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a. Ensure that the following path and name of the otherpkgs configuration file are correct:
/opt/xcat/share/xcat/netboot(install)/<platform>/profile.<os>.<arch>.otherpk
gs.pkglist
b. Ensure that the packages are copied to following correct path:
/install/post/otherpkgs/<os>/<arch>/xcat
4. Check that the AIX packages in installp_bundle/otherpkgs are not installed on the node:
a. Ensure the installp_bundle or otherpkgs are configured to the NIM image.
b. Write into table NIM image.
c. Set as the parameter for 'nimnodeset' command.
d. Ensure the installp and rpm packages are updated to the NIM image.
4.1.5 Unable to open a remote console
The rcons command is used to open a remote console to a node to monitor the installation
progress. If rcons fails to open the remote console, the issue might be that conserver is not
configured.
Complete the following steps to monitor the network installation of a node:
1. Configure conserver by using the following command:
# makeconservercf
2. Open a remote console to the node by using the following command:
# rcons <nodename>
3. Initiate a netboot of the node by using the following command:
# rnetboot <nodename>
Important: You must run makeconservercf after the cluster nodes are defined and before
rcons are run.
In addition, you use the AIX lsnim command to see the state of the NIM installation for a
particular node by running the following command on the NIM master:
# lsnim -l <nodename>
4.1.6 Time out errors during network boot of nodes
To initiate a network boot of all nodes in the group "compute", you use the following
command:
# rnetboot compute
If you receive timeout errors from the rnetboot command, you might need to increase the
default timeout from 60 seconds to a larger value by setting the ppctimeout in the site table,
such as 180 seconds, as shown in the following example:
# chdef -t site -o clustersite ppctimeout=180
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