Air Cleaner User Manual

How SysBack works with NIM on the SP System
NIM, Network Installation Manager, is an AIX facility used for the installation and
configuration of software through a network interface. SysBack Version 5 contains
a new network boot/install configuration option that uses NIM Resources to
provide the boot image and the location of device support when an image is
cloned.
SysBack can now use an existing, previously configured NIM SPOT and
LPPSOURCE resource for installation. See Chapter 13, “Network Boot/Installation
Configuration”, on page 13-1 for more information.
The SysBack SP boot/install utilities couple with the NIM Resource Network Boot
features to work with the SP.
Unlike previous versions of SysBack, the boot and installation of a SP node is now
initiated using the Initiate SP Node Boot and Install menu option, or the
spsbboot command. The Classic Network Boot options are no longer
recommended for SP node boot/installation.
For information on the Network Installation Manager (NIM), see the book, Network
Installation Manager Guide and Reference.
Special Assumptions
Assume the following of SysBack:
v The SP administrator understands and has executed all SP specific installation
preparations before installing a node using SysBack.
v The SP administrator has properly set up and configured the NIM environment
for the SP complex.
v SysBack will use the same NIM SPOT and LPPSOURCE resources during the
boot/install process as a standard PSSP installation.
v You have installed SysBack into the appropriate NIM SPOT resource. See
Chapter 13, “Network Boot/Installation Configuration”, on page 13-1 for more
information on installing SysBack into the NIM SPOT resource.
v You have added the node to be booted/installed as a SysBack network boot
client before initiating the boot/installation process.
v The SP administrator has installed the necessary device support into the
LPPSOURCE before installation. SysBack now automatically installs necessary
device support not contained in the backup image when cloning that image to a
new SP node through the configured NIM LPPSOURCE.
v You initiate the SP node boot/installation using the SysBack menu option
Initiate SP Node Boot and Install or the sbspboot command.
v The SP administrator can perform and execute any application, SP, or Network
specific post-installation activities. This is especially important after cloning an
image to a new node.
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