1) create on NIM server
command:
nim -o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a
source=<server name> -a mk_image=yes -a location=<location of the
store image> <mksysb image name>
This
will create the mksysb image of the client server and define it on the NIM
server.
Example:
nim
-o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a source=edppbuslvd01 -a mk_image=yes -a
location=/nim/mksysb/edppbuslvd01_6100-04-03-05112010
edppbuslvd01_6100-04-03-05112010
server=master: server to store image, in this case is
master
source=edppbuslvd01: the source of the image, which is
client
location: the location of the stored mksysb image
2) create on client
machine and then copy to NIM server and define on NIM server, or NFS mount the
filesystem from NIM server on the client server.
let
say you successfully NFS mount nim server filesystem on the client machine as
/mnt.
mksysb -ieX
/mnt/edppbuslvd01_6100-04-03-05112010
-e:
exclude the filesystem/dir that defined on /etc/exclude.rootvg
-i:
call the mkszfile command to generate the /image.data file
The /image.data file
contains information on volume groups, logical volumes, file systems, paging
space, and physical volumes.
This
information is included in the backup for future use by the installation
process.
-X:
set to automatically expand the /tmp if necessary
After
the mksysb image created, you need to define it on NIM server.
nim -o define -t mksysb -a server=master -a
location=<image location> <image name>
