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A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U V W

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/ file system
- messages
- root part
/dev directory
/dev/ipldevice file (1), (2)
/etc/exclude.rootvg file
/etc/niminfo file
- recovering
/etc/objrepos directory
- after installing from system backup
/tmp/disk.image file
/tmp file system
- free space in (1), (2)
- messages (1), (2)
- size during installation from backup
/tmp/unix file
/tmp/vgdata/rootvg directory
/usr file system
- messages (1), (2)
- troubleshooting when full
- user part
/usr/share file system

A

accessing an unbootable system
additional topics
- dynamic host configuration protocol
  - interacting with
advanced configuration
advanced installation
- controlling the master or client
- group member
  - excluding
  - including
- logs
- lpp_source
- lppchk operation
  - verifying installation
- machine groups
- machines
  - resetting
- resource group
  - allocating
  - defining
- resource groups
  - defining default
- resource servers
  - using clients
- SPOT
- standalone client
  - listing software
  - listing software updates by keyword
- standalone clients
  - maint operation
  - managing software
advanced tasks
- installation
allocate
- resource group
allocate operation
allocating resources
- resource groups
alt_disk_install
alternate disk installation
Alternate Disk Migration Installation
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
applying optional software
- definition of
- description
ASCII Installation Assistant
- introduction to tasks
ASCII procedures
ASCII terminals
- setting communications options
- setting display and keyboard options (1), (2)
- setting options
ATM networks
- installing to clients
ATM Networks
- converting generic networks into
attributes
- if
- if1
- if2
- other_net_type

B

backup
- disk space
backup, of system
- exclude files
- introduction
- mounting and unmounting file systems (1), (2)
- procedure
  - prerequisites (1), (2)
  - root volume group (1), (2)
  - verifying backup
  - verifying system backups
backup image
backup installation
- changing installation modes
basic configuration
- creating basic installation resources
basic operations and configuration (1), (2)
- adding a diskless or dataless client
- adding a standalone client
- clients and SPOT resources
  - customizing
- configuring the master
- diskless and dataless clients
  - configuring the master and creating resources
- diskless or dataless machine
  - initializing and booting
  - uninitializing
- mksysb install
- non-prompted install
- rte install
binary compatibility
boot logs
- view
boot resource
booting
- diagnostics
- over router
booting the system
- problems with (1), (2), (3)
- procedure (1), (2), (3)
bos_inst operation
- ATM adapters
- paging space
- using the boot_client attribute
- using the force_push attribute
- using the preserve_res attribute
- using the set_bootlist attribute
BOS installation
- cloning (1), (2)
- system backup, from
BOS maintenance mode
- accessing
BOS menus
- installation and setting screen
- installation summary screen
- welcome screen
BOS run-time image
- source for
bos.sysmgt.nim.master
- removing
bosboot
- troubleshooting (1), (2)
  - device problems
  - space problems (1), (2)
bosinst_data
- defined
- defining
- overview
bosinst.data file
- description
- procedure for using
- prompted mode, with
bosinst.data sample file
bundles (1), (2)
- definition of
- examples of
- types of

C

CD/DVD
- bootable
- non-bootable
CD or DVD
- creating backups CD or DVD
- ISO9660 format
cdrecord
change operation
check operation
cleaning up failed software installation (1), (2)
client
- determining control
- diskless or dataless
  - adding
- operations
- tasks performed from
client machine
- verifying status of
client operations
clients
- dataless
- defining
- diskless
- standalone
  - managing software
  - network booting
- standalone, adding
cloning
- backup, of system (1), (2)
cloning using Alternate Disk Installation
- Alternate Disk Installation
  - Alternate Disk Installation
commands
- nim_clients_setup
- nim_master_setup
- nimclient
committing service updates
- definition of
- introduction
communications
- ASCII terminals options
- setting options for ASCII terminals
compatibility
concepts
- NIM
concurrency control
configuration, system
- access remote resources
- add license passwords
- back up the system
- change language environment
- configure printer
- create user accounts
- date and time
- exit and log in
- install optional software
- introduction to
- list of tasks
- set root password
configuration assistant
- configuring online documentation
- documentation
- web browser, installing
- web server, installing
configuration logs
- view
configuration tasks
- basic
control operations
- definition of
control status
- master or client
Create and Install a Software Bundle
- Create and Install a Software Bundle
  - software bundle (1), (2)
cust operation
- asynchronous behavior
customizing BOS installation
- bosinst.data file
- procedure

