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    NIM HOW-TO GUIDE An instructional guide illustrating how to utilize NIM for installing base operating systems as well as other software.

    Table of Contents NIM MASTER SETUP.......................................................................................................1 NIM CLIENT SETUP.........................................................................................................4INSTALLING BASE OPERATING SYSTEM..................................................................9

    Server-side Preparati ! " Met# d A............................................................................9C$ie!t-side E%e&'ti ! " Met# d A............................................................................1(

    INSTALLING SO)T*ARE +IA NIM............................................................................,,

    NIM MASTER SETUP

    The NIM master must be configured, and lpp_source and S !T resources must be defined.

    "se this procedure for configuring the NIM master and creating basic installation resources usingSMIT.

    #. Insert the AI$% &olume # media into the appropriate dri'e of the designated mastermachine.

    (. To install the bos.sysmgt.nim.master fileset, enter the smit install_latest fast path.). "sing the *IST option, select +de'+cd for the IN "T de'ice+directory for software.-. Specify bos.sysmgt.nim.master as the S! T/A01 to install.

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    2. Accept the default 'alues for all other fields on this screen. After successful completion of

    this installation, e3it SMIT.4. To configure the NIM master, enter the smit nim_config_en' fast path.5. "sing the *IST option, select the rimary Networ6 Interface for the NIM Master.7. "sing the *IST option, select +de'+cd or +de'+rmt for the Input de'ice for installation +

    images field.8. If you will be supporting dis6less and dataless clients, select yes at the 9reate

    :is6less+:ataless Machine 0esources; field, and supply names for the resources to becreated.

    # . Select yes at the 0emo'e all newly added NIM definitions and file systems if any part ofthis operation fails; field. This will ma6e it easier to restart this procedure if failures occur.

    ##. Accept the default 'alues for all other fields on this screen.

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    Note:

    #. :epending on the speed of your machine, creating the basic NIM resources could be alengthy process.

    (. This procedure pro'ides the capability for much more than

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    ollow these instructions to add a standalone NIM client to the NIM en'ironment using SMIT.

    To add a standalone NIM client to the NIM en'ironment using SMIT, use Method A if the clientmachine is not running or if the client does not ha'e AI$% installed. Method A can also be used if

    !S is to be installed on the client and the client is to be networ6Bbooted manually or to initiatethe installation from a forceBpush operation. This procedure automatically adds NIM networ6swhen needed.

    To add a standalone NIM client that already has AI$ installed, use Method .

    If the NIM client being defined is on a networ6 that is not currently defined in the NIMen'ironment, the niminit command will fail. If this is the case, use Method A of this procedure todefine the client on the NIM master, and then follow the steps in Method to complete theconfiguration.

    METHOD A: Adding a client with the networ6 information using SMIT when client is notrunning

    ollow these steps to add a client with the networ6 information using SMIT when the client is notrunning.

    #. All NIM clients must be :NS resol'able from the NIM Master. efore adding a NIM client,be sure that the hostname of the NIM client is resol'able by way of the local +etc+hosts fileon the NIM Master.

    (. !n the NIM master, add a standalone client to the NIM en'ironment by typing the smitnim_m6mac fast path.

    ). Specify the host name of the client.

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    -. The ne3t SMIT screen displayed depends on whether NIM already has information about

    the clientCs networ6. Supply the 'alues for the reDuired fields or accept the defaults. "se thehelp information and the *IST option to help you specify the correct 'alues to add the clientmachine.

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    METHOD B: Adding a client with the networ6 information using SMIT when client is running

    ollow these steps to add a client with the networ6 information using SMIT when the client isrunning.

    #. All NIM clients must be :NS resol'able from the NIM Master. efore adding a NIM client, besure that the hostname of the NIM client is resol'able by way of the local +etc+hosts file onthe NIM Master.

