Backing up the NIM database from the command line

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Follow this procedure to back up the NIM database from the command line.

The following NIM files must be saved for backup:

  • /etc/niminfo
  • /etc/objrepos/nim_attr
  • /etc/objrepos/nim_attr.vc
  • /etc/objrepos/nim_object
  • /etc/objrepos/nim_object.vc
  • /etc/NIM.level
  • /etc/niminfo
  • /etc/NIM.primary.cpuid
Best practice: Back up the NIM database to the /home directory or a user-created file system.

To back up the database, enter the following command:

/usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/m_backup_db backup_file_name_and_location

For example,

# /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/m_backup_db /home/backup.070915
a ./etc/objrepos/nim_attr 48 blocks.
a ./etc/objrepos/nim_attr.vc 144 blocks.
a ./etc/objrepos/nim_object 8 blocks.
a ./etc/objrepos/nim_object.vc 40 blocks.
a ./etc/NIM.level 1 blocks.
a ./etc/niminfo 1 blocks.
a ./etc/NIM.primary.cpuid 1 blocks.