Defining an lpp_source resource
You can use the following command-line syntax and attributes for defining a lpp_source resource.
The command-line syntax for defining an lpp_source resource
is:
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a Attribute=Value ... lpp_sourceNameThe following attributes are required for the lpp_source resource:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| -a location=Value | Specifies the directory that will contain the installation images. |
| -a server=Value | Specifies the name of the machine where the lpp_source is to be created. |
The following attributes are optional for the lpp_source resource:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| -a comments=Value | Describes the lpp_source. |
| -a group=Value | Specifies the name of a resource group to which this resource should be added. |
| -a multi_volume=Value | Specifies whether the user should be prompted to insert a second CD into the CD-ROM drive when creating an lpp_source with /dev/cd* as its source. This attributes's default value is no. If the attribute is set to yes, and the server of the resource is not the master, a warning is displayed, and a single-volume lpp_source is created. |
| -a packages=Value | Specifies a list of file sets to copy into the lpp_source if the default list of images is not desired. |
| -a show_progress=Value | Enables display of informational output when an lpp_source is created. The default value for this attribute is yes. If the show_progess attribute is set to yes, and the server attribute is set to another machine with an earlier version of the bos.sysmgt.nim.client fileset, a warning is displayed indicating that informational output cannot be enabled. |
| -a source=Value | Identifies the source device for copying installation images when defining the lpp_source. The value supplied can be either the name of the device, absolute directory path name or absolute ISO image path name that contains the installation images. This attribute is not required if the location of the lpp_source already contains the installation images. |
| -a use_source_simages=Value | Specifies whether NIM uses the simages package list from what is provided as the source attribute. When set to yes, NIM uses the simages package list from the source specified in the source attribute. When set to any other value, NIM defaults to using the NIM master's simages package list. A source attribute must be provided along with this attribute, and the packages attribute cannot be used. |
| -a verbose=Value | Displays information for debugging. To show maximum detail, specify a value of 5. |
| -a nfs_versValue | Specifies the NFS protocol version required for NFS access. |
| -a nfs_secValue | Specifies the security method required for NFS access. |
If a migration installation will be performed on NIM client machines, the lpp_source used in the operation must contain all the required software to migrate the machine.
If the directory specified in the location attribute does not exist, NIM will create the directory. NIM will also remove the directory and its contents if the lpp_source is later removed.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| power | POWER® processor-based architecture (used for platforms of the type rs6k, rspc, and chrp) |