D

data recovery
- introduction
- procedure
- when system will not boot
dataless clients
- initializing
- managing software
- resource
  - boot
  - dump
  - home
  - paging
  - resolv_conf
  - root
  - shared_home
  - SPOT
  - tmp
- resources
  - optional
  - required
deallocate operation
debug mode
- installing BOS
default routes
- creating
define
- machine group
- resource group
define operation
diag operation (1), (2)
diagnostics
- booting
- loading from network
  - for diskless and dataless machines
directories
- /dev
- /etc/objrepos
- /tmp/vgdata/rootvg
disk
- specifying for BOS installation
  - CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or tape
  - system backup
disk space
- messages
- planning for master machine
diskless and dataless
- managing software
diskless and dataless clients
- creating resources to support
- migrating
diskless and dataless tasks
- booting diagnostics
diskless clients
- initializing
- managing software
- resource
  - boot
  - dump
  - home
  - paging
  - resolv_conf
  - root
  - shared_home
  - SPOT
  - tmp
- resources
  - optional
  - required
diskless or dataless client
- adding
- initializing and booting
- uninitializing
disks, hard (fixed)
displays
- setting options for ASCII terminals (1), (2)
distributed resources
dkls_init operation
documentation
- documentation library service
- information center
- online documentation
dtls_init operation
dump resource
- defined
- defining
- overview
DVD-RAM
- creating backups DVD-RAM and UDF
- Universal Disk Format
dynamic host configuration protocol
- interacting with

E

electronic license agreements
environment
- changing language
error conditions (1), (2)
error messages
- attempt to create bootable tape failed (1), (2)
- check available disk space
- error occurred during bosboot (1), (2)
- format
- hard disks not accessed
- hard disks not configured
- invalid or no boot device specified
- NIM
- no disks are available
- not enough file space to create: /tmp/disk.image
- not enough file space to create: /tmp/unix
- unable to expand file system /usr
error recovery (1), (2)
exclude_files
exclude files from system backup
exporting resources
- number of hosts

F

fb_script
FDDI
- router
file systems
- /
  - messages
  - root part
- /tmp
  - free space in (1), (2)
  - messages (1), (2)
- /usr
  - messages (1), (2)
  - troubleshooting when full
  - usr part
- /usr/share
- mounting and unmounting (1), (2)
files
- /dev/ipldevice (1), (2)
- /etc/exclude.rootvg
- /etc/niminfo
- /tmp/disk.image
- /tmp/unix
- /usr
- bosinst.data
- examples
- image.data (1), (2)
- map
- preserve.list
- readme, viewing
- sample
filesets (1), (2), (3)
fix_bundle
fix_query operation
fixed disks
fixes
- listing for SPOT
- listing for standalone client

G

graphical user interface
- Easy Install
  - prerequisites
  - procedural overview
graphical user interfaces
- Installation Assistant
  - introduction to tasks
group
- resource
  - allocate
  - define
groups
GUIs

H

hard disks
- location codes of
- specifying for CD/DVD-ROM or tape installation
- specifying for system backup installation
- unaccessible
- unconfigured (1), (2)
hardware
- diagnostics
  - diskless and dataless
heterogeneous networks
- defining
home resource

