Restoring SYSBACK 6000 on SP for PSSP 1.2, 2.1, and 2.2

After installing a node with an image created with sysback, the 'sp' object in the odm, as well as all the 'css' attri- butes are missing. To correct this, you must set the node to customize on the control workstation and then customize the node.

AT AIX 3.2.5 WITH PSSP 1.2, do the following:

1. Restore the node with SYSBACK image. Make sure the node is set to "disk" in the SDR during the sysback install since we are using sysback to complete the process and NOT the PSSP code. (SEE SYSBACK DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS).
2. Run spbootins -r customize -l # (where # is the node number or a list of nodes separated by commas #,#,#) to set the affected nodes to customize mode. (You can use SMIT to do this step if you choose.)
3. Run splstdata -b to confirm that the node(s) are set to customize mode.
4. "Netboot" each affected node to cause the node to customize.

AT AIX 4.1 WITH PSSP2.1 (PRIOR TO PTF SET 14) do the following:

(IF lslpp -h ssp.basic SHOWS ssp.basic 2.1.0.12 OR EARLIER)

1. Restore the node with SYSBACK image. Make sure the node is set to "disk" in the SDR during the sysback install since we are using sysback to complete the process and NOT the PSSP code. (SEE SYSBACK DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS).
2. Run spbootins -r customize -l # (where # is the node number or a list of nodes separated by commas #,#,#) to set the affected nodes to customize mode. (You can use SMIT to do this step if you choose.)
3. Run splstdata -b to confirm that the node(s) are set to customize mode.

   IF THE IMAGE TO BE INSTALLED IS AN IMAGE OF ANOTHER NODE, COMPLETE STEP 4 BEFORE CONTINUING WITH STEP 5, OTHERWISE GO DIRECTLY TO STEP 5.

4. ON THE NODE:
   1. Remove /etc/niminfo
   2. Update /etc/ssp/server_name to point to the node's boot install server
   3. Update /etc/ssp/reliable_hostname to reflect the node's IP address and hostname
   4. Make sure that /etc/ssp/cw_name points to the Control Workstation
   5. Update /etc/ssp/server_hostname to point to the node's boot install server
5. Run /usr/lpp/ssp/install/bin/pssp_script on each affected node. (You may use the "dsh" command to run PSSP_SCRIPT on several nodes at once.)

   If you are missing this file on the node, you can get it from /SPDATA/SYS1/INSTALL/PSSP/PSSP_SCRIPT on the control workstation.

AT AIX 4.1 WITH PSSP2.1 (PTF SET 14 OR LATER) do the following:

(IF lslpp -h ssp.basic SHOWS ssp.basic 2.1.0.13 OR LATER)

1. Restore the node with SYSBACK image. Make sure the node is set to "disk" in the SDR during the sysback install since we are using sysback to complete the process and NOT the PSSP code. (SEE SYSBACK DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS).
2. On the control workstation, run spbootins -r customize -l # (where # is the node number or a list of nodes separated by commas #,#,#) to set the affected nodes to customize mode. (You can use SMIT to do this step if you choose.)
3. Run splstdata -b to confirm that the node(s) are set to customize mode.

   IF THE IMAGE TO BE INSTALLED IS AN IMAGE OF ANOTHER NODE, COMPLETE STEP 4 BEFORE CONTINUING WITH STEP 5, OTHERWISE GO DIRECTLY TO STEP 5.

4. ON THE NODE:
   1. Remove /etc/niminfo
   2. Update /etc/ssp/server_name to point to the node's boot install server
   3. Update /etc/ssp/reliable_hostname to reflect the node's IP address and hostname
   4. Make sure that /etc/ssp/cw_name points to the Control Workstation
   5. Update /etc/ssp/server_hostname to point to the node's boot install server
5. export NIM_CUSTOM=sysback
6. Run /usr/lpp/ssp/install/bin/pssp_script on each affected node. (You may use the "dsh" command to run PSSP_SCRIPT on several nodes at once.)

   If you are missing this file on the node, you can get it from /SPDATA/SYS1/INSTALL/PSSP/PSSP_SCRIPT on the control workstation.