Network Installation Management Guide and Reference

Chapter 5. Advanced NIM Installation Tasks

This chapter describes the following procedures for performing advanced NIM installation tasks using the Web-based System Manager application or the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT), as well as from the command line:

• 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