Using the NIM updateios operation
The NIM updateios operation performs updates and customization to the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).
The format of the updateios operation
is as follows:
nim -o updateios -a Attribute=Value ... TargetNameThe target of an updateios operation can be a VIOS NIM management client or an IVM NIM management client.
The following are optional attributes that can be specified for the updateios operation:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| -a filesets=Value | Specifies a list of file sets to remove from the target. |
| -a installp_bundle=Value | Specifies an installp_bundle resource that lists file sets to remove on the target. |
| -a lpp_source=Value | Identifies the lpp_source resource that will provide the installation images for the updateios operation. |
| -a accept_licenses=Value | Specifies whether the software licenses should be automatically accepted during the installation. The default value is accept_licenses=no. |
| -a updateios_flags=Value | Identifies the flags that tell updateios what operation to perform on the VIOS. The valid values are -install, -commit, -reject, -cleanup and -remove. The default value is updateios_flags=-install. |
| -a preview=Value | Specifies a preview operation for the updateios operation. The default value is preview=yes. |