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AIX Installation and Maintenance
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Installation and Maintenance
AIX Installation and Maintenance
alt_disk_install Installs an alternate disk with a mksysb install image or clones the currently running system to an alternate disk.
bffcreate Creates installation image files in backup format.
bosboot Creates boot image.
compare_report Compares fileset levels to those available and generates a report of filesets needed.
errinstall Installs messages in the error logging message sets.
gen_infofile Generates an infofile for a PTF.
gen_toc_entry Generates a toc (table of contents) for a bff or tar PTF image.
geninstall A generic installer that installs software products of various packaging formats. For example, installp, RPM, and ISMP.
getvrmf Generates the internalvrmfTable and ptfreqsList file.
install_assist Starts the Installation Assistant application.
install_wizard Invokes the Web-based System Manager Install Wizard or the SMIT install menu.
installp Installs available software products in a compatible installation package.
instfix Installs filesets associated with keywords or fixes.
inucp Performs simple copy operations for the installp command. This command is used by the installp command and the install scripts.
inurid Removes information used for installation of diskless/dataless clients from the inst_root directories of installed software.
inusave Saves files that are installed or updated during an installation procedure. This command is used by the installp command and the install scripts.
inutoc Creates a .toc file for directories that have backup format file install images. This command is used by the installp command and the install scripts.
inuumsg Displays specific error or diagnostic messages provided by a software product's installation procedures. This command is used by the installp command and the install scripts.
invscout Surveys the host system for currently installed microcode or Vital Product Data (VPD).
invscoutd Launches a permanent Inventory Scout server daemon.
lookupfixdata Generates the option.fixdata file that is archived into liblpp.a for a PTF.
lppchk Verifies files of an installable software product.
lppmgr Manages an existing installp image source.
monitord Communicates with the License Use Management server and requests an AIX Version 4 concurrent-use license for each countable login. This is applicable to AIX 4.3 and earlier.
nim Performs operations on Network Installation Management (NIM) objects.
nimclient Allows Network Installation Management (NIM) operations to be performed from a NIM client.
nimconfig Initializes the Network Installation Management (NIM) master package.
nimdef Defines Network Installation Management (NIM) clients from a stanza file.
niminit Configures the Network Installation Management (NIM) client package.
oslevel Reports the latest installed maintenance level of the system.
processPtf Generates the option.prereq file and lpp.doc file for each PTF.
ptfins Generates an inslist for a PTF from a list of files.
ptfpkg Creates a PTF image for each PTF listed in the input ptf_pkg.$BLDCYCLE file.
smit Performs system management.
smitty Provides a Curses-based text interface to perform system management.
sysck Checks the inventory information during installation and update procedures.
updatefixdata Invoked by the ptfpkg command to add fixdata information to the master fixdata database file.
which_fileset Searches the /usr/lpp/bos/AIX_file_list file for a specified file name or command. This command only applies to AIX 4.2.1 or later.
wsmserver Configures the functionality of the Web-based System Manager servers.