Air Cleaner User Manual

-u
Specifies that the hostname is to be unconfigured as a network boot client.
-s “subnet”
Subnet mask of the client. The default is 255.255.255.0.
-B
Specifies to update a network boot image.
-n
The name of the NIM spot. The –n flag implies NIM netboot mode and also
requires the –n flag. Valid spot names can be discovered using the command
lsnim –t spot.
-l The name of the NIM lpp_source. The –l flag also requires the –n flag. Use the
command lsnim –t spot to find valid lpp_source names.
-S “server addr”
IP address of the server. The default is the primary IP address of the current
system. Specify this value only if the server has multiple IP addresses. Specify
the address the client will use to contact the server.
-T “platform”
The platform type of the client. Use the -k kernel flag to indicate the kernel
type.
The following platform types are currently supported:
rs6k Classic RISC System/6000
rspc PCI-based (PC) RISC System/6000
chrp Common Hardware Reference Platform
-D
Indicates to build the network boot image with the AIX Kernel Debugger
enabled. Use this flag for diagnostic purposes only. To use this flag, you must
have a terminal attached to the machine’s s1 port in order to interact with the
kernel debugger to initiate the network boot. It is important to note the
diagnostic value that is provided at the end of the boot image build. This
alphanumeric word is a storage address used by the debugger at boot time.
Examples
1. To add a network boot client named “mars” and create a network boot image
for a Multiprocessor RISC System/6000 platform on a token ring network using
the Classic netboot method, type:
mksbnetboot -h mars -T rspc -K up -d token ring -S 9.19.134.93
2. To add a network boot client named “lasher” using the NIM resource method
with a NIM SPOT called “spot_aix433” and an LPPSOURCE called
“lpp_aix433”, type:
mksbnetboot -h lasher -n spot_aix433 -l lpp_aix433
3. To rebuild all previously configured network boot images, type:
mksbnetboot -B all
Files
/etc/bootptab Contains entries for response to BOOTP requests
received from the network.
/tftpboot/hostname A symbolic link to an actual network boot image
file for the specific hostname.
Appendix A. Commands A-43