NIM mksysb restore AIX5 1

[RBOLLEN]

I have the NIM master installed, now I want to restore another mksysb to a nim-client, What are then the steps to take? I have made a new resource group for this mksysb, but how can I allocate this group to the client?

On another system that I have installed via nim, I was getting errors:
-first there was some message about not enough space to fulfill allocation request, then I have to do a extendvg rootvg hdisk1 (this wasn't allocated, strange because the source system had hdisk0 and hdisk1 in rootvg).
-Then I got the msg: 0653-341 The file /dev/ipldevice does not exist
0301-150 bosboot: Invalid or no boot device specified.
1) to continue
2) maintenance

Here I created a link: ln -f /dev/rhdisk0 /dev/ipldevice.

Then the installation resumed and rebooted but never came up again, when I rebooted it again in SMS, the only boot devices I could see where ethernet adapters, so how can I reboot this LPAR with hdisks?

So anybody with some experience regarding mksysb restores on LPAR (AIX5) with NIM???

Thanks in advance,
Rudy

 

[aixqueen]

General Steps used to load Regetta...
1. Power on the HMC PC system
2. Login as userid "hscroot" and passwd "abc123"
3. Expand the "hmc1" system to view the options
4. Select "Partition Management". This will display the attributes of your selection.
Note: at this time the HMC console is communicating with the regatta system via the
serial network (SPCN - Service Processor Control Network) and gets the information of
the system from the NVRAM. Even though the system is powered down the Service
Processor (SP) still has power to it.
5. Select the machine name "regatta00", click the right mouse button and from the menu select "Open Terminal Window". This is your serial connection to the machine. This operation can also be accomplished by selecting the machine and from the toolbar menu selecting "Selected" - "Open Terminal Window". When this initial window is opened and the machine has not powered on, you can see the Service Processor (SP) menu screen.
6. Now to power on the regatta system select the "Regatta00" machine name from the
WebSM interface on the HMC by clicking the left mouse button and then click the right
button to access the menu and select "Power On".
7. As it powers on you will be presented with the "Power On Modes" window. Select:
"Partition Standby"
Note: You have now issued all the commands necessary to power on the machine and
in about 30 seconds you will be able to view the variables under the "State" and
"Operator Panel Value" on the HMC.
8. As the machine is powering on, select the machine name "regatta00" and click the
right mouse button and from the menu select "Open Terminal Window". This is your serial connection to the machine. This operation can also be accomplished by selecting the machine and from the toolbar menu selecting "Selected" - "Open Terminal Window". When this initial window is opened and the machine has not powered on, you can see the Service Processor (SP) menu screen for a few seconds and soon after that the machine will begin to power-on. When complete the op value will show LPAR.
Note: Observe the terminal window and ignore the 20d10009 message. It is a know bug.
9. Select the machine name "regatta00" right click and select create, then select create the logical partition. Enter the partition name "regatta01" and hit ok.
10. A window with multiple tabs will appear.
Genera lMemory
Processor
I/O
Other
11. Under the General tab - fill the profile name for the partition "profile01".
12. Under the Memory tab - fill the memory requirements.
13. Under the Processor tab - fill the processor requirements.
14. Under the I/O tab - fill the I/O requirements. You will notice that you will see multiple identifiers. These are the GX card connections via the RIO cables to the B&C drawers.
15. Under the other tab - select the mode in which you wish the partition to come up. SMS if you are going to install. You can repeat these steps for as many a profiles that you are going to create.
16. Using the "regatta01" partition as example. Select "regatta01", right click and select the activate option. A screen will appear which will allow you to select the profile that you wish to activate and here you should check the open terminal window option.
17. Entering ok will complete the configuration and you will now start to see the status of this logical partition change on the HMS screen.
18. You are now at the SMS screen. Examine the 1st line of this screen, it displays the
version of code that you are running.
19. Select 3 "Remote Initial Program Load Setup"
20. Select 1 "IP Parameters". Based on your environment you would have to fill
these out Fill the client address 9.19.161.131 for partition 1.
21. Configure the servers address 9.19.161.120
22. Configure the gateway address 9.19.161.238
23. Configure the subnet mask 255.255.255.0
24. Enter x to go back on the menu and now select option 2 "Adapter Parameters"
25. From the displayed list select the appropriate adapter. Select the one in location
U1.9-P1-I4/E2 for 1st partition. U1.9P2-I3/E3 for 2nd partition.
26. Change Data Rate to 10 Mbps and Full Duplex to no.
27. Enter x to go back and select 3 to test the connection. Select the interface and "e" to execute the ping test.
28. After the ping test is successful go back 2 menu screens by entering x twice and
select option 6 "Multiboot"
29. Select option 3 "Select Install Device"
30. Select option 2 which is the defined ethernet adapter for the NIM install
31. Install the machine
32. After the install process is completed and the LPAR reboots, select "regatta00" right click and view the properties. This displays how the resources has been allocated.
33. To prevent the LPAR's rebooting in SMS mode, double click on the respective profiles and in the "other" tab change the mode to "normal". This change can also be made as the machine is loading AIX.

http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Red...86256a79007ba4e8?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,690

The p690 had a chapter on NIM install...myabe it will be helpful?

 

[RBOLLEN]

Thanks AIXQUEEN,

Do you also have something about mksysb restores via nim in a LPAR-environment? In the handbook and other redbooks about P690's isn't this mentioned.

Thanks in advance,
Rudy

 

[aixqueen]

http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixins/aixlparins/aixlparins12.htm

I found this by accident...if you look at the backup section...it goes into mksysb restore with nim in partitions etc...maybe it will help, maybe not..

 

[RBOLLEN]

thanks again AIXQUEEN, this is very helpfull....

Greetings,
RUdy