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Network Installation Management Guide and Reference
To add or remove software in an
lpp_source, you simply add or remove the installation image from
the lpp_source directory, and then initiate the NIM
check operation on the lpp_source.
- Select the Resources container.
- In the contents area, select an lpp_source.
- From the Selected menu, choose Properties. The General
page of the properties notebook displays.
- From the General page, identify the location of the resource. Close
the notebook.
- From the Resources menu, select Copy Software to Directory, and
specify as the destination directory, the location of the resource identified
in the notebook.
- After the copy is completed, select the lpp_source and from the
Selected menu, choose Check NIM State. This action updates
the table of contents (.toc) file for the
lpp_source.
- To copy software from installation media to an
lpp_source, insert the installation media in the appropriate drive
of the lpp_source server.
- To copy the software to the lpp_source
directory, enter smit bffcreate from the resource server.
- Enter the INPUT device / directory for
software.
- In the displayed dialog fields, supply the correct
values or accept the default values. Be sure to specify the
lpp_source location for the directory to store the installation
images. Use the help information and the LIST option to help
you.
- Copy the software from the media to the
lpp_source directory.
- Perform the NIM check operation on the
lpp_source by entering the following command:
nim -o check Lpp_sourceName
To remove software from an
lpp_source, delete the installation image from the
lpp_source directory.
Note: This function is only available from the command line
interface.
- Remove the installation image from the
lpp_source directory.
- Perform the NIM check operation on the
lpp_source by entering the following command:
nim -o check Lpp_sourceName
After adding or removing
software, you must run the NIM check operation on the
lpp_source to update the installation table-of-contents file for
the resource.
In addition to updating the
table-of-contents for the lpp_source, the check
operation also updates the simages attribute for the
lpp_source which indicates whether or not the lpp_source
contains the images necessary to install the Base Operating System images on a
machine.
- Select the Resources container.
- In the contents area, select a target lpp_source
resource.
- From the Selected menu, choose Check NIM State.
- To run the NIM check operation, enter the
smit nim_res_op fast path.
- Select the lpp_source for the
operation.
- Select check for the operation to be
performed.
To initiate the NIM
check operation on the lpp_source, enter:
nim -o check Lpp_sourceName
If the lpp_source is
currently allocated to a client, use the Force option as
follows:
nim -F -o check Lpp_sourceName
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