I

if attribute
- creating additional
if1 attribute
if2 attribute
image_data
- defined
- defining
- overview
image.data file (1), (2)
information center
initiating
- BOOTP request on diskless and dataless systems
- BOOTP request on standalone machine
installation
- alternate disk
- change method of
- verifying with lppchk operation
installation (BOS)
- customizing with the bosinst.data file
installation, nonprompted
- specifying with the bosinst.data file
Installation Assistant
- introduction to tasks
installation images
- mksysb configuration on backup tape
installation logs
- view
installation methods
- definition of
- specifying
installation resources
- creating
installation screens (BOS)
- Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install (1), (2)
- Installing Base Operating System (1), (2)
- specifying installation language (1), (2)
- specifying system console (1), (2), (3)
- System Backup Installation and Settings (BOS)
installation tasks
- advanced
installing AIX
- nonprompted new and complete overwrite installation
- using the CD to manually install a standalone system
  - new and complete overwrite installation
installing BOS
- debug mode
- new and complete overwrite
- preservation
installing BOS from CD, DVD or tape
- customizing the installation
installing BOS from CD/DVD-ROM
- procedure
installing BOS from CD/DVD-ROM or tape
- procedure
  - booting (starting) the system
  - initiating the installation
  - introduction to (1), (2)
installing BOS from CD or DVD-ROM
- procedure
  - specifying destination disk
installing BOS from CD or tape
- procedure
  - booting (starting) the system
  - initiating the installation
installing BOS from CD-ROM
- procedure
  - changing language environment
  - prerequisites for
installing BOS from CD-ROM or tape
- troubleshooting
installing BOS from DVD-ROM
- procedure
  - prerequisites for
installing BOS from system backup
- introduction to
- procedure
- resolving reported problems
- source system
- target system
- troubleshooting
installing BOS using Web-based System Manager
- network installation
- system backup
installing optional software
- applying (1), (2)
- cleaning up failed installation (1), (2)
- committing (1), (2)
- introduction to
- prerequisites
- procedural overview
- procedure (graphical interface)
- procedure (SMIT)
  - accessing SMIT
  - status messages
- rejecting (1), (2)
- removing (1), (2)
- selection criteria
- software licenses
- software packaging
- status messages (SMIT)
- troubleshooting (1), (2), (3)
installp_bundle
- defined
- defining
- overview
InstallShield Multi-Platform
- installing a package
- uninstalling a package
interface attribute
- creating additional
introduction to NIM
- dataless
  - definition of
- diskless
  - definition of
- network objects
  - definition of
- resources
  - definition of
- standalone
  - definition of
IP address
- determining
IPL ROM
- emulation
  - creating media
  - determining if needed
ISMP
- see InstallShield Multi-Platform

K

keyboards
- setting options for ASCII terminals (1), (2)

L

language environment
- changing
- setting
license agreements
licensed programs
- packaging of
- selection criteria for installation
licenses, software
- function of
listing fixes
- installed on a SPOT
- installed on a standalone client
listing information
- software in SPOT
- software in standalone client
listing software updates
- installed on a SPOT
- installed on a standalone client
locale
location codes, of the hard disk
logical volumes
- accessing
  - introduction
  - procedure
logs
- boot
  - viewing
- configuration
  - viewing
- installation
  - view
lpp_source
lppchk operation
lppmgr operation

M

machine
- diskless or dataless
  - initializing and booting
  - uninitializing
machine groups
- defining (1), (2)
- operations (1), (2)
machine operations
- defined
- list of
machines
maint_boot operation
maint operation (1), (2)
- asynchronous behavior
- maintain software in SPOT
- maintain software on standalone clients
maintaining optional software
- applying
- committing
- concepts defined (1), (2)
- rejecting
- removing
maintenance mode
- accessing (BOS)
- using
managing software
- clients
  - standalone
- SPOT
- standalone clients
map files
master
- activating
- backing up NIM database
- configuring
- disabling push permissions
- managing
- removing master fileset
- unconfiguring
master fileset
- removing
messages
- NIM error
- NIM warning
- system and error
migrating
- clients
  - diskless and dataless
- NIM SPOTs
migrating installing AIX
- migrating a system to the AIX 5.2
  - Migration
migrating to new version
- procedure
  - prerequisites for
migration installation
- definition of
mkcd command
mkisofs
mksysb
- alternate disk installation
- backup images on CD/DVD
- cloning (1), (2)
- defined
- defining
- installation from
- overview
- resolving reported problems
- source for BOS run-time image
- system backup tapes
- troubleshooting installation from
mksysb install
- performing
monitors
- setting options for ASCII terminals (1), (2)

N

name resolution
network
- heterogeneous
  - defining
network boot
- procedures for
network booting
- clients
  - standalone
network objects
- managing
  - creating interface attributes
  - establishing a route between networks
network types
- supported
networks
- ATM
- defining
- defining heterogeneous
- NIM
new and complete overwrite installation
- definition of
NIM
- alternate disk installation
- client requests, tuning
- configuration
  - basic
- configure using EZNIM
- error messages
- introduction
- Kerberos 5
- Kerberos authentication
- machines
- networks
- nimesis daemon
- operations
  - basic
- overview
- SPOTs
  - migrating
- warning messages
NIM attributes
NIM concepts
NIM database
- backing up
- restoring
NIM environment
- defining
  - using the nimdef command
NIM groups
NIM networks
- defining
- IP address
  - determining
- routes
- types
  - supported
NIM object definitions
- name requirements
NIM objects
- definitions
  - name requirements
NIM operations
- allocate
- alternate disk installation
- alternate disk migration installation
- bos_inst
- change
- check
- cust
- deallocate
- define
- diag
- diagnostics, booting
- diskless and dataless clients, adding
- dkls_init
- dtls_init
- fix_query
- lppchk
- lppmgr
- maint
- maint_boot
- maintenance mode, booting
- reboot
- remove
- reset
- resources
- select
- showlog
- showres
- software, customizing
- software, removing
- sync_roots
- unconfig
- update
NIM output
- suppressing
NIM resources
NIM routes
nim_script resource
nimclient command
nimdef command
- NIM environment
  - defining
- sample definition file
non-prompted install
- performing a
nonprompted installation
- changing to prompted
nonprompted installation, customizing for
nonprompted mode
- overriding
nonroot volume group
- definition of

