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--- aix:nimol [2022/06/13 13:35]
manu
+++ aix:nimol [2022/06/13 16:22] (current)
manu [nimol_config]
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+====== NIMOL to deploy AIX partitions on Power ======
+NIMOL is a tool which 'll be installed on linux, unlike NIM which is the deployment tool for AIX
+===== Deploy packages =====
 Where to find NIMOL packages ? On AIX base CDROM.
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 XML-LibXML-1.58-1.i386.rpm
-aix-res-6100-07-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
+aix-res-7100-03-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
 libxml2-2.6.17-4.i586.rpm
 nimol-1.0-4.noarch.rpm
 </code>
 <cli prompt='#'>
-[root@nimsrv]/export/soft/nimol/aix61tl7# rpm -qpl aix-res-6100-07-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
+[root@nimsrv]/export/aix73/7300-00-01_full/RPMS/linux# rpm -qpl aix-res-7100-03-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
-/opt/aix-res/6100-07/booti.chrp.mp.ent.Z
+/opt/aix-res/7100-03/booti.chrp.mp.ent.Z
-/opt/aix-res/6100-07/bosinst.data
+/opt/aix-res/7100-03/bosinst.data
-/opt/aix-res/6100-07/ispot.tar.Z
+/opt/aix-res/7100-03/ispot.tar.Z
-[root@nimsrv]/export/soft/nimol/aix61tl7# rpm -qpl nimol-1.0-4.noarch.rpm
+[root@nimsrv]/export/aix73/7300-00-01_full/RPMS/linux# rpm -qpl nimol-1.0-4.noarch.rpm
 /usr/lib/nimol_lib
 /usr/sbin/nimol_backup
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 /usr/share/doc/nimol/README
 /usr/share/locale/Ja_JP/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/ca_ES/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
+...
-/usr/share/locale/cs_CZ/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/en_US/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/hu_HU/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/ko_KR/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/sk_SK/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
-/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/nimol.mo
 /usr/share/man/man1/nimol_backup.1
 /usr/share/man/man1/nimol_config.1
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 http://dbaspot.com/aix/390557-fyi-aix-6-1-installation-lower-aix-version-using-nim-nimol-nim-linux.html
+===== Install and configure NIMOL =====
   * Package required by Linux system
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   * Install Nimol
+<code>
   mount/dev/cdrom/mnt
   cd /mnt/RPMS/linux
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   cd /
   umount /dev/cdrom from the AIX installation disk/RPMS/linux directory
+</code>
   * Basic configuration of Nimol
-. First Manually generate an empty/etc/nimol.conf
+First Manually generate an empty /etc/nimol.conf
-#>/etc/nimo.conf
+<cli prompt='#'>
 # echo'NIMOL_SYSLOG_FACILITY local2' >>/etc/nimol.conf
+</cli>
 Remember, this line is necessary, otherwise adding the client will fail.
-. Define the resource LABEL
-# mkdir/export/nim/lpp_source/6107
+Define the resource LABEL
-# nimol_config -L 6107 -d/dev/cdrom -t/export/nim/lpp_source
+<cli prompt='#'>
-. The lpp_source generated above is just a bos. To get a complete installation medium, Modify some files manually
+# mkdir /export/nim/lpp_source/7300-00-01
-# cd/export/nim/lpp_source/6107
+# nimol_config -L 7300-00-01 -d /dev/cdrom -t /export/nim/lpp_source
+</cli>
+The lpp_source generated above is just a bos. To get a complete installation medium, Modify some files manually
+<cli prompt='#'>
+# cd /export/nim/lpp_source/7300-00-01
 # rm -fr bosinst.data image.data lpp_source
 # mkdir -p lpp_source/installp
-# mount/dev/cdrom/mnt
+# mount /dev/cdrom/mnt
-# cp/mnt/*.data ./
+# cp /mnt/*.data ./
-# cp -a/mnt/installp/ppc ./lpp_source/installp/
+# cp -a /mnt/installp/ppc ./lpp_source/installp/
-# cp -a/mnt/RPMS ./lpp_source/
+# cp -a /mnt/RPMS ./lpp_source/
-. Define mksysb resource
+</cli>
+Define mksysb resource
 If lpp_source has been defined before, then skip the following steps:
 Install AIX CD The aix-res package, take 6108 as an example:
-# mount/dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
+<cli prompt='#'>
-# cd/mnt/cdrom
+# mount /dev/cdrom/mnt/cdrom
-# rpm -ivh RPMS/linux/aix-res-6100-08-1.0-1.noarch.rpm
+# cd /mnt/cdrom
+# rpm -ivh RPMS/linux/aix-res-7300-00-.noarch.rpm
 Then generate a directory/opt/aix-res/6100-08
-# cd/opt/aix-res/6100-08
+# cd /opt/aix-res/7300-00-01
 # ls -al
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 23478299 September 14 2012 booti.chrp.mp. ent.Z
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 928 September 14 2012 bosinst.data
 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 119181465 September 14 2012 ispot.tar.Z
+</cli>
 copy the generated mksysb file to this directory, You can also just make a symbolic link. The file name must be mksysb or mksysb.bff.
 Now you can define mksysb resources:
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   * define the client and related resources
-. 1. create a record of the client in/etc/hosts
-. Configure the client installation resource
+  create a record of the client in/etc/hosts
+  Configure the client installation resource
+<cli prompt='#'>
 # nimol_install -c dbserv -s 255.255.255.0 -m 00:00:00:00: 00:11 -L 6107
+</cli>
 will prompt trap syntax error, but does not affect the settings.
 The above command -m is followed by the mac address of the client's network card. Please modify it according to the situation.
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 The script that needs to be modified is <Target_dir>/<Label_Dir>/SPOT/usr/lpp/bosinst/bi_main
-<list alpha>
+===== man NIMOL =====
-- item a
-- item b
+==== nimol_config ====
-</list>
+Configures a Linux® server to network install a machine with AIX® by configuring services and copying install resources.
+To configure the NIMOL server without copying resources, type:
+  nimol_config -C
+To configure the NIMOL server, copy resources from /mnt/aix to /export/aix, and label the resource aix530, type:
+  nimol_config -d /mnt/aix -t /export/aix -L aix530
+To configure the NIMOL server and copy resources without configuring syslog and without globally exporting the resource label directory, type:
+  nimol_config -S -e
+To list defined resource labels, type:
+  nimol_config -l
+To remove the aix530 resource label, type:
+  nimol_config -L aix530 -r
+==== nimol_install ====
+Sets up a configured NIMOL server to install AIX® to a specific client machine.
+To setup client myclient to install the aix530 resource label with gateway 192.168.1.1, MAC address 00:60:08:3F:E8:DF, and subnet mask 255.255.255.0, type:
+  nimol_install -c myclient -g 192.168.1.1 -m 00:60:08:3F:E8:DF -s 255.255.255.0 -L aix530
+To setup client myclient and not have it remain a client to the NIMOL server after the installation, type:
+  nimol_install -n -c myclient -g 192.168.1.1 -m 00:60:08:3F:E8:DF -s 255.255.255.0 -L aix530
+To list the clients configured to be installed, type:
+  nimol_install -l
+To remove client myclient, type:
+  nimol_config -c myclient -r

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