05-17-2011
Ok, you can use NIM with your mksysb.
Create a brand new AIX partition, it can have it's own resources or use the VIOS and virtual ethernet and disks if you are short of free physical resources. It can be tiny, 0.1 cpu, a gig of ram or what ever AX 6.1 needs. If you are short of memory then you can shut it down and use the memory on other partitions when it is not in use.
It must be installed with AIX 6.1 at least at the technology level of your mksysb, because you'll then make it a NIM master, and the master must be at the same or a higher level than you are are trying to restore / install / deploy - so your 5.3 system is no use here.
Once installed with AIX follow the NIM from A to Z redbook and set it up as a NIM master.
Then you can deploy your mksysb to the original or another LPAR or for that matter any other system on the network.
If you are performing software testing this NIM master will prove invaluable for taking a quick mksysb and restoring it in a hurry, it should also be integrated into your backup and recovery / DR plans.
HTH
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installgrub
installgrub(1M) installgrub(1M)
NAME
installgrub - install GRUB in a disk partition or a floppy
SYNOPSIS
/sbin/installgrub [-fm] stage1 stage2 raw-device
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-f
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-m
Installs GRUB stage1 on the master boot sector interactively.
The installgrub command accepts the following operands:
stage1
The name of the GRUB stage 1 file.
stage2
The name of the GRUB stage 2 file.
raw-device
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Example 2: Installing GRUB on a Floppy
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+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
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