NIM Question

[l0na]

My nim server is on LPAR_4 and I am using command bellow from NIM server to do mksysb of my 4 LPAR ( Note LPAR_1 and 2 and LPAR_4 are AIX 5.2 and LPAR_3 is AIX 5.1)
nim -o define -F -t mksysb -a server=master -a location=/export/mksysb/lpar_1_m
ksysb -a source=lpar_1 -a mk_image=yes -a exclude_files=excludelist lpar_1_mksysb

Question;
1-Where is the exclude files for LPAR_1? Is it the same as /etc/exclude.rootvg on NIM server (LPAR_4)
2-How can I create exclude files for LPAR_1, LPAR_2, LPAR_3 .. note the filesystem for rootvg are not the same
3-In my command above do I need to include this command (-a mksysb_flags=’-e’) other wise when do I need to use mksysb_flag=-e
4-What command I need to run to list the content of mksysb let say in above command “lpar_1_mksysb” (Note I have tried to use restore -vtf to read the file but insted start restoring some spot and lpp files in my current directory)
5-What excludelist contain
6-when I run above command am I changing any thing in SPOT
7-If I want to put above LPAR_1_mksysb on to CD/DVD what command I need to run would this CD/DVD will be bootable
8-Why each time that I Re-run above command I have to remove the NIM resource (other wise the NIM mksysb is failing)
9-Why at the end of NIM mksysb I get 0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
Usage: rm [-firRe] [--] File...

 

[l0na]

Any one can help please !!!

 

[Gosse]

Hi IOna,

1: the exclude_file is a resource on the NIM-server. It is a list of files and/or directories that should be excluded from the mksysb. It is NOT the same as the /etc/exclude.rootvg file on the NIM-server.

2: You can define different exclude_files resources for different clients if you want to, but then the appropriate resource must be pointed to by the "-a exclude_files=...." statement.

3: you can do 1 of 3 things:
a - specify nothing -> backup all files
b - specify "-a mksysb_flags=e" -> backup all files except the files and/or directories specified in the /etc/exclude.rootvg file on the CLIENT
c - specify "exclude_files=....." -> backup all files except the files and/or directories specified in the exclude_files RESOURCE on the NIM-server

4: listvgbackup -f /export/mksysb/lpar_1_mksysb

5: excludelist is the name of the resource. This resource points to a file containing filenames and directorynames (to be excluded from the backup)

6: No, the SPOT is not changed.

7: sorry, can't help you on that one ...

8: the command you use is to define a resource. Because every resource has a unique name, you cannot define the resource twice (your resource name is lpar_1_mksysb). So in order to run your command you must remove the resource. Tip: define a resource with a timestamp, like lpar_1_mksysb_MMDDYY and also the mksysb (/export/mksysb/lpar_1_mksysb_MMDDYY)

9: you will probably get the error-message because not only do you have to remove the RESOURCE of the mksysb, you also have to remove the mksysb itself! (The resource points to the file /export/mksysb/lpar_1_mksysb!

Hope this helps ....

Regards,

Gosse

 

[jstacey]

to create a bootable DVD

/usr/sbin/mkcd -d /dev/cd0 -L -m /path/to/mksysb -V rootvg

 

[l0na]

perfect thank you so much