Adding a client with the network information from the command line when client machine is not running (method A)

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Follow these steps to add a client with the network information from the command line when client machine is not running.

On the NIM master, type: 
# nim -o define -t standalone -a platform=PlatformType \
-a netboot_kernel=NetbootKernelType \
-a if1=InterfaceDescription \
-a net_definition=DefinitionName -a ring_speed1=SpeedValue \
-a cable_type1=TypeValue -a iplrom_emu=DeviceName MachineName

Example 1:

To add the machine with host name machine1 with the following configuration: 
host name=machine1
platform=chrp
kernel=up
network type=ethernet
subnet mask=255.255.240.0
default gateway=gw1
default gateway used by NIM master=gw_master
cable type=bnc
network boot capability=yes (no emulation needed)
enter the following command sequence: 
# nim -o define -t standalone -a platform="chrp" \
-a netboot_kernel="up" -a if1="find_net machine1 0" \
-a cable_type1="bnc" \
-a net_definition="ent 255.255.240.0 gw1 gw_master" machine1

Example 2:

To add the machine with host name machine2 with the following configuration: 
host name=machine2
platform=chrp
netboot_kernel=up
network type=token ring
subnet mask=255.255.225.0
default gateway=gw2
default gateway used by NIM master=gw_master
ring speed=16

enter the following command sequence:

# nim -o define -t standalone -a platform="chrp" \
-a netboot_kernel="up" -a if1="find_net machine2 0" \
-a ring_speed1="16" \
-a net_definition="tok 255.255.225.0 gw2 gw_master" machine2
Note:
  1. If the find_net keyword in the if attribute causes NIM to successfully match a network definition to the client definition, the net_definition attribute is ignored.
  2. For more information about the attributes you can specify when defining NIM clients, see Defining NIM clients