Initializing and booting a diskless or dataless machine from the command line

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Follow this procedure for initializing and booting a diskless or dataless machine from the command line.

To initialize the client resources for diskless clients, complete one of the following depending on which resource is used:
- If a root resource is used, enter the following on the NIM master:
```
nim -o dkls_init -a spot=SPOTName -a root=RootName \
-a dump=DumpName -a paging=PagingName ClientName
```
- If a shared_root resource is used, enter the following on the NIM master:
```
nim -o dkls_init -a spot=SPOTName -a shared_root=SharedRootName \
-a dump=DumpName -a paging=PagingName ClientName
```
To initialize the client resources for dataless clients, enter the following on the NIM master:
```
nim -o dtls_init -a spot=SPOTName -a root=RootName \
-a dump=DumpName ClientName
```
Note: For detailed information about other attributes you can specify for the dkls_init and dtls_init operations, see Using the NIM dkls_init operation and Using the NIM dtls_init operation.
After completion of the initialization operation, boot the client machine over the network. If you are booting from a network device, follow the procedures in your hardware documentation to perform the network boot.
Note: On older model rspc systems, it may be necessary to permanently set the bootlist from the firmware menus to make the client always boot over the network. For other systems, the bootlist is automatically set the first time the machine is booted as a diskless/dataless client.
After the client boots over the network and performs some initialization, the client will display instructions for you to select the console for the machine.