[mlewis]

Can anyone help

I have a mksysb image on my nim server and am attempting to install the client via smit nim_bosinst.

on the "select the mksysb to use for installation" screen the client mksysb is not an option available to use.

[ross.mather]

You have to define the mksysb as a resource within nim first.You should then generate a spot from the mksysb before installing.

[mlewis]

thats great, I have worked it out. Basically the syntax on my command was wrong the command I issued to add the resource was the following.

nim -o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a location=/nimrsg/nim/mksysb/kserver1_mksysb server1_mksysb

then server1_mksysb was an option during the # smit nim_bosinst.

thanks for your reply

Martin

[jrigler]

The thing that puzzles me is how to start at 'smitty nim' and somehow arrive at 'smitty nim_bosinst'. I have looked all around for the logical link between the two and don't see it. Support folks have just encouraged me to remember the nim_bosinst fastpath and type it in each time. Maybe one of these days I will search through the odm and see if this link really exists, or maybe it is really obvious and I am just stupid.

c ya

[ross.mather]

its under

install update software ->
Install the Base Operating System on Standalone Clients