How to create a lppsource and spot on the nim server in aix?

How to create a lppsource on the nim server in aix?

The below steps clearly explains you to create a lppsource (aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource ) on the nim server using the similiar lppsource (which is already created succesfully) from some other nim servers.

so what we can do is, we can copy the content of the lppsource from other nim server and paste it on our target servers' filesystem and then define it as a lppsource resource.

create a separate filesystem for the lppsource in our target server

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# mklv -y lpplv -t jfs2 testvg 120

# crfs -v jfs2 -d lpplv -A yes -m /lpp_source/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource -a logname=INLINE -a logsize=245

# mount /lppsource/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource

# df -gt /lppsource/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource

Mount the similar aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource from another NIM server (named testnim) to our target Nim server

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# mount testnim:/lpp_source/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource /mnt

Copy all the files from the mounted lpp_source into the newly created filesystem

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# cp -rp /mnt/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource/* /lpp_source/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource

# cd /lpp_source/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource/installp/ppc

# chown root:system *

# chmod 644 *

Define the new lpp_source directory as an LPP_SOURCE resource

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# nim -o define -t lpp_source -a server=master -a locatioin=/lpp_source/aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource

# lsnim -l aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource   (** check the "Rstate" equals "ready for use" and "simages" equals yes**)

CREATE SPOT FROM NEW LPP_SOURCE

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 Define SPOT

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# nim -o define -t spot -a server=master -a location=/export/spot -a source=aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource aix71_TL4SP2_spot

# lsnim -l aix71_TL4SP2_spot    -> make sure the spot resource has been created.

 

Check if bos.alt_disk_install.rte is in spot

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# nim -o showres aix71_TL04SP2_spot|grep -i bos.alt_disk_install.rte

 "Execute only if bos.alt_disk_install.rte not in spot"  

#nim -o cust -a lpp_source=aix71_TL4SP2_lppsource -a filesets=bos.alt_disk_install.rte aix71_TL4SP2_spot

# nim -o showres aix71_TL4SP2_spot|grep -i bos.alt_disk_install.rte

# lsnim -l aix71_TL4SP2_spot