Net Booting an RS/6000 from 1996 with NIM

Описание: Net booting an RS/6000 43p model 140 with IBM NIM, or Network Installation Management. This will let us install AIX 5.1 over the network onto a Seagate SCSI drive in the RS/6000.

NIM from A to Z in AIX 5L: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks...
NIM: From A to Z in AIX 4.3: http://ps-2.kev009.com/rs6000/redbook...
Nim Setup Guide: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/nim...

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00:00 Intro
00:38 RS/6000 43p Overview
01:45 Installing a SCSI Drive
06:49 Repairing the CPU Fan
11:31 The NIM Server
15:29 NIM lpp_source and SPOT
23:39 Better VGA Capture Setup
25:31 NIM Machines
29:25 Base Operating System Install
40:00 Booting from the Hard Disk
42:48 NIM mksysb and bosinst_data
44:08 Fire Alarm