NIMOL

[riouperoux]

Hi guys,

I am a French AIX user (so I appologize for my english) and I am a newbies on this forum (I appologize again).

I am trying to install a nim server on LINUX server by using the nimol package. All the installation and configuration has been done with no problem. However when I restart my AIX server (it is the nim client), it does not proceed its intallation.

Architecture is the following :
- NIM master : Linux Suse 9.2 (i686 32 bits)
- NIM Client : 44P170
Microdode :
bash-2.04# lscfg -vp | grep alterable
ROM Level.(alterable).......sh040616
ROM Level.(alterable).......SPH05195
Both server are on the same network (linux : 172.16.2.73, aix : 172.16.2.95, netmask : 255.255.224.0).

Problem description :
- on the aix server :
I have the following error log on the console :
...
LOAD: Waiting 60 seconds for Spanning Tree
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 1
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 2
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 3
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 4
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 5
...
And then the server is not abale to start.

- on the Linux server :
I received the bootp request and the reply is correctly done. syslog :
...
Jul 16 15:24:33 safestor2 dhcpd: BOOTREQUEST from 00:06:29:84:2b:36 via eth1
Jul 16 15:24:33 safestor2 dhcpd: BOOTREPLY for 172.16.2.95 to alter (00:06:29:84:2b:36) via eth1
...
But the tftp server is nerver contacted.
However, I am able to contact this TFTP server from an another server. Moreover the PING menu in SMS is working fine.

Does anyone has already installed nimol and can help me. Please I need help.


I join you my configuration on the linux server :
- dhcp.conf :
allow bootp; # nimol
not authoritative; # nimol
ddns-update-style none; # nimol

subnet 172.16.0.0 netmask 255.255.224.0 { # nimol
}


host alter { # nimol client
hardware ethernet 00:06:29:84:2B:36;
fixed-address 172.16.2.95;
next-server 172.16.2.73;
filename "alter";
} # nimol alter

- command line for tftp server :
/usr/sbin/in.tftpd -l -vvvvvvvvvv -s /tftpboot

- listing file of tftpboot directory :
safestor2:/usr/src # ll /tftpboot/
total 11064
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 16 10:47 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 Jul 16 11:21 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11297792 Jul 16 10:43 aix530.chrp.mp.ent
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Jul 16 10:47 alter -> aix530.chrp.mp.ent
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1143 Jul 16 10:47 alter.info

 

[riouperoux]

Maybe the integrate network interface does not support NIM install from scratch

 

[riouperoux]

Nobody can help me?

 

[DukeSSD]

Don't bump your posts or you will be banned.

The 44p 170 integrated etherned does support NIM boot.

The 44p has the latest firmware so the problem is probably with the Linux machine and this is an AIX forum.

I suggest you go and find a Linux or NIMOL forum.