Network Installation Management Guide and Reference

Chapter 7. Additional Topics

This chapter describes Network Installation Management (NIM) topics that are not part of the usual installation procedures.

The following topics are included:

• 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