Nim Client Definition Information - IBM RS/6000 SP Problem Determination Manual

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Table 5. NIM Client Definition Information
2.9.1.1 Export Problems
Following is an example of a successful export by the
NIM master node sp2n01 of a NIM client sp2n08, which is ready to be installed.
psspscript resources
mksysb_1 resources
cw_tr0 networks
sp2n02 machines
sp2n03 machines
sp2n04 machines
sp2n05 machines
sp2n06 machines
sp2n07 machines
sp2n08 machines
5. While still on NIM master, issue
client definition for the node that is having the problem:
# lsnim -l sp2n03
sp2n03:
class
type
Cstate
Mstate
Cstate_result = success
prev_state
platform
if1
cable_type1 = bnc
cpuid = 000116875700
6. From the first step (output of
response (bootp_response) of disk . The
Ready for nim operation from the output of
Based on the bootp_response for the node, the Cstate attribute is fixed and
will have fixed NIM object allocations for the client. The following table could
be used as a ready reckoner for NIM client definition information.
bootp_response
install
diag
maintenance
disk or customize
script
mksysb
tok
standalone
standalone
standalone
standalone
standalone
standalone
standalone
lsnim -l <client_name>
= machines
= standalone
= ready for a NIM operation
= currently running
= not running
= rs6k
= spnet sp2n03 10005AFA082C ent
splstdata -b -l 3
Cstate
Cstate
BOS installation has been
enabled
Diagnostic boot has been
enabled
BOS installation has been
enabled
Ready for a NIM
operation
Chapter 2. The Installation Process
to list the NIM
), node 3 (sp2n03) had a
attribute for the client
lsnim -l sp2n03
is correct.
Allocation
spot psspspot
lpp_source lppsource
bosinst_data noprompt
script psspscript
mksysb mksysb_1
spot psspspot
bosinst_data p r o m p t
spot psspspot
bosinst_data p r o m p t
exportfs
command from
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