Add Standalone NIM Clients

In this section, we will define each LPAR as a NIM client.

Initialize each NIM client: # smitty nim_mkmac

1. Enter the host name, adapter, subnet mask and default gateway(see Server Table) of the
appropriate LPAR.
2. Set fields as follows:
a. “Kernel to use for Network Boot”: “mp”
b. “Cable Type”: “tp”
c. “subnetmask”
d. Default gateway used by machine
3. Press Enter.
4. Select Ethernet as the primary network install interface
5. Enter subnetmask of client
6. Press enter
7. Exit when complete.
a) server.

Load Production LPARs

In this section, we will use the “mksysb” images to load the production LPARs.

Perform the following steps on the NIM server for each production LPAR

1. Identify the “mksysb” resource: # smitty nim_mkres

a. Select “mksysb” as the Installation Type.
b. Set fields as follows:
i. “Resource Name”: appropriate value.
ii. “Server of Resource”: “master”
iii. “Location of Resource”: appropriate value.
c. Press Enter.
d. Exit when complete.

2. Load the LPAR: # smitty nim_bosinst

a. select Target you wish to load.
b. Select “mksysb” as the Installation Type.
c. Select the MKSYSB corresponding to Target.
d. Select the SPOT to use for the installation corresponding to Target.
e. Below Customization script ACCEPT new license agreements? “YES”
f. Set Initiate reboot and installation now? “NO”
g. Accept new license agreement to “YES”
h. Use default values for other fields
i. Press Enter.

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 j. Exit when complete.
NOTE:ignore this warning
warning: 0042-229 m_bos_inst: When installing a system using a mksysb as the
source for the installation, the level of the SPOT used for the
installation must match the level of the mksysb image that is
being installed. The release levels of the SPOT, spot_aix53tl11sp4, and
the mksysb, testappmksysb, do not match

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each LPAR to be recovered.

4. Start up the production LPARs in SMS mode.

a. Select the Boot Option

Select Configure Boot Device order
Select 1st Boot Device Press “ESC” to return to previous menu
Select Network
Select Ethernet Port
Set Boot Seq: 1st Boot Device : Type “M” and Press Enter

b. Select Setup Remote IPL

c. Select the correct Ethernet adapter:
d. Select IP Parameters
1. Select Client IP Address: Enter Client ip address Press Enter
2. Select IPV4
3. Select bootp
4. Select Server IP Address:Enter Nim master ip Press Enter
5. Select Gateway IP Address:Enter Client Gateway ip Press Enter
6. Select Subnet Mask:Enter Client Subnet Mask Press Enter

7. Press “Esc”to return to previous menu

e. Adapter Configuration disable span tree and protocol standard

f. Select Ping Test and Execute ping Test

1. Ping successful go to step g
2. Go to step e

g. Press Enter to continue

h. Return to Main Menu: Type “M” and Press Enter
i. Select Boot Options
j. Select Install/Boot Device Press Enter
k. Select Network Press Enter
l. Select Ehternet Adapter from list: Press Enter
m. Select the Normal Mode Boot
n. Exit the SMS menu enter “1” to confirm

5. The LPAR will begin the boot process

a. Type F1 and press enter to for the console

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 b. Type 1 and press enter for English
Note:Ignore invalid disk warning.
c. Type 1 “Continue with Install”

d. Select Change /Show Installation Settings and Install

e. Select Disks(hdisk0 and hdisk1) were you want to install
f. Select Continue with choices indicated above
g. Select Install with Settings Listed

System Startup

Once the production LPARs have been loaded and booted, we need to ensure that certain daemon
processes aren’t running.

Perform the following steps on each production LPAR:

1. Login as “root”.
2. Stop all cron and patrol agent (or other monitoring software) for everyone. Check the inittab
and remove unwanted entries, and clean up any unwanted start/stop scripts.
a. Stopsrc –g spooler # stops printing
3. Edit the “/etc/hosts” file and change the IP addresses as needed.

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