AIX INSTALLATION VIA NIM SERVER

HMC ( Hardware Managemnet Console )

Power on HMC . HMC user id : hscroot Password: abc123

HMC IPs set :

192.168.1.101 192.168.2.101 192.168.3.101 192.168.4.101

Power Server AIX IPs:

HMC Port 1 : 192.168.2.147 HMC Port 2 : 192.168.3.147

REMOTE CONNECTION THROUGH ETHERNET :

HMC set IPs and ping to Power server AIX IPs. Test IP : 192.168.2.147 / 192.168.3.147

You connect through Ethernet to Power server AIX port 1 so you add IP 192.168.2.147 in HMC . Then IP Ping to HMC and Server from selected IP 192.168.2.147

IPs is ping and create connection to Power server AIX and HMC .

LPAR CREATION :

Power Server AIX connect to HMC. Then next step through HMC you create LPAR in Power server AIX . Following steps to create LPAR .

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AIX INSTALLATION Enter console window option show black screen now put the command

#smitty Boot AIX media and start AIX installation . Following steps to install AIX in Power server .

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#smitty

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Select Boot Options

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Select Install/Boot Device

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CD/DVD

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SATA Drive

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Press any key to continue Aix Installation

SSH ENABLE :

Putt command #smitty .

NIM configuration under AIX6.1

NIM CONFIGURATION :

Installing AIX 6.1 OS in NIM master server.

Install bos.sysmgt.nim filesets, which is needed for NIM master.

Configure NM master server.

#smitty

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#Smitty nim_config_env

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Adding a standalone NIM client to the NIM master.

#smitty nim_mkmac

Boot the system in SMS mode. (If LPAR set it to boot in SMS mode.) Test connectivity from client to NIM server using SMS ping

NOTE: Perform PING from SMS menu to make sure client is able to communicate to NIM Server using the IP address.

Go to Remote IPL option and select do PING test.

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Ping Error : Client Between NIM master server .