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1. AIX
working through VIOS backup options. Generally, we store mksysb's on a server and then NFS mount them from it to copy to a VIO optical library, etc.
In the case of a VIO backup, I see the -mksysb option to backupios and understand that it doesn't include the NIM resources in the backup.
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Discussion started by: maraixadm
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2. AIX
Hi,
i backed up a test LPAR using mksyb utility on AIX. and transferred it to NIM server via NFS.
I want to create a SPOT using this mksysb . Please explain me the procedure. And got something online, but that procedure is different.
Please respond. (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: System Admin 77
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3. AIX
I am implementing mksysb backups using NIM. I am using nimsh as client communication and mksysb backup are working fine, but this requires remote logon to be enabled for root.
Any thoughts on how can I implement mksysb backups using NIM without enabling remote logon for "root" ? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: mk8570
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4. AIX
Hi,
I just want to ask whether anyone has experience on restoring mksysb backup in NIM. We have taken the mksysb backup and the SPOT has been configured on NIM also. I just want to know the checkpoints before doing this. Is there any checkpoints we need to do? Do we need to unmirrorvg? This... (12 Replies)
Discussion started by: depam
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5. AIX
Hi All,
Please excuse the possibly naive question but I'm trying to clone/install a new AIX 5.3 LPAR on a p570 from a mksysb image file using nim. Has anyone done this before and if so, what would the exact command look like?
Does it even remotely resemble something like
nim -o... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: combustables
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6. AIX
Hello,
I need to install "bos.adt.libm 5.3.0.0" on a server (AIX5.3 power 5).
How to install it from a nim mksysb of an another partition ?
Thank you (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: astjen
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7. AIX
Hi,
I am trying to backup a system ("client") through a slow network using "nim mksysb" on a nim server ("master")
The backup starts, but doesn't success.
Thanks if you can help me to resolve this problem :
Creating information file (/image.data) for rootvg...
Creating list of files to... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: astjen
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8. AIX
Can a NIM client mksysb restore be performed via NIM (smitty nim) without the NIM client machine having the NIM server's IP and hostname in its /etc/hosts file? (10 Replies)
Discussion started by: kah00na
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
#!/bin/ksh
#
# nim_mksysb
# get mksysb from each client machine specified with -m. If no
# machines specified, get mksysb from ALL machines. -r flag says
# remove oldest existing mksysb for the machines being backed up.
# use -n no_make flag with -r to remove a generation of mksysb,
#... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: barkath
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10. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
I'm trying to use my NIM server to get a mksysb of an lpar on another machine on my network.
I'm trying to define a resource through smitty and i've entered the resource name, Server of resource & location of resource, they are as follows
Resource Name : gmt_fail_mksysb
Server of... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: KeesH
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