Installing to an alternate disk on a NIM client
NIM allows you to install an AIX® 4.3 or later mksysb image (mksysb resource) on a NIM client's alternate disk or to clone a NIM client's current disk onto an alternate disk and apply updates. Because the client system is running during installation, less time is required than for a normal installation.
Note: For information about the different ways NIM can customize an
alternate disk installation, see Using the NIM alt_disk_install operation.
Prerequisites
- The NIM master must be configured. To install a mksysb image onto the alternate disk, the mksysb resource must be defined. See Configuring the NIM master and creating basic installation resources.
- The NIM client must already exist in the NIM environment and must be running. To add the client to the NIM environment, see Adding standalone clients to the NIM environment .
- The bos.alt_disk_install.rte fileset must be installed on the NIM client. To install a new fileset on a NIM Client, see Customizing NIM clients and SPOT resources.