NIM HOW TOs
How to define a standalone machine in NIM.
nim -o define -t standalone \
-a platform=chrp \
-a if1="subnet-74 FQDN of Machine 0" \
-a cable_type1=tp \
-a net_settings1="speed duplex" \
-a netboot_kernel="up or mp \
name of resource
How to initiate an install of a machine from a mksysb image.
nim -o bos_inst \
-a source=mksysb \
-a spot=aix520-01_spot \
-a mksysb=base520-02-64bit_mksysb or base520-02-32bit_mksysb \
-a accept_licenses=yes \
-a preserve_res=yes \
-a installp_flags="cNgXY" \
-a fb_script=osg-mksysb-install_firstboot \
name of resource
If you do not want the machine to be rebooted right now, then add the following:
-a no_client_boot=yes
How to reset the NIM state of a machine.
nim -o reset \
name of resource
You can add the following to force a reset
-a force=yes
If after you try to reset the state and try to install again and you are told that the resource is still allocated run the following:
nim -Fo deallocate \
-a subclass=all name of resource
How to take a mksysb of a machine.
nim -o define -t mksysb \
-a server=master \
-a location=/export/nim/mksysb/<name of resource>.mksysb \
-a source=resource name of machine to take mksysb \
-a mk_image=yes \
-a mksysb_flags='e'\
-a exclude_files=osg-default_exclude \
name of resource
How to make a NIM exclude file.
nim -o define -t exclude_files \
-a server=master
-a location=/export/nim/misc/osg-default.exclude \
osg-default_exclude
How to define a script resource in NIM.
nim -o define -t script \
-a server=master \
-a location=/export/nim/misc/<name of the resource>.sh \
name of resource
How to define a firstboot script.
nim -o define -t fb_script \
name of the mksysb
How to remove a NIM resource.
nim -o remove \
-a rm_image=yes \
name of the mksysb
Note that this process doesremove the mksysb file on disk.
Updating installed software
nimclient -o cust \
-a lpp_source=lpp source \
-a installp_bundle=installp bundle