Installation Guide and Reference

Rebuilding Network Boot Images for a SPOT

From Web-based System Manager

1. Select the Resources container.
2. In the contents area, select a target SPOT.
3. From the Selected menu, choose Check SPOT.
4. Use the dialog to select the Build debug network boot images and/or the force option, if needed.

You can also perform this task from Troubleshooting. From the Selected menu, choose Troubleshooting --> Build Non-Debug Network Boot Images.

From SMIT

1. To rebuild network boot images for a SPOT, enter the smit nim_res_op fast path.
2. Select the SPOT.
3. Select the check operation.
4. In the displayed dialog fields, set the Force option to yes.

From the Command Line

To force the rebuild of the boot images, enter:

nim -Fo check SPOTName

For information on how to install additional software on standalone clients and SPOT resources, see Customizing NIM Clients and SPOT Resources.