Tag: NIM
Backing up the NIM database
you can write a script and put your crontab. So your backup is ok.
/usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/m_backup_db /export/backup/nimbackup
rcp /export/backup/nimbackup root@****:/****/AIX_Backup/nim_mksysb_backups/
NIM Inventory
when you need to collect inventory on your client machines,you use this command.
niminv -o invcmp -a targets=NIMCLIENT -a base=master
-a location=/tmp/inventory
Comparison of master to NIMCLIENT...
error: remote value passed, ’00C4B8374C00′, does not match environment value ’00F82D774C00
on nimclient in /var/adm/ras/nimsh.log:
error: remote value passed, '00C4B8374C00', does not match environment value '00F82D774C00
you should see this error.So your nim master gives an error
0042-001...
NIM Bosinst error: LED 611: failure: mount
If you got the error LED 611: failure: mount, it means the lpar was unable to mount that specific nfs mount and most probably...
0042-207 m_mkbosi: Unable to allocate the exclude resource to [machine]
Always check the following:
# lsnim -l
if you see already allocated resources like spot or mksysb image, then you must the machine and...
Patching CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169 on AIX via NIM (bash bug aka...
Below I detail how I patched over 800 AIX LPAR’s that were exposed by CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169 , also known as shellshock, using...
NIM mksysb image – Exclude Files
Maybe your mksysb image is too large.For this reason you want to exclude some files.
You should do this steps
1) On the client create a...
/etc/niminfo content -NIM
If you want to try backup your AIX clients on Network Installiation Manager(NIM),you must edit niminfo file on your NIM Client.
Create a mksysb backup using NIM
If you want to create a mysysb backup using NIM(Network Installiation Manager) , you can do below steps.
# chuser fsize=-1...
