Network Installation Manager is a kind of client/server application which follows object oriented approach.
It is used to install aix filesets over the network. Also It is used to manage those installed filesets on this machines in the network.
A basic NIM environment consists of several p series machines, minimum of two
Which will be connected through the TCP/IP network. A physical network can be shared by more than one NIM environment. So that one physical machine may be exists in more than one NIM environment.
Benefits and features – NIM
NIM is a free product which will be given in the AIX 5L CD.
NIM allows the aix system administrators to manage the server boxes remotely,
Using NIM, multiple machines can be installed at the same time.
Multiple AIX versions, Maintenance levels and Technology levels can be used in the NIM.
In case of disaster recovery, the local systems can be recovered quickly without the mksysb image and the AIX CD.
NIM supports cloning efficiently.
NIM Configuration
Login as root
Ensure all the filesets has been installed by using the command lslpp.
Configure the NIM server and NIM client by using smitty nim.
It is used to install aix filesets over the network. Also It is used to manage those installed filesets on this machines in the network.
A basic NIM environment consists of several p series machines, minimum of two
Which will be connected through the TCP/IP network. A physical network can be shared by more than one NIM environment. So that one physical machine may be exists in more than one NIM environment.
Benefits and features – NIM
NIM is a free product which will be given in the AIX 5L CD.
NIM allows the aix system administrators to manage the server boxes remotely,
Using NIM, multiple machines can be installed at the same time.
Multiple AIX versions, Maintenance levels and Technology levels can be used in the NIM.
In case of disaster recovery, the local systems can be recovered quickly without the mksysb image and the AIX CD.
NIM supports cloning efficiently.
NIM Configuration
Login as root
Ensure all the filesets has been installed by using the command lslpp.
Configure the NIM server and NIM client by using smitty nim.
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