Using installation images to install the base operating system on a NIM client from the command line

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Follow this procedure for using installation images to install the base operating system on a NIM client from the command line.

  1. To initiate the bos_inst operation, type: 
    # nim -o bos_inst -a source=rte -a lpp_source=Lpp_Source \
-a spot=SPOTName -a accept_licenses=yes -a boot_client=yes/no ClientName

    Specify the resources to be used to support the installation and any additional options for customizing the installation. To perform a simple rte installation, specify the lpp_source and SPOT resources.

    If the client machine being installed is not already a running, configured NIM client, NIM will not automatically reboot the machine over the network for installation. A network boot must be performed manually on the machine. If that is the case, supply the boot_client=no attribute to the bos_inst command. If the boot_client attribute value is not specified, it defaults to boot_client=yes.

  2. If the client was not rebooted automatically, initiate a network boot from the client to install it. If you are booting from a network device, follow the procedures in your hardware documentation to perform the network boot.
  3. After the machine boots over the network, the display on the client machine will begin prompting for information about how to configure the machine during installation. Specify the requested information to continue with the installation.

    Example

    The client machine, machine1, is not a running, configured NIM client. You should specify boot_client=no. To install the client using the lpp_source named lpp_source1 and the SPOT named spot1, enter: 
    # nim -o bos_inst -a source=rte -a lpp_source=lpp_source1 \
-a spot=spot1 -a accept_licenses=yes -a boot_client=no machine1
    Note:
    1. The steps to perform an rte installation are almost identical to the steps to perform other types of BOS installations. The main difference is that rte must be specified in the source attribute of the nim bos_inst command.
    2. To perform a nonprompted installation, follow the instructions in Performing a nonprompted BOS installation to complete the prerequisite tasks.
    3. For a complete description of the different ways that a BOS installation can be customized by NIM, see Using the NIM bos_inst operation.