Performing a nonprompted BOS installation from the command line

You can perform a nonprompted BOS installation from the command line.

On the NIM master or any running NIM client, create a bosinst.data file that describes how a machine should be configured during a BOS installation.
Note: To accept license agreements for software to be installed during the BOS installation, specify -a accept_licenses=yes on the nim -o bos_inst command.
To define the bosinst.data file as a bosinst_data resource, enter:
```
# nim -o define -t bosinst_data -a server=ServerName \
-a location=LocationName NameValue
```
Using the server attribute, specify the name of the machine where the bosinst.data file is located.

Using the location attribute, specify the full path name of the bosinst.data file that is to be used as a resource.
After the bosinst_data resource has been defined, follow the normal procedure for performing an rte or mksysb installation on standalone machines. Be sure to specify that the bosinst_data resource be used for the installation.
For example, to perform a nonprompted rte installation of machine1 using the lpp_source1, spot1, and bosinst_data1 resources, enter:
```
# nim -o bos_inst -a source=rte -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 \
-a spot=spot1 -a accept_licenses=yes -a bosinst_data=bosinst_data1 \
 machine1
```