Customizing and using the bosinst.data file

You must install the BOS before you can access and modify the default bosinst.data file.

You can also edit the bosinst.data file like any other ASCII file.

To verify the contents of your modified bosinst.data file, use the bicheck command.

Note: If you are customizing the /bosinst.data file so that it becomes part of a system backup (mksysb), beginning with AIX® 4.3.3, the mksysb command always updates the target_disk_data stanzas to reflect the current disks in the rootvg. If you do not want this update to occur, you must create the file /save_bosinst.data_file. The existence of this file is checked by the mksysb command, before the target_disk_data stanzas are updated.

To edit and use the bosinst.data file, use one of the following procedures: