The SMIT EZNIM feature helps the system administrator by organizing the commonly used NIM operations and simplifies frequently used advanced NIM operations.
Features of SMIT EZNIM include:
Use the SMIT eznim fast path to open the EZNIM main menu. If the NIM environment has not been set up on your system, the EZNIM main menu displays the following options:
If you select Configure as a NIM Master, the following options display:
Setup the NIM Master environment Add fixes to the NIM Master environment Add client to the NIM environment Update clients Backup a client Reinstall clients Reset clients Show the NIM environment Verify the NIM environment Remove NIM environment
To configure your current system as a NIM master, select Setup the NIM Master environment. You can select the software source to configure from, select the volume group to use for the NIM resources, and select the file system to use for the NIM resources. When the NIM master environment is configured, the basic NIM resources are created. To view the NIM resources created by EZNIM, select Show the NIM environment, or run the lsnim command on the NIM master.
To install updates and maintenance level packages to the NIM master, select Add fixes to the NIM Master environment. This option performs an update installation of a specified set of fixes onto the default SPOT resource. A second SPOT resource containing the newly installed fixes is created by this operation. You can optionally select to update all your NIM clients during this operation.
To update a client using EZNIM, select Update clients. The Update clients option allows you to perform an update_all operation on a selected client or clients using an lpp_source resource.
To back up a client using EZNIM, select Backup a client. The Backup a client option allows you to create a system backup image of a selected client and store the backup image on the NIM master.
To reinstall a client using EZNIM, select Reinstall clients. The Reinstall clients option performs a mksysb restore on a selected client or clients. You must select a system backup image to restore, and decide whether to reboot and install the client now.
To reset a NIM client to the ready state, select Reset clients. This option resets the state of a client or clients in the NIM environment. Use this option after NIM operation has failed, and you want to return the client to the ready state.
EZNIM also allows you to manage a NIM client. On a client system, use the SMIT eznim fast path. Select Configure as a NIM Client, and the following options display:
Add this system to a NIM environment Update this system Reinstall this system Reset this system
Select Add this system to a NIM environment to define your client in the NIM environment.
To update your client, select Update this system. This option allows you to perform an update_all operation on your client using an lpp_source resource.
To reinstall your client, select Reinstall this system. This option performs a mksysb restore on the client. You must select a system backup image to restore, and decide whether to reboot and install the client now.
To reset your client in the NIM environment, select Reset this system. This option resets the state of the client in the NIM environment. Use this option after a NIM operation has failed, and you want to return the client to the ready state.