Dears i have a total of 6 VIO servers i was trying to take a mksysb to the VIOs through NIM server but i can not process with it
What have you done so far? It is difficult to explain where you went wrong without knowing what you did.
bakunin
how to configure the NIM server to take mksysb for the VIO server
You could use Google, will give tons of hits if you enter "vio" and "mksysb". Good luck.
As far as I can tell mksysb is not a valid VIOS comand.
HTH
No, but issue "oem_setup_env" and you have a normal AIX with all the normal AIX commands.
Even if one wants to use formal IBM procedures there is the "backupios" command. I entered "mksysb vios" in google and got as the first hit:
NIM installation and backup of the VIO server
I hope this helps.
bakunin
The simple way to configure a VIOS to be a NIM client is to use the padmin command: remote_management .
Have your nim system configured for internet, and stable, as the two arguments you provide are the interface and the master name.
$ man remote_management
remote_management command
Purpose
Enables the Virtual I/O Server to be remotely managed by an AIX NIM
(Network Installation Management) master.
Syntax
To enable the Virtual I/O Server to be remotely managed by an AIX NIM
master:
remote_management [ -interface Interface ] Master
To disable remote management:
remote_management -disable
Description
The remote_management command will setup the Virtual I/O Server to
allow remote management from a NIM master. The Master parameter
specifies the NIM master hostname. The Interface parameter specifies
the network interface to be used to connect to the NIM master. If
Interface is not specified, the default network interface used will be
en0.
The remote_management command utilizes the NIM service handler for
client communication (nimsh), so the NIM master must be nimsh capable.
Once remote management has been enabled on the Virtual I/O Server,
typical NIM functions, such as update, backup, and reinstall, can be
initiated from the NIM master.
Flags
-disable
Disables the Virtual I/O Server NIM client daemon.
-interface
Specifies which network interface to use. If no network interface
is specified, interface en0 will be used.
Exit Status
See Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands
Or, you can switch to root using oem_setup_env
and fill in the dialog to
# smitty nim
Just remember to use the secure communication aka nimsh
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Once the VIOS is a nim client you can perform a mksysb backup just like any other nim client.
Note: you do not update it as a normal AIX client.