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AIX 5L Version 5.1 Books
Installation Guides
- Network Installation Management Guide and Reference
About This Book
Who Should Use This Book- Highlighting
- ISO 9000
- Related Publications
- Trademarks
- Chapter 1. Network Installation Management (NIM) Introduction
- Overview of Network Installation Management (NIM) Operations
- Chapter 2. Choosing a NIM Master
- Chapter 3. Basic NIM Operations and Configuration
- Configuring the NIM Master and Creating Basic Installation Resources
- Adding a Standalone NIM Client to the NIM Environment
- Using Installation Images to Install the Base Operating System (BOS) on a NIM Client (rte Install)
- Using a mksysb Image to Install the Base Operating System (BOS) on a NIM Client (mksysb Install)
- Using a SPOT-copy to Install the Base Operating System (BOS) on a NIM Client (SPOT-copy Install)
- Performing a Non-Prompted BOS Installation
- Installing to Clients on ATM Networks
- Customizing NIM Clients and SPOT Resources
- Configuring the NIM Master and Creating Resources to Support Diskless and Dataless Clients Only
- Adding a Diskless or Dataless Client to the NIM Environment
- Initializing and Booting a Diskless or Dataless Machine
- Uninitializing Diskless and Dataless Machines
- Installing to an Alternate Disk on a NIM Client (cloning or mksysb)
- Chapter 4. NIM Client Operations
- Performing NIM Client Operations
- Chapter 5. Advanced NIM Installation Tasks
- Controlling the Master or Client
- Resetting Machines
- Using Client Machines as Resource Servers
- Defining a Machine Group
- Adding New Members to Machine Groups
- Removing Members from Machine Groups
- Including and Excluding a Group Member from Operations on the Group
- Using Resource Groups to Allocate Related Resources to NIM Machines
- Managing Software on Standalone Clients and SPOT Resources
- Rebuilding Network Boot Images for a SPOT
- Maintaining Software in an lpp_source
- Viewing Installation, Configuration, and Boot Logs
- Verifying Installation with the lppchk Operation
- Using NIM to Install Clients Configured with Kerberos Authentication
- Concurrency Control
- Chapter 6. Advanced NIM Configuration Tasks
- Removing Machines from the NIM Environment
- Creating Additional Interface Attributes
- Defining /usr versus non-/usr SPOTs
- Re-Creating SPOT Resources from Existing Directories
- Defining an lpp_source on CD-ROM versus Disk
- Establishing a Default NIM Route Between Networks
- Establishing a Static NIM Route Between Networks
- Recovering the /etc/niminfo File
- Backing Up the NIM Database
- Restoring the NIM Database and Activating the NIM Master
- Unconfiguring the NIM Master
- Booting Diagnostics
- Booting in Maintenance Mode
- Chapter 7. Additional Topics
- NIM Master Management Tasks
- NIM Name Resolution
- Booting a FDDI Interface Over a Router
- Default Paging Space During BOS Installation Via NIM
- Migrating Diskless and Dataless Clients and NIM SPOTS
- Defining the NIM Environment Using the nimdef Command
- Name Requirements for NIM Object Definitions
- Interacting with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Creating File Resources in the root Directory
- Restricting NIM Client Resource Allocation
- Preventing Machines from Adding Themselves as Clients
- Disabling Client CPU ID Validation
- Exporting NIM Resources Globally
- Creating Network Boot Images to Support Only the Defined Clients and Networks
- Updating a Spot With New Device Support for a New Level of AIX
- Tune Client Request Processing
- Chapter 8. Network Installation Management Concepts
- NIM Machines
- NIM Networks
- NIM Resources
- NIM Operations
- NIM Groups
- Chapter 9. Network Installation Management Commands
- Chapter 10. Error and Warning Messages
- Chapter 11. Network Installation Management Troubleshooting
- Debugging a Network Boot Problem
- Producing Debug Output for NIM BOS Installations
- Port Conflicts with NIM and other Applications
- Appendix A. Network Boot
- Booting a Machine Over the Network
- Creating IPL ROM Emulation Media
- Appendix B. Hardware-Related Tasks
- Determining a Machine's Network Hardware Address
- Appendix C. Sample Files
- bosinst.data File
- script Resource File
- Definition File for the nimdef Command
- Appendix D. NIM Compatibility and Limitations
- Operations
- Resources
- Default Routes
- NIM Master
- Memory Requirements for AIX 5.1
- Remote Dump over ISA Ethernet
- LAN SCSI Adapter
- Appendix E. Notices
- Glossary
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