Installing Device Drivers On The Sp Nodes - IBM PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor Installation And Using Manual

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__ 5. Update the SPOT (Shared Product Object Tree) by doing the following:
__ 6. Proceed to step 9 under "Checking System Prerequisites" on page 7.

Installing Device Drivers on the SP Nodes

Do the following to install device drivers on the SP nodes:
__ 1. Make sure that the lppsource directory is exported to the nodes by typing the
__ 2. If the directory is not exported, you may temporarily export the directory by
a. Type the following at the system prompt:
smitty nim_res_op
The Resource Name screen displays with the following highlighted:
boot
resources
b. Move the cursor down until the SPOT resource is highlighted. The SPOT
resource should look similar to:
spot_AIX421
resources
The format of the spot name is: spot_<lppsource_name>. <lppsource_name>
was the name that you recorded in a previous step.
c. When the SPOT resource is highlighted, press Enter to select this option.
The Network Install Operation to Perform screen displays with the reset
option highlighted for selection.
d. Move the cursor until the cust option is highlighted, and press Enter to select
this option. The Customize a SPOT screen displays with the Source of
Install Images highlighted for selection.
e. Press F4 to display the list of install images and select the appropriate
lppsource.
f. Move the cursor until the appropriate lppsource is displayed. For example:
lppsource_AIX421
Press Enter.
g. Move the cursor down until fileset names is highlighted. Type the following
fileset name:
devices.pci.14109f00
h. Press Enter to start the SPOT update. This operation can take up to 15
minutes.
following at the system prompt:
showmount -e
If the directory is exported to the nodes, the result should look similar to the
following:
/spdata/sys1/install/AIX421/lppsource (everyone)
typing the following:
exportfs -i /spdata/sys1/install/<lppsource_name>/lppsource
Chapter 3. Installing the Device Driver on the RS/6000 SP System
boot
spot
resources
lpp_source
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