Using the NIM maint_boot operation
Use the maint_boot operation to prepare resources for a client to be network-booted into maintenance mode.
Note: The following operation is not allowed when resources with architectures
different from the client are allocated to the client.
The command line syntax for the maint_boot operation
is as follows:
nim -o maint_boot -a Attribute=Value ... TargetName |TargetNamesThe target of a maint_boot operation can be any standalone NIM client or group of standalone NIM clients.
The following are required attributes that can be specified for the maint_boot operation:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| -a spot=Value | Specifies the SPOT resource to be used to provide network boot and maintenance mode support. |
The following are optional attributes that can be specified for the maint_boot operation:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| -a group=Value | Specifies the name of a resource group to use for the operation. |
| -a verbose=Value | Displays information for debugging. Valid values are 1-5. Use verbose=5 to show maximum detail. The default is to show no debugging output. |
After the maint_boot operation is performed, the client must be rebooted over the network to load the network boot image and enter maintenance mode.