Network Installation Management environment for the LAS/EAL4+

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Installation of LAS/EAL4+ technology clients can be performed using the Network Installation Management (NIM) environment.

The NIM master is configured to provide the resources needed to install the appropriate LAS/EAL4+ level of AIX 7.1. NIM clients may then be installed using the resources located on the NIM master. You can perform a non-prompted NIM installation of the client by setting the following fields in the bosinst_data resource:

control_flow:
	CONSOLE = ???
	PROMPT = no
	INSTALL_TYPE =
	INSTALL_METHOD = overwrite
	TCB = yes
	DESKTOP = NONE
	ENABLE_64BIT_KERNEL = yes
	CREATE_JFS2_FS = yes
	ALL_DEVICES_KERNELS = no
	HTTP_SERVER_BUNDLE = no
	KERBEROS_5_BUNDLE = no
	SERVER_BUNDLE = no
	ALT_DISK_INSTALL_BUNDLE = no

locale:
	CULTURAL_CONVENTION = en_US or C
	MESSAGES = en_US or C

The NIM master cannot be configured as a LAS/EAL4+ system and cannot be connected to the same network with other LAS/EAL4+ systems. When initiating the installation from the NIM master, the Remain NIM client after install SMIT menu option must be set to No. After a NIM client is installed as a LAS/EAL4+ system, the NIM client must be removed from the NIM master's network, and additional software installations and updates cannot be performed using the NIM master.

An example situation is to have two network environments; the first network consists of the NIM master and the non-LAS/EAL4+ systems; the second network consists only of LAS/EAL4+ systems. Perform the NIM installation on the NIM client. After the installation has completed, disconnect the newly installed LAS/EAL4+ system from the NIM master's network and connect the system to the evaluated network.

A second example consists of one network. The NIM master is not connected to the network when other systems are operating in the evaluated configuration, and LAS/EAL4+ systems are not connected to the network during NIM installation.