Installing AIX Lpars using NIM server

Activate Lpar profile , go to SMS menu and then configure remote IPL settings by defining client IP address, Server IP address and gateway IP address. You can additionally execute ping test as well as shown below.

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Main Menu

1. Select Language

2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)

3. Change SCSI Settings

4. Select Console

5. Select Boot Options

Select Ethernet Adapter as below screen .

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NIC Adapters

Device Location Code Hardware

Address

1. Port 1 - IBM 2 PORT 10/100/100 U787B.001.WEBDEV-P1-C1-T1 001a6491a656

Now select 1 for IP Parameters as follows

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Network Parameters

Port 2 - IBM 2 PORT 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter : U787B.001.WEBDEV-P1-C1-

1. IP Parameters

2. Adapter Configuration

3. Ping Test

4. Advanced Setup: BOOTP

Now fill up the parameters as below

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IP Parameters

Port 1 - IBM 2 PORT 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter : U787B.001.WEBDEV-P1-C1-

1. Client IP Address [10.86.125.150] 

2. Server IP Address [10.86.125.152 

3. Gateway IP Address [10.86.124.1]

4. Subnet Mask [255.255.240.0]

Now go back previous menu and select Ping Test (option 3)
Make sure you get a ping success; else, the NIM will fail. If ping failure, check the address info entered; check if the adapter is correct and if the adapter is connected into the network. When ping test OK, proceed to next step:

Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:3

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Ping Test

Port 1 - IBM 2 PORT 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X Adapter : U787B.001.WEBDEV-P1-C1

Speed, Duplex: auto,auto

Client IP Address: 10.86.125.150

Server IP Address: 10.86.125.152

Gateway IP Address: 10.86.124.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.240.000

Protocol: Standard

Spanning Tree Enabled: 0

Connector Type:

1. Execute Ping Test

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Navigation keys:

M = return to Main Menu

ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services

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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:1

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| Attempting Ping... |

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| Ping Success. |

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Go back to Main Menu and Select 5 for Select Boot Options

Main Menu

1. Select Language

2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)

3. Change SCSI Settings

4. Select Console

5. Select Boot Options

Now Select 1 Select Install/Boot Device and Select 6 for Network. Then Select Adapter # from previous step as option 2

Multiboot

1. Select Install/Boot Device

2. Configure Boot Device Order

3. Multiboot Startup

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Select Device Type

1. Diskette

2. Tape

3. CD/DVD

4. IDE

5. Hard Drive

6. Network

7. List all Devices

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Navigation keys:

M = return to Main Menu

ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services

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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:6

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Select Device

Device Current Device

Number Position Name

1. - Ethernet

(loc=U787B.001.WEBDEV-P1-C1-T1 )

Now select Normal Mode Boot and Select 1 to Exit System Management Services

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Select Task

Ethernet

( loc=U787B.001.WEBDEV-P1-C1-T2 )

1. Information

2. Normal Mode Boot

3. Service Mode Boot

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Navigation keys:

M = return to Main Menu

ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services

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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key:2

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Are you sure you want to exit System Management Services?

1. Yes

2. No

1.2.5. After Lpar boots and get AIX bootable image from NIM server , mksysb restoration will automatically start. You may have point to correct destination disk for mksysb restoration purpose.

1.2.6. After mksysb image has been restored on client Lpar , it will automatically get its hostname and IP address as defined on NIM master server. You can change that IP address , if needed.

1.2.7. If no TCPIP change is required , go to smitty nim and then configure client communication services where you have to specify nimsh as “future” communication protocol between NIM master server and NIM client.