Running
Standalone
Diagnostics
from
a
Network
Installation
Management
(NIM)
Server
A
client
system
connected
to
a
network
with
a
network
installation
management
(NIM)
server
is
capable
of
booting
standalone
diagnostics
from
the
NIM
server
if
the
client
system
is
registered
on
the
NIM
server
and
the
NIM
boot
settings
on
both
the
server
and
client
are
correct.
Notes:
1.
All
operations
to
configure
the
NIM
server
require
root
access.
2.
If
you
replace
the
network
adapter
in
the
client,
the
network
adapter
hardware
address
for
the
client
must
be
updated
on
the
NIM
server.
3.
The
Control
State
(Cstate)
for
standalone
clients
on
the
NIM
server
should
be
kept
in
the
diagnostic
boot
has
been
enabled
state.
4.
On
the
client
partition,
the
NIM
server
network
adapter
can
be
put
in
the
bootlist
after
the
boot
hardfile.
This
allows
the
system
to
boot
in
standalone
diagnostics
from
the
NIM
server,
if
there
is
a
problem
booting
from
the
hardfile.
Another
option
is
to
use
the
Select
Boot
Options
function
in
the
SMS
menu
to
set
up
the
network
adapter
that
is
connected
to
the
NIM
server
for
a
one-time
boot
of
standalone
diagnostics.
NIM
Server
Configuration
Refer
to
the
″
Advanced
NIM
Configuration
Tasks
″
chapter
of
the
AIX
Installation
Guide
and
Reference
for
information
about
the
following
tasks::
v
Register
a
client
on
the
NIM
server
v
Enable
a
client
to
run
diagnostics
from
the
NIM
server
To
verify
that
the
client
system
is
registered
on
the
NIM
server
and
diagnostic
boot
is
enabled,
do
the
following:
1.
Run
the
command
lsnim
-a
Cstate
-Z
ClientName
from
the
command
line
on
the
NIM
server.
Note:
The
ClientName
is
the
name
of
the
system
you
want
to
run
standalone
diagnostics
on.
2.
Refer
to
the
following
table
for
system
responses.
System
Response
Client
Status
#name:Cstate:
ClientName:
diagnostic
boot
has
been
enabled:
The
client
system
is
registered
on
the
NIM
server
and
enabled
to
run
diagnostics
from
the
NIM
server.
#name:Cstate:
ClientName:ready
for
a
NIM
operation:
or
#name:Cstate:
ClientName:BOS
installation
has
been
enabled:
The
client
system
is
registered
on
the
NIM
server
but
not
enabled
to
run
diagnostics
from
the
NIM
server.
Note:
If
the
client
system
is
registered
on
the
NIM
server
but
Cstate
has
not
been
set,
no
data
will
be
returned.
0042-053
lsnim:
there
is
no
NIM
object
named
″
ClientName
″
The
client
is
not
registered
on
the
NIM
server.
Client
Configuration
and
Booting
Standalone
Diagnostics
from
the
NIM
Server
To
run
standalone
diagnostics
on
a
client
from
the
NIM
server,
do
the
following:
1.
Stop
all
programs
including
the
AIX
operating
system
(get
help
if
needed).
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