Using installation images to install BOS on a NIM client is similar to the traditional BOS installation from a tape or CD-ROM device, because the BOS image is installed from the installation images in the lpp_source resource.
Note: To perform a non-prompted installation, follow the instructions in "Performing a Non-Prompted BOS Installation" to complete the prerequisite tasks.
Note: To perform a non-prompted installation, follow the instructions in "Performing a Non-Prompted BOS Installation" to complete the prerequisite tasks.
nim -o bos_inst -a source=rte -a lpp_source=Lpp_Source \ -a spot=SPOTName -a boot_client=yes/no ClientNameSpecify the resources to be used to support the installation and any additional options for customizing the installation. To perform a simple rte installation, specify the lpp_source and SPOT resources.
If the client machine being installed is not already a running, configured NIM client, NIM will not automatically reboot the machine over the network for installation. A network boot must be performed manually on the machine. If that is the case, supply the boot_client=no attribute to the bos_inst command. (If the boot_client attribute value is not specified, it defaults to boot_client=yes.)
The client machine, machine1 , is not a running, configured NIM client. You should specify boot_client=no. To install the client using the lpp_source named lpp_source1 and the SPOT named spot1 , enter:
nim -o bos_inst -a source=rte -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 \ -a spot=spot1 -a boot_client=no machine1
Notes:
- The steps to perform an rte installation are almost identical to the steps to perform other types of BOS installations. The main difference is that rte must be specified in the source attribute of the nim bos_inst command.
- To perform a non-prompted installation, follow the instructions in "Performing a Non-Prompted BOS Installation" to complete the prerequisite tasks.
- For a complete description of the different ways that a BOS installation can be customized by NIM, see the "bos_inst" operation.