A NIM Question

[Germo]

Hi All,

I am a bit stuck with a NIM problem I have, I was wondering if you could help me out.

I have created a mksysb fine of the client server (it is on the NIM server OK) and I am trying to create a lpp_source from this mksysb, both NIM server and client server are at AIX 5.3 TL05-Service Pack 06. The error message I am getting is

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0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-001 m_mk_lpp_source: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-151 c_stat: the file "/nfs/backup_area/mksysb_image.1105" has a file type of 0100000.
This conflicts with the expected type of 040000.
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I have checked the "/usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/c_cklevel" file and it currently says "${C_STAT} -a location=${source} -a mode=0100000 2>${ERR}", I have tried changing it to 040000 but still get the same error.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

 

[p5wizard]

What FS type is the mksysb on? GPFS? NIM only allows files on "local" disks AFAIK.


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[bennotech]

Are you specifing the "full" path name of the mksysb to use ?

cheers
Benno

...it really does get worse than this !!

 

[TSch]

Hi there,

here's something similar I found on the internet. Maybe you can adapt it to suit your needs:

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Problem
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During the creation of the mksysb resource, error 0042-151, regarding c_stat, occurs. The exact errors are as follows:

0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-001 m_mkbosi: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-175 c_cklevel: An unexpected result was returned by the
"/usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/c_stat" command:

0042-151 c_stat: the file "/NIM/export/mksysb/cut11_420r1" has a file type
of 0100000.
This conflicts with the expected type of 010000.a


Solution
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Execute the following command:

grep mode= /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/c_cklevel

Look to see if the following is returned:

#${C_STAT} -a location=${source} -a mode=0100000 2>${ERR} \
${C_STAT} -a location=${source} -a mode=010000 2>${ERR} \

If this is returned, modify the file as follows:

${C_STAT} -a location=${source} -a mode=0100000 2>${ERR} \

Then creating the mksysb resource should work fine.

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Regards
Thomas

 

[aaaix0331]

Your problem really is because you are having a mksysb image and you try to create a lpp_source. If you want to define this mksysb as a resource for nim master to fush it to another lpar or use this mksysb, you should define this mksysb resource as type of mksysb, not lpp_source.

from define resource, you should choose: mksysb, not lpp_source.