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NIM restore from mksysb

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columb

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I'm testing the 'bare metal' restore of a 650.

The system was built and installed as a NIM client. I then did a mksysb using the 'Define a Resource' SMIT screen. I then wanted to test the rebuild. I booted the box into the sms menus and setup the IPL so that network booting would work. I then set up the NIM restore using smit nim_bosinst
The SMIT screen looked like
Code:
            Install the Base Operating System on Standalone Clients

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

[TOP]                                                   [Entry Fields]
* Installation Target                                 b05301
* Installation TYPE                                   mksysb
* SPOT                                                spot1
* LPP_SOURCE                                          lpp_source1
  MKSYSB                                              b05301_new

  BOSINST_DATA to use during installation            []                      +
  IMAGE_DATA to use during installation              []                      +
  RESOLV_CONF to use for network configuration       []                      +
  Customization SCRIPT to run after installation     []                      +
  Customization FB Script to run at first reboot     []                      +
    ACCEPT new license agreements?                   [yes]                   +
  Remain NIM client after install?                   [yes]                   +
  PRESERVE NIM definitions for resources on          [yes]                   +
    this target?

  FORCE PUSH the installation?                       [no]                    +

  Initiate reboot and installation now?              [no]                    +
    -OR-
  Set bootlist for installation at the               [no]                    +
     next reboot?

  Additional BUNDLES to install                      []                      +
    -OR-
  Additional FILESETS to install                     []                      +
    (bundles will be ignored)

  installp Flags
    COMMIT software updates?                         [yes]                   +
    SAVE replaced files?                             [no]                    +
    AUTOMATICALLY install requisite software?        [yes]                   +
    EXTEND filesystems if space needed?              [yes]                   +
    OVERWRITE same or newer versions?                [no]                    +
    VERIFY install and check file sizes?             [no]                    +
    ACCEPT new license agreements?                   [no]                    +
    Preview new LICENSE agreements?                  [no]                    +

  Group controls (only valid for group targets):
    Number of concurrent operations                  []                       #
    Time limit (hours)                               []                       #

  Schedule a Job                                     [no]                    +
  YEAR                                               []                       #
  MONTH                                              []                      +#
  DAY (1-31)                                         []                      +#
  HOUR (0-23)                                        []                      +#
  MINUTES (0-59)                                     []                      +#
I then rebooted the box off the relevant NIC and got
Code:
BOOTP: Wait 60 seconds for spanning tree
BOOTP R = 1  BOOTP S = 1
FILE; /tftpboot/b05301
Load Addr=0x400 Max Size=0x10000000
FINAL Packet count = 14000 FINAL File Size =  7167663 bytes
unrecognised Client program format
At this point the install fails.

I've Googled like crazy but cant find any help. Does anyone have any ideas?

On the internet no one knows you're a dog

Columb Healy
 
my guess would be that it looks like bootp succeeds but then it's choking on your mksysb resource.

show us lsnim -l b05301 and lsnim -l b05301_new



 
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