AIX Install using NIM

NIM (Network Installation Manager) 

Installation of AIX using NIM server,

Server has to be configured as NIM master,

#lsnim –l master (This will tell you if NIM is configured as master)

You should have created resources SPOT(Shared Product Object TREE) and lpp_source from original AIX CD/DVD.

You should have mksysb resource created on NIM server

To define machine as client on NIM master

1). Add IP address and hostname of client(where we want to install AIX) on /etc/hosts file of NIM master

#vi /etc/hosts

at the end of the file add following line (IP address and hostname below is just example)

192.168.1.143                          aix1

once you have edited /etc/hosts file on NIM master define client as machine on NIM master

#smitty nim_mkmac

Enter the hostname of the client you wants to install AIX on, in our example its aix1 and

Hit enter

Change below options in next screen

Change Kernel to use to mp

Change cable type to tp (Twisted pair)

Change speed if it’s NOT virtual adapter (in our example it is virtual so no need to change speed setting) and hit enter and confirm.

Make sure client definition was created on NIM master using lsnim –l aix1 (in our case it’s aix1)

Once the Machine definition created assign the resources to the client using

#smitty nim_bosinst

select the client you wants to install AIX on (in our case its aix1) and hit enter.

Select mksysb as installation resource and hit enter.

Select the mksysb resource we wants to use (in our case it’s gold_mksysb) and hit enter.

Select the SPOT resource (in our case it’s aix61_spot) and hit enter.

If you have lpp_source then you can select lpp_source resource in next window (in our case it’s aix61_lpp)

Change below setting to yes.

ACCEPT new license agreements YES,

Scroll down using down arrow key

Change below setting to NO (As we are going to do PULL installation from client)

Initiate reboot and installation now to NO

Hit enter and confirm.

Check client has all the necessary resources allocated using lsnim –l hostname

In our case command is 

#lsnim –l aix1

Make sure mksysb, SPOT, and if applicable lpp_source

 #NIM steps are done,

Now go to HMC and boot aix1 in SMS and follow network booting steps to start install.