NIM Server and clent configuration

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lslpp -l | grep nim

bos.sysmgt.nim.client  ----> by default install

installp -ld /dev/cd0 | grep nim  ----> checking for packges of nim to be installed from cd0

we need to install 2 packages from the list

bos.sysmgt.nim.master

bos.sysmgt.nim.spot

installp -agXd /dev/cd0 bos.sysmgt.nim.spot

installp -agXd /dev/cd0 bos.sysmgt.nim.master

lslpp -l | grep nim

NOTE: before this now please insert a DVD

oslevel -s  -----> to detect the current oslevel

smitty nim

than select Configure NIM Environment

Configure a Basic NIM Environment (Easy Startup)

Than 

Select Primary Network Interface for NIM Master

en0

Than

select Input devices for installation images 

cd0

LPP Source Name

AIX53TL5LPP

After answering all the question press enter

After that

Basically it adds 2 subsystems nimd and nimsis

and than Daemons gets started

Than checks for the available space for the new filesystems

and if space is available in VG than it will create the filesystems

than /exports/lpp_source is created from cd0  and than /exports/spot is created from lpp_source

ls -l /etc/niminfo ---> NIM configuration file

lssrc -s nimesis    ---->NIM Daemon

Confirm by 

ps -ef | grep nim

lsnim   ---> command to list all NIM Server Rsource

lsnim -c machines

lsnim -c networks

lsnim -c resources

lsnim -l AIX53TL5LPP  ---> to see details of LPP source

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lsnim

vi /etc/hosts

add client ip address

and hostname

smitty nim

than select

Perform NIM Administration Tasks

Than Manage Machines

Than Define a Machine

and now enter hostname of the machine

than press enter

object is created now

lsnim -c machines  --> it show client1 machines

lsnim -c standalone

lsnim -l client1   ---> it show details of client1 machine

To allocate a resource to client1 you can use below command

nim -o allocate -a lpp_source=AIX53TL5LPP client1

lsnim -l client1   ---> to confiorm whether lpp_source is allocated to clinte1

nim -o deallocate -a lpp_source=AIX53TL5LPP client1

lsnim -l client1

smitty nim_bosinst --->to initilaize BOS installation

Perform NIM Administration Tasks

Than Perform Operation on Machines

in that select bos_inst

go for rte installation and select lpp_source and spot

NOTE: Lpp_source and spot should be of same level

you can reset the state of NIM client if you do not wat to install NIm client1

nim -o reset client1

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nim -o deallocate -a lpp_source=AIX53TL5LPP -a spot=AIX53TL5SPOT client1

nim -o remove client1

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nim -o unconfig master

installp -u bos.sysmgt.nim.master

installp -u bos.sysmgt.nim.client

installp -u bos.sysmgt.nim.spot