I’ve received a couple of requests for an example of using a
post migration script with nimadm.
What follows is a simple example of using such a resource with NIM. If you are
not familiar with the nimadm tool then
perhaps you’d like to start first by reading my article on using nimadm
to migrate to AIX 6.1.
The nimadm utility
can perform both pre and post migration tasks. This is accomplished by running
NIM scripts either before or after a migration. The tool accepts the following
flags for pre and post migration script resources:
-a PreMigrationScript
Specifies the pre-migration NIM script resource.
-z PostMigrationScript
Specifies the post-migration NIM script resource.
pre-migration
This
script resource that is run on the NIM master, but in the environment of the
client's alt_inst file system that is mounted on the master (this is done by
using the chroot command). This
script is run before the migration begins.
post-migration
This
script resource is similar to the pre-migration script, but it is executed
after the migration is complete.
We are going to focus on post-migration only, although the
configuration is the same for both.
In this example I need to uninstall and install a 3rd
party device fileset for a storage device. I need to perform this task as part
of the migration process. To protect the innocent, I have not named the storage
vendor in this post. But I will say that it was not IBM storage we are dealing
with in this case.
Before we start, first we collect all the necessary device
filesets that provide support for this type of storage on AIX. We place them
into a local directory on my NIM master. Along with the software, I also place
a copy of my NIM script in the same directory on the NIM master. The script
name is XYZpost.ksh.
root@nim1
: /usr/local/XYZ # ls -ltr
total
544
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1001I
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1002U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1003U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1004U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 May 18 16:39 MPIO_1005U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 715 May 24 16:57
XYZpost.ksh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root
system 2310 May 25 14:57
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The contents of my script are simple. This script will
de-install the old device fileset and then immediately install the latest
version of the VendorXYZ’s device fileset. The script will then change the attributes
for the vendor’s storage to more appropriate default values.
#!/usr/bin/ksh
echo “Uninstalling XYZ fileset: devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte.”
installp -u devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte
echo Return code is: $?
echo echo “Installing XYZ ODM fileset: devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte.”
cd /usr/local/XYZ/
installp -aXd . devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte
echo Return code is: $?
##
echo “Changing default ODM (PdAt) attributes
for VendorXYZ storage.”
##
set -x
odmget -q uniquetype="disk/fcp/xyzmpio
and attribute=queue_depth" PdAt |sed s/deflt\ =\ \"2\"/deflt\ =\
\"32\"/g >/usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_qd
##
odmchange -o PdAt -q uniquetype="disk/fcp/xyzmpio and attribute=queue_depth" /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_qd
##
odmget -q uniquetype="disk/fcp/xyzmpio
and attribute=reserve_policy" PdAt |sed s/deflt\ =\
\"single_path\"/deflt\ =\ \"no_reserve\"/g >/usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_rp
##
odmchange -o PdAt -q uniquetype="disk/fcp/xyzmpio and attribute=reserve_policy"
/usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_rp
##
odmget -q uniquetype="PCM/friend/VendorXYZ
and attribute=algorithm" PdAt |sed s/deflt\ =\ \"fail_over\"/deflt\
=\ \"round_robin\"/g
>/usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_al
##
odmchange -o PdAt -q uniquetype="PCM/friend/VendorXYZ and attribute=algorithm" /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_al
##
set +x
cd /
At this point I copy the same directory and all of its contents
to the NIM client.
root@nim1 : /usr/local # scp –pr XYZ
lparaix01:/usr/local/
…etc…
lparaix01 : /usr/local/XYZ # ls -ltr
total
0
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1001I
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1002U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1003U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 Mar 11
2011 MPIO_1004U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 51200 May 18 16:39 MPIO_1005U
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root
system 715 May 24 16:57
XYZpost.ksh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root
system 2310 May 25 14:57
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Make sure that any scripts you write for use with nimadm start with an appropriate ‘hashbang’ to announce it is a shell
script and the shell that must be used to execute it e.g. #!/usr/bin/ksh.