O

operations
- allocate
- basic
- bos_inst
- BOS run-time image
  - selecting source
- change
- check
- cust
- deallocate
- define
- diag
- dkls_init
- dtls_init
- excluding a group member
- fix_query
- including a group member
- list of
- lppchk
- lppmgr
- maint
- maint_boot
- NIM
  - diag
  - machine
  - performed from client
- on client machines
- performing
- reboot
- remove
- reset
- select
- showlog
- showres
- sync_roots
- types
- unconfig
- update
optional software
- cleaning up failed installation of
  - introduction (1), (2)
- definition of
options
- language environment
- nonprompted installation
  - specifying with the bosinst.data file
- setting communications (ASCII) (1), (2)
- setting display (ASCII) (1), (2)
- setting monitor (ASCII) (1), (2)
- specifying installation disk (BOS)
  - CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or tape
  - system backup
- specifying installation language (1), (2)
- specifying installation method (BOS)
- specifying system console (1), (2), (3)
- system configuration
other_net_type attribute
output, NIM
- suppressing
overview
- NIM (1), (2)

P

package
- definition of
paging
- defined
- overview
paging resource
- defining
port conflicts
- nimesis daemon
preservation installation
- definition of
preserve.list file
preserve_res
problems, recovering from (1), (2)
procedures
- accessing BOS maintenance
- advanced configuration
  - adding another network type
  - backup up the NIM database
  - booting diagnostics
  - booting in maintenance mode
  - creating additional interface attributes
  - defining a heterogeneous network
  - defining an lpp_source on CD-ROM vs. Disk
  - establishing a default route
  - establishing a static route
  - recovering the /etc/niminfo file
  - removing machines from the NIM environment
  - restoring the database and activating the master
  - unconfiguring the master
- advanced installation
  - adding new members
  - allocating a resource group
  - controlling the master or client
  - copying software to an lpp_source
  - defining a machine group
  - defining a resource group
  - defining default resource groups
  - excluding a group member
  - including a group member
  - listing software in a SPOT
  - listing software on a standalone client
  - listing software updates by keyword
  - maintaining software in an lpp_source
  - maintaining software on a SPOT
  - removing members
  - removing software from an lpp_source
  - resetting machines
  - running the NIM check operation
  - standalone clients and SPOT resources, managing software
  - using clients as resource servers
  - verifying installation with lppchk operation
  - viewing logs
- advanced installation, managing software
  - rebuilding network boot images for a SPOT
- basic configuration
  - creating basic installation resources
- basic operations and configuration
  - adding a diskless or dataless client
  - adding a standalone client
  - clients and SPOT resources, customizing
  - configuring the master
  - creating resources to support diskless/dataless clients
  - diskless or dataless machine, initializing and booting
  - diskless or dataless machine, uninitializing
  - mksysb install, performing
  - non-prompted install
  - rte install, performing an
- customizing BOS installation
- defining /usr vs. non-/usr SPOTs
- identifying boot device
- installing BOS from CD/DVD-ROM
- installing BOS from CD/DVD-ROM or tape (1), (2)
- installing BOS from system backup
- installing optional software
- resizing /tmp
- root volume group, backing up (1), (2)
- troubleshooting a mksysb installation (1), (2)
- troubleshooting full /usr file system
- unlocking the root volume group
- user volume group, backing up
- verifying system backup
- viewing readme files
product identification, optional software
prompted installation
- help information
prompted mode
- changing to (BOS)
push permissions
- master
  - disabling

