Configuring the NIM master and creating resources to support diskless and dataless clients using SMIT

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Follow this procedure for configuring the NIM master and creating resources to support diskless and dataless clients using SMIT.

  1. Insert the AIX® media into the media or tape drive of the designated master machine.
  2. To install the bos.sysmgt.nim fileset, enter the smit install_latest fast path.
  3. Using the LIST option, select /dev/cd0 or /dev/rmt0 for the INPUT device / directory for software.
  4. Specify bos.sysmgt.nim as the SOFTWARE to install.
  5. Accept the default values for all other fields on this screen. After completion of this installation, exit SMIT.
  6. To configure the NIM master, enter the smit nimconfig fast path.
  7. Specify a name in the Network Name field to be assigned to the NIM master's network.
  8. Using the LIST option, select the Primary Network Interface for the NIM Master.
  9. Accept the default values for all other fields on this screen.
  10. After the master is configured, exit SMIT.
  11. Restart SMIT using the smit nim_mkres_dd_name_server fast path.
  12. When prompted, select the NIM master as the server of the client resources.
  13. Select yes in the Create a new SPOT? field, because there is not a SPOT currently defined in your environment.
  14. Using the LIST option, select /dev/cd0 or /dev/rmt0 as the input device for installation images.
  15. Specify a name in the SPOT Name field.
  16. Specify names for the other resources to be created in the NIM environment. If a name is not specified, the resource will not be created.
  17. Select yes at the Remove all newly added NIM definitions and file systems if any part of this operation fails? field. This will make it easier to restart this procedure if failures occur.
  18. Accept the default values for all other fields on this screen.
    Note: In most NIM environments, the SPOT will already exist to support base operating system installation operations on standalone machines. In such environments, it is not necessary to create a new SPOT.