If you forget to do this nimadm will
fail to execute your script and will report an error message similar to the
following:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing nimadm phase 7.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing user chroot script
/usr/local/XYZ/XYZpost.ksh.
/lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/tmp/.alt_mig_chroot_script.11731036: Cannot run a file that does not have a valid format.
The next step is to define the script as a NIM resource so that nimadm can call the resource during the
migration process. I’ve decided to call this new NIM resource, XYZPOST.
This is easily achieved using smit nim_mkres:
root@nim1
: / # smit nim_mkres
| script = an executable file which is
executed on a client |
Define a Resource
Type
or select values in entry fields.
Press
Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
*
Resource Name [XYZPOST]
*
Resource Type script
* Server of Resource [master] +
* Location of Resource [/usr/local/XYZ/XYZpost.ksh] /
We can confirm that the NIM script resource is now available
using the lsnim command.
root@nim1
: / # lsnim -t script
XYZPOST resources script
root@nim1
: / # lsnim -l XYZPOST
XYZPOST:
class
= resources
type
= script
Rstate
= ready for use
prev_state
= unavailable for use
location
= /usr/local/XYZ/XYZpost.ksh
alloc_count = 0
server
= master
Now that the script is in place, and defined to NIM, we are
ready to test it. We will migrate the system from AIX 5.3 to AIX 6.1 using nimadm. Once the migration phase is
complete (phases 1 to 6), the post-migration script will be executed in the NIM
clients nimadm (chroot) environment
on the NIM master. Once this is finished the NIM clients data is synced back to
the NIM clients alternate disk and the boot image is created. The migration
process is then complete.
We add the –z flag to
our nimadm command line options to
specify the post migration resource.
In normal operation we would simply let nimadm run all phases in sequence with the following command.
root@nim1
: / # nimadm -j nimadmvg -c lparaix01 -s spotaix610605 -l lpp_sourceaix610605
-d hdisk2 -z XYZPOST
-Y
In our case we would like to test the post-migration script phase
as a separate step.
We will start by running only the first 6 phases. We will stop
at the completion of phase 6 and run phase 7 (post-migration script) manually,
before moving on to phases 8 through 12.
You’ll observe that we have specified the –z option with the name of the NIM script resource and the –P flag with phases 1 to 6 only.
root@nim1
: / # nimadm -j nimadmvg -c lparaix01 -s spotaix610605 -l lpp_sourceaix610605
-d hdisk2 -z XYZPOST -P1,2,3,4,5,6 -Y
Initializing
the NIM master.
Initializing
NIM client lparaix01.
Verifying
alt_disk_migration eligibility.
Initializing
log: /var/adm/ras/alt_mig/lparaix01_alt_mig.log
Starting
Alternate Disk Migration.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 1.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Cloning
altinst_rootvg on client, Phase 1.
Client
alt_disk_install command: alt_disk_copy -j -M 6.1 -P1 -d "hdisk2"
Calling
mkszfile to create new /image.data file.
...etc...
Filesets
processed: 1 of 2 (Total time:
3 secs).
installp: COMMITTING software for:
X11.compat.lib.X11R6_motif 6.1.6.15
Finished
processing all filesets. (Total
time: 4 secs).
...etc...
install_all_updates:
Checking for recommended maintenance level 6100-06.
install_all_updates:
Executing /usr/bin/oslevel -rf, Result = 6100-06
install_all_updates:
Verification completed.
install_all_updates:
Log file is /var/adm/ras/install_all_updates.log
install_all_updates:
Result = SUCCESS
Known
Recommended Maintenance Levels
------------------------------------
Restoring
device ODM database.
root@nim1
: / #
Phase 6 has completed successfully. The NIM clients rootvg data
has been migrated from AIX 5.3 to 6.1 on the NIM master. The data has not yet been
synced back to the NIM client.