R

readme files, viewing
reboot operation
recovery (1), (2)
rejecting optional software
- definition of
- introduction
remove operation
removing optional software
- definition of
- introduction
reset operation
resolv_conf
- defined
- defining
- overview
resolv_conf resource
resource
- boot
  - diskless/dataless
- dump
  - diskless/dataless
- home
  - diskless/dataless
- paging
  - diskless/dataless
- resolv_conf
  - diskless/dataless
- root
  - diskless/dataless
- shared_home
  - diskless/dataless
- SPOT
  - diskless/dataless
- tmp
  - diskless/dataless
resource group
- allocate
- define
resource groups
- allocating resources
- defining
- defining default
resources
- AIX Version 4.2 spots
  - network boot images
- AIX Version 4.3 or later spots
- boot
- bosinst_data
  - defining
- clients and SPOT
  - customizing
- distributed
- dump
  - defining
- exclude_files
  - defining
- exporting
  - number of hosts
- fb_script
  - defining
- fix_bundle
  - defining
- home
  - defining
- image_data
  - defining
- installp_bundle
  - defining
- list of
- lpp_source
  - defining
- mksysb
  - defining
- nim_script
- operations
  - list of
- paging
  - defining
- resolv_conf
  - defining
- root
  - defining
- script
  - defining
- shared_home
  - defining
- shared product object tree
- SPOT
  - defining
- tmp
  - defining
resources, NIM
- reducing space requirements
root directory
- creating file resources
root resource
- defined
- defining
root volume group (rootvg)
- backing up (1), (2)
- definition of
- unlocking (1), (2)
router
- booting over
routes
- creating a default
- creating a static
rte
- source for BOS run-time image
rte install
- performing
run-time image

S

sample files
- bosinst.data
- nimdef command
  - definition file
- script resource
screens
- Access a Root Volume Group (BOS)
- Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install (BOS) (1), (2)
- Installing Base Operating System (BOS) (1), (2)
- Maintenance (BOS)
- System Backup Installation and Settings
- Volume Group Information (BOS)
- Welcome to Base Operating System Installation and Maintenance (BOS)
script
- defined
- defining
- overview
script resource
- sample file
select operation
service updates
- committing
- rejecting
- removing
shared_home
- defining
- overview
shared_home resource
- defined
shared product object tree
showlog operation
showres operation
SMIT interfaces
- Custom Install path
  - description of (1), (2), (3)
- Easy Install path
- Installation Assistant
SMIT procedures
- installing optional software (1), (2)
software
- listing for SPOT
- listing for standalone client
software, optional
- definition of
software bundles (1), (2)
- definition of (1), (2)
- examples of (1), (2)
software filesets
- definition of (1), (2)
software licenses
- function of
software packages
- definition of
software packaging
- root part
- share part
- user part
software products
- applying
- bundle, definition of
- bundle, examples of
- committing
- fileset, definition of
- identification of
- licensed program, definition of
- package, definition of
- packaging of
- rejecting
- removing
- selection criteria for installation
software updates
- listing for SPOT
- listing for standalone client
source system
SPOT
- defined
- defining
- maintaining software
- managing software
- overview
- resources
- source for BOS run-time image
- updating
standalone client operations
standalone clients (1), (2)
- adding
- maintaining software
- managing software (1), (2)
- network booting
standalone machines
- determining control
starting the system (1), (2), (3)
static routes
- creating
suppressing
- NIM output
sync_roots operation
system
- booting (starting) (1), (2), (3)
- configuring
system backup (1), (2)
system backup, BOS installation from
system backup to tape
system bundles
system configuration
System Management Interface Tool
system messages
system settings
- changing during BOS installation

T

tape
- creating bootable, troubleshooting
- creating bootable,troubleshooting
tapeblksz
target disk
- specifying for CD/DVD-ROM or tape installation
- specifying for system backup installation
target system
tasks
- bos, installing
- configuring NIM environment
- installation
  - advanced
terminals (ASCII)
- setting communications options (1), (2)
tmp resource
troubleshooting
- boot problems
  - introduction
  - procedure
- cleaning up failed optional software installation
  - introduction (1), (2)
- full /usr file system
- installation from system backup (mksysb)
  - resolving reported problems
- introduction (1), (2)
- network boot problem
- nonprompted mode, overriding
- producing debug output
- producing debug output from
  - a network boot image
  - BOS install program
- prompted mode, changing to
troubleshooting procedures
- recovering /etc/niminfo file

U

unconfig operation
unconfiguring
- master
update operation
updates, service
- explanation of
user volume group
- backing up
- definition of

V

volume groups
- accessing
  - introduction
  - procedure
- backing up (1), (2), (3)
- nonroot
- root (1), (2), (3)
- user

W

warning messages
- NIM
Web-based System Manager
- BOS installation

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