Using the NIM showlog operation

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Use the showlog operation to list software installed on a NIM client or SPOT resource.

The command line syntax for the showlog operation is as follows: 
nim -o showlog -a Attribute=Value ... TargetName |TargetNames

The target of a showlog operation can be any standalone NIM client, a group of standalone NIM clients, or a SPOT resource.

The following are optional attributes that can be specified for the showlog operation:

Item Description
-a full_log=Value Indicates whether the entire log is displayed or only the last entry. The default value is full_log=no.
-a log_type=Value Specifies the type of log to display. The log types supported for both standalone clients and SPOT resources are:
alt_disk_install
Output from the alt_disk_install operation
boot
Machine's boot log
bosinst
Output from the BOS installation program
devinst
Output from the installation of key system and device-driver software
liveupdate
Output from the AIX Live Update operation
lppchk
Log of the output from the lppchk operation executed on a standalone NIM client
nimerr
Errors encountered during execution of the nim command
niminst
Output from the installation of user-specified software (including installation of NIM client software during a bos_inst operation)
script
Output from any configuration script resources allocated for a bos_inst operation.
-a show_progress=Value Indicates whether status should be displayed as the operation is performed. The default value is show_progress=yes.
-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.
Notes:
  • The showlog operation has no required attributes.
  • The Live Update output is located at the /var/adm/ras/liveupdate/logs path on the Network Installation Manager (NIM) standalone client. For additional output information during a Live Update operation, refer to the log files available in this path.