At this stage we can now run phase 7 separately and ensure that
it performs the required task. We expect it will de-install the device fileset,
install the latest version and change the ODM default attributes for the device
type. Again, you’ll notice that we specify the –P flag for phase 7 only.
Let’s test it.
root@nim1
: / # nimadm -j nimadmvg -c lparaix01 -s spotaix610605 -l lpp_sourceaix610605
-d hdisk2 -z
XYZPOST -P7 -Y
Initializing
the NIM master.
Initializing
NIM client lparaix01.
Initializing
log: /var/adm/ras/alt_mig/lparaix01_alt_mig.log
Starting
Alternate Disk Migration.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 7.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
user chroot script /usr/local/XYZ/XYZpost.ksh.
Uninstalling XYZ
ODM fileset: devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Pre-deinstall
Verification...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Verifying
selections...done
Verifying
requisites...done
Results...
FILESET
STATISTICS
------------------
1
Selected to be deinstalled, of which:
1
Passed pre-deinstall verification
----
1
Total to be deinstalled
SUCCESSES
---------
Filesets listed in this section passed
pre-deinstall verification
and will be removed.
Selected Filesets
-----------------
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte 1.2.0.0 # AIX MPIO Support for VendorXYZ Disk
<< End of Success Section >>
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Deinstalling
Software...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
installp: DEINSTALLING software for:
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte 1.2.0.0
...etc...
Installation
Summary
--------------------
Name Level Part Event Result
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio
1.2.0.0 USR DEINSTALL SUCCESS
Return code is:
0
Installing XYZ
ODM fileset: devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Pre-installation
Verification...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Verifying
selections...done
Verifying
requisites...done
Results...
FILESET
STATISTICS
------------------
1
Selected to be installed, of which:
1
Passed pre-installation verification
----
1
Total to be installed
SUCCESSES
---------
Filesets listed in this section passed pre-installation
verification
and will be installed.
Selected Filesets
-----------------
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte 1.4.0.0 # AIX MPIO Support for VendorXYZ Disk
<< End of Success Section >>
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Installing Software...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
installp: APPLYING software for:
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte 1.4.0.0
.
. . . . << Copyright notice for devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio >>
. . . . . . .
...etc...
Installation
Summary
--------------------
Name Level Part Event Result
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio
1.4.0.0 USR APPLY SUCCESS
Return code is:
0
Changing
default ODM (PdAt) attributes for VendorXYZ storage
+
odmget
-q uniquetype=disk/fcp/xyzmpio and attribute=queue_depth PdAt
+
sed s/deflt = "2"/deflt = "32"/g
+
1> /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_qd
+
odmchange
-o PdAt -q uniquetype=disk/fcp/xyzmpio and attribute=queue_depth /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_qd
+
odmget
-q uniquetype=disk/fcp/xyzmpio and attribute=reserve_policy PdAt
+
sed s/deflt = "single_path"/deflt = "no_reserve"/g
+
1> /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_rp
+
odmchange
-o PdAt -q uniquetype=disk/fcp/xyzmpio and attribute=reserve_policy /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_rp
+
odmget
-q uniquetype=PCM/friend/VendorXYZ and attribute=algorithm PdAt
+
sed s/deflt = "fail_over"/deflt = "round_robin"/g
+
1> /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_al
+
odmchange
-o PdAt -q uniquetype=PCM/friend/VendorXYZ and attribute=algorithm /usr/local/XYZ/chg_pdat_al
root@nim1
: / #
Great news! Our script has worked as expected. The old fileset
was de-installed, the new fileset was installed and the PdAt default attributes
were changed successfully.
Note:
You can also review the post migration script output at a later
date if you wish. All nimadm
activities are logged, on the NIM master, to /var/adm/ras/alt_mig/NIMclientname_alt_mig.log
(where NIMclientname is the name
of the NIM client being migrated by nimadm).
