Migrating to AIX 7.1 with nimadm.
Last year I wrote an article on using nimadm
to migrate to AIX 6.1 . The procedures outlined how to migrate a live system with nimadm and a spare disk. Another method that I have found to be extremely useful is
the migration of mksysb images from one version of AIX to another using (you
guessed it) nimadm . In the following example I migrated an AIX 6.1 mksysb image
to AIX 7.1 and then used that image to install a new LPAR via NIM. The source LPAR was running AIX 6.1 TL6 SP3. I took a mksysb
of this system to my NIM master. # oslevel -s... [More]
Tags:  gibson migration chris nimadm aix |
VIOS/AIX Matrix
Here’s a nice little matrix of current VIOS levels and the corresponding
AIX level. The following link also has some fantastic information
relating to NIM installation and backup of a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS). https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1011386 It has an official answer for one of the questions I’m asked
the most: Q: Do I need to use
an lpp_source to install the VIO server using NIM? A: No. All of the
device drivers and software packages needed to install the VIO server are in
the VIO server mksysb. I also... [More]
Tags:  nim vios aix |