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IZ69608: NIM MKSYSB FLAGS ATTRIBUTE NOT GETTING PASSED TO CLIENT APPLIES TO AIX 5300-08

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • After upgrading a NIM master, the -a mksysb_flags=
    options
    are not seen by the client machine.
    
    Example:
    
    When creating a mksysb with the NIM option
    a- mksysb_flags=-e
    to use the client exclude.rootvg file it fails and the
    mksysb gets too large.
    

Local fix

  • Example workaround for a- mksysb_flags=-e is to either
    use an exclude_files resource,
    or create the mksysb on the client and copy to the
    NIM master.
    
    Example of using an exclude_file resource:
    1) On the client create a file: touch /etc/exclude
    2) edit /etc/exclude on the client with the files you
       want to exclude from the mksysb
    3) Create an exclude_files nim resource on the master:
       nim -o define -t exclude_files -a server=<client> -a
       location=/etc/exclude exclude
    4) Create mksysb from the client using the exclude file:
       nim -o define -t mksysb
       -a server=master
       -a location=/export/mksysb/test_mksysb
       -a source=<client>
       -a mk_image=yes -a mksysb_flags=X
       -a exclude_files=exclude test_mksysb
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:
    * Users of NIM on the 5300-08 Technology Level with the
    * bos.sysmgt.nim.master fileset at the 5.3.8.3 level.
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    * The NIM options "-a mksysb_flags=" are ignored.
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:
    * Install APAR IZ69608.
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Appropriate code changes made to correct the parsing of
    mksysb_flags.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ69608

  • Reported component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765G0300

  • Reported release

    530

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    YesPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2010-02-04

  • Closed date

    2010-02-04

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-28

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IZ58952

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G0300

Applicable component levels

  • R530 PSY U830484

       UP10/03/23 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 March 2013