With regard to nimadm
log files, please be aware that if you choose to run nimadm in phases (as I’ve shown in this example) that each run will
generate a new log file. So in my
case, when I ran phases 1 to 6, this created a log file named
lparaix01_alt_mig.log. When I ran phase 7, the original log file was moved to
lparaix01_alt_mig.log.prev. A new
log file was created and used for phase 7. Then when I ran phases 8 to 12, the
phase 7 log file was moved to lparaix01_alt_mig.log.prev and a new log file was
used for phases 8-12. For this reason you may want to backup each log file to a
unique file name as you execute each phase group, so that you do not lose any of
the information logged to the .log or .log.prev files.
Now we can complete the rest of the migration and execute the
remaining phases, 8 through 12.
root@nim1
: / # nimadm -j nimadmvg -c lparaix01 -s spotaix610605 -l lpp_sourceaix610605
-d hdisk2 -z XYZPOST -P8,9,10,11,12 -Y
Initializing
the NIM master.
Initializing
NIM client lparaix01.
Initializing
log: /var/adm/ras/alt_mig/lparaix01_alt_mig.log
Starting
Alternate Disk Migration.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 8.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Creating
client boot image.
bosboot:
Boot image is 46989 512 byte blocks.
Writing
boot image to client's alternate boot disk hdisk2.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 9.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Adjusting
client file system sizes ...
Adjusting
size for /
Adjusting
size for /admin
Adjusting
size for /home
Adjusting
size for /opt
Adjusting
size for /tmp
Adjusting
size for /usr
Expanding
/alt_inst/usr client filesystem.
Filesystem
size changed to 4325376
Adjusting
size for /usr/local
Adjusting
size for /usr/local/chksys
Adjusting
size for /var
Adjusting
size for /var/log
Adjusting
size for /var/log/audit
Adjusting
size for /var/tsm/log
Syncing
cache data to client ...
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 10.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Unmounting
client mounts on the NIM master.
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/var/log/audit
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/var/log
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/var
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/usr/local
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/usr
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/tmp
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/opt
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/home
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/admin
forced
unmount of /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst
Removing
nimadm cache file systems.
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/admin
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/home
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/opt
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/tmp
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/usr
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/usr/local
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/var
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/var/log
Removing
cache file system /lparaix01_alt/alt_inst/var/log/audit
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 11.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Cloning
altinst_rootvg on client, Phase 3.
Client
alt_disk_install command: alt_disk_copy -j -M 6.1 -P3 -d "hdisk2"
##
Phase 3 ###################
Verifying
altinst_rootvg...
Modifying
ODM on cloned disk.
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/var/log/audit
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/var/log
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/var
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/usr/local
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/usr
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/tmp
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/opt
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/home
forced
unmount of /alt_inst/admin
forced
unmount of /alt_inst
Changing
logical volume names in volume group descriptor area.
Fixing
LV control blocks...
Fixing
file system superblocks...
Bootlist
is set to the boot disk: hdisk2 blv=hd5
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Executing
nimadm phase 12.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Cleaning
up alt_disk_migration on the NIM master.
Cleaning
up alt_disk_migration on client lparaix01.
root@nim1
: / #
Our nimadm operation
is finished. The NIM client is rebooted. We verify it is now running AIX 6.1.
And the correct version of the vendor’s device fileset is installed.
lparaix01
: / # oslevel -s
6100-06-05-1115
lparaix01
: / # lslpp -l devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte
Fileset Level State
Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path:
/usr/lib/objrepos
devices.fcp.disk.VendorXYZ.mpio.rte
1.4.0.0 COMMITTED
AIX MPIO Support for VendorXYZ Disk
lparaix01
: / # lsdev -Cc disk
hdisk1
Available 20-T1-01 VendorXYZ MPIO Disk
hdisk2
Available 20-T1-01 VendorXYZ MPIO Disk
hdisk3
Available 20-T1-01 VendorXYZ MPIO Disk
hdisk4
Available 20-T1-01 VendorXYZ MPIO Disk
And there you have it, an example of using a post migration
script with nimadm.
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