Network Installation Management Guide and Reference

Name Requirements for NIM Object Definitions

The name that you give a NIM object will be used in all future operations involving that object. This name must be unique among NIM objects, and it must adhere to certain restrictions:

• It must have between 1 and 39 characters.
• Valid NIM name characters include the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, and the underscore character.
• Invalid NIM name characters include the dot character, all shell metacharacters, all file system metacharacters, and all regular expression metacharacters.