= AIX NIM Client **Summary**: ALthough AIX is by now on version 7.3 I find these old pages so fascinating I decided to keep them. On this page I'll show you how to a work with a standalone client to the NIM environment. This page is for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1.\\ **Date**: Between 2010-2013 \\ **Refactor**: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting. \\ {{tag>aix}} = Introduction = This page shows you how to add a standalone client to the NIM environment, and how to reset and remove it again. This is mostly done through smitty. = AIX NIM Client Add smitty nim * Perform NIM Administration Tasks * Manage Machines * Define a Machine (smit fastpath: smit nim_mkmac) Fill in the hostname the NIM server can resolve! If not, NIM will create a new network or disply other miscellaneous errors. **NOTE: without proper DNS A and PTR records the NFS mount will fail** \\ [{{aixnimclientadd.jpg}}] = AIX NIM Client Reset In case the client has a running operation or something like that you'll first have to reset the state of the specific machine: smitty nim * Perform NIM Administration Tasks * Manage Machines * Perform Operations on Machines Select the machine you want to reset and press ENTER and select the reset operation: \\ [{{aixnimclientreset.jpg}}] == Commandline Or use this command:


bash-3.2# nim -o reset lpar01

= AIX NIM Client Remove Now you can remove the machine: smitty nim * Perform NIM Administration Tasks * Manage Machines * Remove a Machine Select the machine you're trying to remove and confirm (couple of times). //This wiki has been made possible by://