NIM Commands

NIM Commands
nimconfig -a pif_name=en0 -a netname=net1
To initialise the NIM master with network name net1
nimconfig -r To rebuild /etc/niminfo file which contains the variables for NIM
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a source=/dev/cd0 -a server=master -a
location=/export/lpp_source/lpp_source1 lpp_source1
To define lpp_source1 image in /export/lpp_source/lpp_source directory from source cd0
nim -o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a location=/resources/mksysb.image mksysb1
To define mksysb resource mksysb1, from source /resources/mksysb.image on master
nim -o remove inst_resource
To remove the resource inst_resource
nim -o check lpp_source1
To check the status of lpp_source lpp_source1
nim -o allocate -a spot=spot1 -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 node1
To allocate the resources spot1 and lpp_source1 to the the client node1
nim -o bos_inst node1
To initialise NIM for the BOS installation on node1 with the allocated resources
nim -o dkls_init dcmds
To initialize the machine dcmds as diskless operation
nim -o dtls_init dcmds
To initialize the machine dcmds for dataless operation
nim -o cust dcmds
To initialize the machine dcmds for customize operation
nim -o diag dcmds
To initialize the machine dcmds for diag operation
nim -o maint dcmds
To initialize the machine dcmds for maintenance operation
nim -o define -t standalone -a platform=rspc -a if1="net1 dcmds xxxxx" -a cable_type1=bnc dcmds
To define the machine dcmds as standalone with platform as rspc and network as net1 with cable
type bnc and mac address xxxxx
nim -o unconfig master
To unconfigure nim master master
nim -o allocate -a spot=spot1 dcmds
To allocate the resource spot1 from machine dcmds
nim -o deallocate -a spot=spot1 dcmds
To de allocate the resource spot1 from machine dcmds
nim -o remove dcmds
To remove machine dcmds after removing all resources associated to it
nim -o reboot dcmds
To reboot ther client dcmds
nim -o define -t lpp_source -a location=/software/lpp1 -a server=master -a source=/dev/cd0 lpp1