Course Description

The primary goal of this course is to provide you with a working knowledge of the fundamental capabilities of the Network Installation Management (NIM) facility of the AIX 7.1 operating system. This course uses a combination of instructor lecture and machine exercises to provide you with practical background knowledge of the topics covered.

Learning Journeys that reference this course:

• Power AIX Administrators: Operating systems

Objectives

• Explain key NIM concepts and terminology
• Display NIM-related information
• Set up a NIM master
• Perform a base AIX (RTE) install
• Define and use several types of NIM objects
• Perform an automated install
• Create and use mksysb resource
• Maintain lpp_source and SPOT resources
• Update NIM clients

Audience

This course is appropriate for anyone with system administrative duties installing and managing an AIX operating system in a multiuser POWER (System p) environment.

Prerequisites

You should have:

• Basic knowledge regarding AIX systems administration
• Basic knowledge regarding the use of HMC V7 to manage POWER-based managed systems

The following course will provided the needed skills for this course:

• Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN11G)
• Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (AN12G)

Content

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1: NIM overview
• Exercise 1: NIM overview
• Unit 2: Setting up the NIM master
• Exercise 2: Setting up the NIM master
• Unit 3: RTE installation
• Exercise 3: RTE installation
• Unit 4: Defining additional base install resources

Day 2

• Exercise 4: Defining additional base install resources
• Unit 5: NIM client backups and restores
• Exercise 5: NIM client backups and restores
• Unit 6: Managing the lpp_source and the SPOT resources
• Exercise 6: Managing the lpp_source and the SPOT resources
• Unit 7: NIM client updates
• Exercise 7: NIM client updates