    (. !n a system that you ha'e chosen to be a NIM client, 'erify that if the bos.sysmgt.nim.clientfileset is installed by typing the followingE F lslpp B* bos.sysmgt.nim.client

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    ). If the bos.sysmgt.nim.client fileset is not installed, then install the fileset from the AI$%

    &olume # 9:+:&: by typing the followingE F installp Bac$d +de'+cd bos.sysmgt.nim.client-. 1nter the smit niminit fast path.

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    2. Supply the 'alues for the reDuired fields or accept the defaults. "se the help information and

    the *IST option to help you specify the correct 'alues for defining your client machine.

    INSTALLING BASE OPERATING SYSTEM

    Se !e -s"#e P e$a at"on % Met&o# A

    "sing installation images to install the base operating system on a NIM client using SMIT

    ollow this procedure to install use installation images to install the base operating system a NIM

    client using SMIT.

    #. To install !S on a NIM client using an rte installation, type smit nim_bosinst from the NIMmaster.

    (. Select the TA0G1T for the operation.

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    ). Select rte as the installation T@ 1.

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    -. Select the * _S!"091 to use for the installation.

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    2. Select the S !T to use for the installation.

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    4. In the displayed dialog fields, supply the correct 'alues for the installation options or accept

    the default 'alues. "se the help information and the *IST option to help you.

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    5. If the client machine being installed is not already a running, configured NIM client, NIM will

    not automatically reboot the machine o'er the networ6 for installation. If the client was notrebooted automatically from SMIT, initiate a networ6 boot from the client to install it. If youare booting from a networ6 de'ice, follow the procedures in your hardware documentationto perform the networ6 boot.

    7. After the machine boots o'er the networ6, the display on the client machine will beginprompting for information about how the machine should be configured during installation.Specify the reDuested information to continue with the installation.

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    Cl"ent-s"#e E'e()t"on % Met&o# A

    #. oot the target * A0 into SMS so that you can configure the networ6 card to contact theNIM master on bootBup. rom the SMS menu, select option ( >Setup 0emote I *?.

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    (. Through the subseDuent menus, you will be able to configure the I arameters. Specifythe I address of the target machine >H9lient ?, the NIM MasterJs I address >HSer'er ?, andthe appropriate gateway and subnet mas6.

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    ). "nder the Adapter 9onfiguration menus, you can ad

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    -. !nce the networ6 card has been configured with the I arameters youJ'e entered in thepre'ious menus, be sure to issue a ing Te3t. Select the ing Test option, 'erify that allthe configurations are correct, and e3ecute it by selecting option #. ending the success ofthis test, you are now ready to boot the machine off the networ6 card.

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    2. 0eturn to the main SMS menu and perform a Hnormal boot off the systems networ6 cardthat youJ'e configured. @ouJll 6now 'ery Duic6ly whether or not the NIM install is wor6ingbecause youJll see the pac6et count increase as the client is transferring filesets from theNIM master. See the picture below for an e3ample as to how this should loo6.

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    INSTALLING SO*TWARE +IA NIM

    #. To install other software >Maintenance *e'els, Ser'ice ac6s, etc.? 'ia NIM, you first ha'eto copy the software into NIM. "se the fastpath Hsmit nim_bffcreate to start the process.

    1nter in the input de'ice, which could be the software 9:+:&: or a directory on the ser'erthat contains all the fileset s. ill out the selections for where NIM should store thesoftware and what NIM should refer to the * _S!"091 as. e sure to use descripti'enaming schemes to simplify things later.

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    (. This process will copy all the software from the source into a NIM directory so that it can besubseDuently pushed to NIM clients. ased on the size of the software pac6age, this couldbe a lengthy process.

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    ). To push the software to a NIM client, use the fastpath Hsmit nim_tas6_inst . :epending onthe software to be installed, it may be appropriate to choose the H"pdate All method ofinstalling as opposed to the HInstall Software . "se H"pdate All when you donJt plan onchoosing a specific fileset within the software pac6. "se HInstall Software undle whenyou