Aix San Installation With Nim - IBM System Storage DS3500 Introduction And Implementation Manual

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2. Map logical drive from the DS3500 to the AIX server
3. Type the following command from a terminal window on the AIX server:
# smitty alt_clone
Afterwards, type the target disk in the Target Disk(s) to install field or select it from the list.
In this case the target disk is hdisk1
4. Ensure the proper boot logical setting for the target disk:
/usr/lpp/bosinst/blvset -d /dev/hdisk1 -g level
5. Update the cloned boot logical volume manually with the following command:
echo y | /usr/lpp/bosinst/blvset -d /dev/hdisk3 -plevel

21.5.2 AIX SAN installation with NIM

Network Installation Manager (NIM) is a client server infrastructure and service that allows
remote installation of the operating system, manages software updates, and can be
configured to install and update third-party applications. Although both the NIM server and
client file sets are part of the operating system, a separate NIM server has to be configured
that will keep the configuration data and the installable product file sets.
Note: For a complete information regarding NIM configurations, refer to NIM from A to Z in
AIX 5L, SG24-7296.
NIM preparations
We assume that the following preparations have been completed:
The NIM environment is deployed and all of the necessary configuration on the NIM
master is already done.
The NIM server is properly configured as the NIM master, and the basic NIM resources
have been defined.
The Fibre Channel Adapters are already installed in the machine onto which AIX is to be
installed.
The Fibre Channel Adapters are connected to a SAN and, on the DS3500 storage
subsystem, have the designated logical drive defined and mapped to the host or NIM
client.
The target machine (NIM client) currently has no operating system installed and is already
define in the NIM server.
The procedure consists of setting up a remote IPL in the client in order to use the bootpd
(boot protocol) and tftp (trivial file transfer protocol) services provided by the NIM server. With
this procedure, the NIM server will be able to deliver the OS image to the client using the
network.
Follow the procedure as below:
1. Select the SMS Menu to enter the configuration menu as shown in Example 21-16.
Example 21-16 Initial Power System window
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