IBM RS/6000 - Manual (Page 197)

9.2.8 Initiating the BOS Installation
The network installation for a PCI-based RS/6000 NIM Client cannot be initiated
from the NIM Master. This means, to perform network installation, manual
intervention is required on the Client system that will be installed.
Perform the following steps on the NIM Master to initiate the NIM operation:
1. Enter the following fastpath command:
smit nim_mac_op
2. Select the object name of the Client machine (standalone1).
3. Select bos_inst from the list of operations.
4. Select the source where the BOS runtime files will come from. These files are
used to populate the target's /usr filesystem.
In this NIM environment, we have two sources to chose from:
rte This value is used for the lpp_source NIM resource. This image
contains only the BOS runtime files; it does not contain any optional
software packages. Using this, the installed target may have more
free disk space than if the SPOT source is used.
spot Choosing this value will copy all the files that exist in the SPOT. A
SPOT has many optional products already installed into it; thus it
may need too much disk space on the target system.
Perform a Network Install
Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
Machine Object Name standalone1
Source for BOS Run-time Files rte +
installp Flags [-agX]
Fileset Names []
Remain NIM client after install? yes +
Initiate Boot Operation on Client? yes +
Set Boot List if Boot not Initiated on Client? no +
Force Unattended Installation Enablement? no +
F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel F4=List
F5=Reset F6=Command F7=Edit F8=Image
Once the NIM operation is initiated, the Master will try to contact the NIM Client.
After time out, the following warning will appear:
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