NIM help

[Marksmen]

Trying to define a new lppsource after copying an existing one to a new directory with a different name. Here is the smit panel I am using:

Define a Resource

Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

[Entry Fields]
* Resource Name [lpp_source61tl4_sp2]
* Resource Type lpp_source
* Server of Resource [master] +
* Location of Resource /export/lpp_source/aix61tl4_sp2> /
NFS Client Security Method ] +
NFS Version Access [] +
Architecture of Resource [] +
Source of Install Images [] +/
Names of Option Packages []
Show Progress [yes] +
Comments []

Below is the output:

0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-081 m_mk_lpp_source: a resource already exists on "master" at location "/export/lpp_source"; due to NFS export restrictions, the new location "/export/lpp_source/aix61tl4_sp2" may not be used

I checked exportfs and it shows /export/lpp_source was exported. I removed it from exports and restarted nfs with the same results. The directory name for the new lppsource is unique and does not match any that were already there before I started. As a test, I moved the aix61tl4_sp2 directory to a new location and was able to successfully define the lppsource to NIM then.

 

[ogniemi]

delete the new lpp source directory you had copied manually and instead create it specifying in your (above) command:


Source of Install Images [here_select_your_source(old)_lpp_source] +/


pres F4 or esc-4 to select old lpp source in the smit menu...