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To determine the fileset level, run the following AIX command at the NIM server
(you must have root authority):
nim -o showres SPOTNAME | grep bos.diag.rte
(Where SPOTNAME is the name of the SPOT from which you want to do a NIM
boot (example, SPOT433).
Use one of the following methods to determine the amount of available system
memory:
v
Run the Display Resource Attributes task for resource.
v
Use the Config option under System Management Services (see the system unit
service guide).
v
Use the following AIX command:
lsattr -E -l mem0
3. All operations to configure the NIM server require root authority.
4. If you replace the network adapter in the client, the network adapter hardware
address for the client must be updated on the NIM server.
5. The Control state (Cstate) for standalone clients on the NIM server should be kept
in the Diagnostic Boot has been Enabled state.
6. On the client system, the NIM server network adapter should be put in the bootlist
after the boot disk drive. This allows the system to boot up in Standalone
Diagnostics from the NIM server should there be a problem booting from the disk
drive. Refer to the
″
Multiboot
″
section under SMS chapter in the service guide for
the client system to obtain information about setting the bootlist.
NIM Server Configuration
Refer to the Network Installation Management Guide and Reference for information on
doing the following:
v
Register a client on the NIM server.
v
Enable a client to run diagnostics from the NIM server.
To verify that the client system is registered on the NIM server and diagnostic boot is
enabled; from the command line on the NIM server, run the following command:
lsnim -a Cstate -Z ClientName
Refer to the following table for system responses.
Note: The ClientName is the name of the system on which you are wanting to run the
Standalone Diagnostics.
System Response Client Status
#name:Cstate:
ClientName: diagnostic boot has been
enabled:
The client system is registered on the NIM
server and enabled to run diagnostics from the
NIM server.
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