Installation Guide and Reference

Performing a Nonprompted BOS Installation

This procedure provides information about how to create a bosinst_data resource to use for a nonprompted BOS installation. After you have created the bosinst_data resource, refer to the following procedures to perform the nonprompted installation:

• Using Installation Images to Install the Base Operating System (BOS) on a NIM Client
• Using a mksysb Image to Install the Base Operating System (BOS) on a NIM Client (mksysb Install)

Prerequisites

1. The NIM master must be configured, and lpp_source and SPOT resources must be defined. See Configuring the NIM Master and Creating Basic Installation Resources.
2. The NIM client to be installed must already exist in the NIM environment. To add the client to the NIM environment, use the procedure Adding a Standalone NIM Client to the NIM Environment.
3. If any of the software to be installed during the BOS installation requires acceptance of a license agreement, determine whether to accept the license agreement during BOS installation or defer acceptance until after the client has booted. Note that license acceptance takes place at the client. See for a sample bosinst.data file that specifies the syntax to control license acceptance.

From Web-based System Manager

You can use the Install Base OS wizard to create a bosinst_data resource. The bosinst_data resource may be used for a rte installation or a mksysb installation.

If you want to create the bosinst_data resource, continue with the following steps:

1. In the Resources container, from the Resources menu, select New --> Resource. The Add New Resource wizard displays.
2. Follow the wizard instructions to create a bosinst_data resource. The wizard creates a basic bosinst.data file, which can be used "as is" or can be enhanced according to sample files. For a sample bosinst.data file, see Nonprompted Network Installation. To do a nonprompted installation, the bosinst_data resource must be created first.

From SMIT

1. On the NIM master or any running NIM client, create a bosinst.data file that describes how a machine should be configured during a BOS installation. See bosinst.data File Example for a sample bosinst.data file.
2. To define the bosinst.data file as a bosinst_data resource in the NIM environment, enter the smit nim_mkres fast path.
3. Select bosinst_data from the list of resource types displayed on your screen.
4. Supply the values for the required fields. Use the help information and the LIST option to help you specify the correct values for defining your bosinst_data resource.
5. After the bosinst_data resource has been defined, follow the procedures for performing an rte or mksysb installation on a standalone machine. Be sure to specify the bosinst_data resource to use during the installation.

From the Command Line

1. On the NIM master or any running NIM client, create a bosinst.data file that describes how a machine should be configured during a BOS installation.
   Note
   To accept license agreements for software to be installed during the BOS installation, specify -a accept_licenses=yes on the nim -o bos_inst command.
2. To define the bosinst.data file as a bosinst_data resource, enter:

   # nim -o define -t bosinst_data -a server=ServerName \
   -a location=LocationName NameValue

   Using the server attribute, specify the name of the machine where the bosinst.data file is located.

   Using the location attribute, specify the full path name of the bosinst.data file that is to be used as a resource.

3. After the bosinst_data resource has been defined, follow the normal procedure for performing an rte or mksysb installation on standalone machines. Be sure to specify that the bosinst_data resource should be used for the installation.

   For example, to perform a nonprompted rte installation of machine1 using the lpp_source1, spot1, and bosinst_data1 resources, enter:

   # nim -o bos_inst -a source=rte -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 \
   -a spot=spot1 -a accept_licenses=yes -a bosinst_data=bosinst_data1 \
    machine1