI)

If you choose to run an advanced interface for the media install, you will see the following on the system you are installing:

Figure 3-16 Title not available (Advanced Media Installation (TUI) )

If you had been doing the individual installation from an Ignite-UX server, you would see a similar screen in GUI format, with full mouse functionality. The configuration which you can do on each of the tabs, in TUI and in GUI, is the same. Go to “Installing from the Server ” for the step-by-step details of an advanced installation as illustrated in the GUI.