In this 2 day instructor led class, system administrators and operators will learn and understand how to perform Network based installations of AIX 5L and 6L. You’ll learn how to perform NIM tasks such as configuring the NIM Master, NIM resources and NIM clients.
Prerequisite: Introduction to AIX 6L System Administration
Recommendation Statement: The student should understand basic UNIX commands such as navigating directories, working with files and using the VI editor. In addition, the student should understand AIX file systems and how to install the AIX operating system from a local CD/DVD in a non-NIM environment.
Upon Completion of this Course, you should be able to:
Understand NIM concepts
Understand NIM Resources including- SPOT, lpp_source, and mksysb
Configuration of a Network Installation Manager Environment
Configuring the NIM Master and Creating Basic Installation Resources
Adding a NIM Client to the NIM Environment
Performing a Base AIX O/S install onto a NIM Client
Use a mksysb Image to Install the Base Operating System (BOS) on a NIM Client
Perform a Non-prompted BOS Installation
Define and Customize Additional Base Install Resources
Understand NIM Network Issues
Perform Maintenance and Updates on NIM resources
Use NIM for Disaster Recovery
Maintain Software in an LPP_SOURCE
Boot a NIM client into maintenance mode from the boot image on a NIM server
Detailed Course Outline
Module 1. Network Installation Manager definitions and concept
How NIM works
Basic NIM configuration
Planning the NIM Environment
NIM file system hierarchy
Module 2. Basic configuration of a NIM environment
Overview of the configuration process
System requirements
Install NIM filesets
EZNIM vs. command Line vs. smit to configure the NIM environment
Configure the NIM master
Create file system for NIM
Define basic resources
Define the client
Start the client installation
Describe the NIM configuration files (/etc/niminfo, /etc/bootptab,
Display NIM information
Module 3. Configure network services required to support NIM
Inetd
Tftp
Bootp
NFS
Module 4. The lpp_source
lpp_source file system
lpp_source naming convention
Create a base level NIM resource from the CD/DVD
Create lpp_source from AIX fileset image (using command line and smit)
Display lpp_source information
Module 5. SPOT Objects
SPOT file system
Define a SPOT resource (using command line and smit)
Create a SPOT from a mksysb resource
Check a SPOT resource
Remove a SPOT resource
Module 6. mksysb Resource
mksysb image naming convention
Define a mksysb resource
Create a mksysb from a NIM client
Module 7. Define the Client
Define the client from the command line and smit
The /etc/niminfo file
List a NIM client
Remove a NIM client
Module 8. Start the Client Installation
The /tftpboot directory
The client.info file
Watch the client installation status
Perform a Non-prompted BOS installation
The bosinst.data file
The image.data file
Module 9. NIM Administrative Tasks
Reset the NIM state
Remove NIM machines and resources
Deallocate resources
Perform a maintenance boot from the master server
Update the NIM lpp_source
Update a NIM client
Add software to the lpp_source
Module 10. Update or Clone a Client with alt_disk_install
Module 11. Troubleshoot a NIM Installation
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