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Contents
1 Caveats:
2 Prepare the NIM Master
3 Install the latest AIX maintenance level and patches
4 Install the optional NIM software bundles
5 Prepare the system files
6 Configure TCP/IP tunables
7 Configure the file/filesystem limits
8 Create Filesystems
9 Configure NIM environment
10 Cleanup Nim Image
11 Create mksysb of server
12 Define Client
13 Prepare Nim Master for Client install
14 Check the status on the NIM Master and NIM Client
15 Backout a system enabled for isntallation
16 Defining Additional Resources
Caveats:
1. The NIM master must always be at the highest AIX and TLs of any of its clients.
2. Do not use dots or special characters in any of the NIM panes, except IP addresses.
3. Hostname resolution between the NIM master and the clients must be reliable in both directions.
4. MKSYSB only backsup the rootvg.
bos.net.tcp.server
bos.net.nfs.server
bos.sysmgt.nim.master
bos.sysmgt.nim.spot
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hosts=local,bind4
YPBIND_MAXWAIT=30
edit /etc/hosts to include the IP/Host pairs for the machines to build
Create Filesystems
NIM resources are stored in /export. Sub-directories are created for each technology level (TL).
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/export
/release-level
/lppsource
/spot
For example:
/export
/aix53tl6
/lppsource
/spot
As of this writing, each TL will take up about 4GB of space. You can create a new filesystem for each TL.
mount /export/aix53ml4
mount /export/mksysb
mount /export/res
cd /export/aix53ml4
mkdir lppsource
mkdir spot
smitty nim
smitty bffcreate
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smitty nim
smitty nim
smitty bffcreate
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DIRECTORY for storing software package [/export/aix53ml4/lppsource]
DIRECTORY for temporary storage during copying [/tmp]
EXTEND file systems if space needed? yes
Process multiple volumes? yes
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smitty nim
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Create /etc/exclude.rootvg
/export/aix53ml4
/export/mksysb
/export/nim
/export/res
/smit.log
/smit.script
<Enter>
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(leave blank to include all files in backup)
Enter
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Define Client
smitty nim
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installp Flags
COMMIT software updates? [yes]
SAVE replaced files? [no]
AUTOMATICALLY install requisite software? [yes]
EXTEND filesystems if space needed? [yes]
OVERWRITE same or newer versions? [no]
VERIFY install and check file sizes? [no]
ACCEPT new license agreements? [yes]
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blast:
class = machines
type = standalone
connect = shell
platform = chrp
netboot_kernel = mp
if1 = install_network blast 0
cable_type1 = tp
Cstate = BOS installation has been enabled
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prev_state = ready for a NIM operation
Mstate = not running
boot = boot
lpp_source = lppsource_aix53ml4
nim_script = nim_script
spot = spot_aix53ml4
control = master
lsnim -l lppsource_aix53ml4
lppsource_aix53ml4:
class = resources
type = lpp_source
arch = power
Rstate = ready for use
prev_state = unavailable for use
location = /export/aix53ml4/lppsource
simages = yes
alloc_count = 1
server = master
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