Configuring the NIM master and creating basic installation resources from the command line

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Use this procedure for configuring the NIM master and creating basic installation resources from the command line.

Insert the AIX® Volume 1 media into the appropriate drive of the designated master machine.
To install the bos.sysmgt.nim.master fileset from the disk, enter: # installp -agXd /dev/cd0 bos.sysmgt.nim.master
To configure the NIM master with the following configuration, enter: # nimconfig -a netname=network1 -a pif_name=tr0 -a ring_speed1=16 -a platform=chrp -a netboot_kernel=mp
```
master host name = master1
primary network interface = tr0
ring speed = 16
platform = chrp
kernel type = mp
```
Note: For additional attribute information, see the nimconfig command.
To create a file system in the rootvg volume group with 400 MB of space with a mount point of /export/lpp_source, enter:
```
# crfs -v jfs2 -g rootvg -a size=$((2000*400)) \
-m /export/lpp_source -A yes -p rw -t no 
```
To mount the file system, enter: # mount /export/lpp_source
The lpp_source contains the installation images copied from the source device (in this example, the CD-ROM). The server of the lpp_source will be the NIM master. The images will be stored in the /export/lpp_source/lpp_source1 directory. To create the lpp_source resource named lpp_source1, enter:
```
# nim -o define -t lpp_source -a source=/dev/cd0 \
-a server=master -a location=/export/lpp_source/lpp_source1 \
lpp_source1
```
To create a file system in the rootvg volume group with 200 MB of space with a mount point of /export/spot, enter:
```
# crfs -v jfs2 -g rootvg -a size=$((2000*200)) \
-m /export/spot -A yes -p rw -t no
```
To mount the file system, enter: # mount /export/spot
The SPOT resource will be installed from images in the image source (in this case, the lpp_source that was created in step 6). The server of the resource will be the NIM master, and the SPOT will be stored in the /export/spot/spot1 directory. To create the SPOT resource named spot1, enter:
```
# nim -o define -t spot -a source=lpp_source1 \
-a server=master -a location=/export/spot spot1
```
If you are not supporting diskless and dataless clients, you do not need to continue with this procedure. If you are supporting diskless and dataless clients, create and mount a file system for their resources.
To create a file system in the rootvg volume group with 150 MB of space and a mount point of /export/dd_resource, enter:
```
# crfs -v jfs2 -g rootvg -a size=$((2000*150)) \
-m /export/dd_resource -A yes -p rw -t no
```
To mount the file system, enter: # mount /export/dd_resource
Create the diskless and dataless client resources in subdirectories of the /export/dd_resource directory. Not all resources are required. Create only the resources to be used in your environment.
- To create the root resource named root1, which is required for diskless and dataless clients unless a shared_root resource (for diskless clients only) is used instead, enter:
```
# nim -o define -t root -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/root1 root1
```
- To create the shared_root resource named shared_root1, which is required for diskless clients unless a root resource is used instead, enter:
```
# nim -o define -t shared_root -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/shared_root1 \
-a spot=spot1 shared_root1
```
- To create the dump resource named dump1 (optional), enter:
```
# nim -o define -t dump -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/dump1 dump1
```
- To create the paging resource named paging1 (required for diskless clients), enter:
```
# nim -o define -t paging -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/paging1 paging1
```
- To create the home resource named home1 (optional), enter:
```
# nim -o define -t home -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/home1 home1
```
- To create the shared_home resource named shared_home1 (optional), enter:
```
# nim -o define -t shared-home -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/shared_home1 shared_home1
```
- To create the tmp resource named tmp1 (optional), enter:
```
# nim -o define -t tmp -a server=master \
-a location=/export/dd_resource/tmp1 tmp1
```