NIM + P7

[mpezeur]

We have our nim server on a P5 server, running aix 6.1 tl3. I have NIM setup to host mksysb images of hosts running different oslevels - 5.3tl5, 5.3tl7, 5.3 tl12, 6.1 tl3

When I set nim to host out a mksysb image using any one of these mksysb images to a new lpar on our P5, the lpar boots up successfully and installs from the mksysb images

But on our P7, the lpars only successfully boot up off the aix 5.3tl12 or 6.1 tl3 image. Using the 5.3 TL5 image it loads off the nfs tftpboot share, but it stop (w/o error) responding at the "starting kernel" part.
With the 5.3 TL7 image, the lpar crashes w/ a B700F120 error when it first sees the nim nfs tftboot share.

I am running VIO 2.2fp24 on the P7 and vio 2.1 on the P5's
Does the P7 (or vio version) only allow particular TL levels ?

 

[allanwang77]

The P7 has version limited. Please check the Doc.

 

[p5wizard]

Without checking the IBM website (so from memory)

AIX LPARs on a P7 (running in P6 mode) will run AIX53, AIX61 and AIX7, but, as you've found out the hard way ;-), not just any old version of 53 or 61. There are TL prereqs.

In P7 mode, it's AIX61 or AIX7, but again, for 61 there are TL prereqs.

Similar prereqs exist for LINUX (RHEL and SLES) and IBM i

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[mpezeur]

thanks guys