We were stumbling around trying to figure out why NIM wasn’t working when we realized that the issue was with /etc/netsvcs.conf. We needed to set: hosts=local4,bind4
This got unset because we made the mistake of using our admin sandbox as the same machine as our NIM server.
My NIM boot is hanging on 0605, this is a new spot, so I suspect there is a problem with it:
605 Configuration of physical network boot device failed. (from pimpworks.org )
First, I look and see what is installed into my spot and just compare it to an old spot that I know works:
nim -o showres '5300-11-spot'
I suspect that we are missing something for the virtual ethernet. I can compare this to the NIM server since it is also a virtual client:
root@aixd10:/etc/methods>lsdev -Cl ent0 -r Configure
/usr/lib/methods/cfgvioent
root@aixd10:/etc/methods>lsdev -Cl vio0 -r Configure
/usr/lib/methods/cfgbus_vdevice
In this case, it eventually worked, something just must have not been in the correct state. It would be interesting to build a spot that simply loads exactly what is needed for a mksysb,bos install, service mode work for our environment.
I get the following error when trying to do a remote NIM install with a new spot and lpp_source that I just created from 5.3 TL 11
oslevel -s: 5300-08-07-0920
(Allocated NIM resources)
5300-11-lpp lpp_source
5300-11-spot spot
nim_script nim_script directory containing customization scripts cre
boot boot represents the network boot resource
BOOTP: chosen-network-type = ethernet,auto,none,auto
BOOTP: server IP = 10.32.18.39
BOOTP: requested filename =
BOOTP: client IP = 10.32.16.130
BOOTP: client HW addr = fe f8 30 0 40 2
BOOTP: gateway IP = 10.32.18.39
BOOTP: device /vdevice/l-lan@30000002
BOOTP: loc-code U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
icmp 3 : port unreachable
ERROR: icmp 3
BOOTP: BOOTP request fail: 0
icmp 3 : port unreachable
ERROR: icmp 3
BOOTP: BOOTP request fail: 1
icmp 3 : port unreachable
ERROR: icmp 3
BOOTP: BOOTP request fail: 2
BOOTP ERROR: BOOTP request failed, QUIT
!BA010004 !
We tried this, but it didn’t work:
nim -Fo resetnim -Fo deallocate -a subclass=all stopsrc -g nfs stopsrc -s portmap cd /etc rm -rf rmtab xtab cd /var/statmon rm -rf state sm sm.bak cd /etc mv exports exports.old touch exports startsrc -s portmap startsrc -g nfs
Next we decided to put bootp in debug mode:
#
1. Comment out the bootps entry from the /etc/inetd.conf file on the server.
2. Stop all running bootpd processes.
3. Restart inetd using the refresh -s inetd command.
4. Start bootpd from the command line, using the /usr/sbin/bootpd -s -d -d -d command.
bash-3.00# /usr/sbin/bootpd -s -d -d -d BOOTPD: bootptab mtime is Thu Nov 5 13:09:42 2009 BOOTPD: reading "/etc/bootptab" BOOTPD: bad hardware address for host "10.32.17.150" BOOTPD: read 2 entries from "/etc/bootptab" BOOTPD: dumped 2 entries to "/etc/bootpd.dump". BOOTPD: bootptab mtime is Thu Nov 5 13:09:42 2009 BOOTPD: Received boot request. BOOTPD: request from IP addr 10.32.16.100 BOOTPD: IP address not found: 10.32.16.100 BOOTPD: Finished processing boot request. BOOTPD: bootptab mtime is Thu Nov 5 13:09:42 2009 BOOTPD: Received boot request. BOOTPD: request from IP addr 10.32.16.130 BOOTPD: found 10.32.16.130 nad0019aixd22 BOOTPD: bootfile = /tftpboot/nad0019aixd22 BOOTPD: vendor magic field is 99.130.83.99 BOOTPD: RFC1048 vendor data ( bp_vend[64] ) 99.130.83.99.1.4.255.255.252.0.255.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.BOOTPD: sending RFC1048-style reply BOOTPD: The following addresses are included in the bootp reply BOOTPD: Client IP address (bp->bp_ciaddr) = 10.32.16.130 BOOTPD: Server IP address (bp->bp_siaddr) = 10.32.18.39 BOOTPD: Gateway IP address (bp->bp_giaddr) = 10.32.18.39 BOOTPD: Finished processing boot request. BOOTPD: bootptab mtime is Thu Nov 5 13:09:42 2009 BOOTPD: Received boot request. BOOTPD: request from IP addr 10.32.16.130 BOOTPD: found 10.32.16.130 nad0019aixd22 BOOTPD: bootfile = /tftpboot/nad0019aixd22 BOOTPD: vendor magic field is 99.130.83.99 BOOTPD: RFC1048 vendor data ( bp_vend[64] ) 99.130.83.99.1.4.255.255.252.0.255.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.BOOTPD: sending RFC1048-style reply BOOTPD: The following addresses are included in the bootp reply BOOTPD: Client IP address (bp->bp_ciaddr) = 10.32.16.130 BOOTPD: Server IP address (bp->bp_siaddr) = 10.32.18.39 BOOTPD: Gateway IP address (bp->bp_giaddr) = 10.32.18.39 BOOTPD: Finished processing boot request. BOOTPD: bootptab mtime is Thu Nov 5 13:09:42 2009 BOOTPD: Received boot request. BOOTPD: request from IP addr 10.32.16.104 BOOTPD: IP address not found: 10.32.16.104 BOOTPD: Finished processing boot request. BOOTPD: bootptab mtime is Thu Nov 5 13:09:42 2009 BOOTPD: Received boot request. BOOTPD: request from IP addr 10.32.16.104 BOOTPD: IP address not found: 10.32.16.104 BOOTPD: Finished processing boot request.
Ironically, just putting it in debug mode made it work, we took it back out of debug mode and it still worked.
The easiest way to create a new resource for NIM is to use the smit menu system to get to the ‘Define a Resource Screen’ and fill it out. First type ‘smitty nim’ and then use up,down, and enter to
traverse the menu screens:
smitty nim
Perform NIM Administration Tasks
Manage Resources
Define a Resource
Next select the resource type, use the down arrow to see more options, or type ‘/’ followed by lpp_source to go directly to what you want:
Manage Resources
---------------------------------------------------
Resource Type
Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. Use arrow keys
[MORE...1]
shared_home = /home directory shared by clients
tmp = parent directory for client /tmp directories
exclude_files = files to be excluded when creating a mksysb
lpp_source = source device for optional product images
[MORE...16]
---------------------------------------------------
You will now see a screen with fields that you can fill out using the arrow keys to move between choices. Hit enter when you are done:
################################################################
Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
* Resource Name [5300-11-lpp]
* Resource Type lpp_source
* Server of Resource [master]
* Location of Resource [/export/lpp_source/5300-11-lpp]
Architecture of Resource []
Source of Install Images [cd0]
Names of Option Packages []
Show Progress [yes]
Comments []
After you hit enter you will see:
COMMAND STATUS
Command: running stdout: yes stderr: no
Before command completion, additional instructions may appear below.
Preparing to copy install images (this will take several minutes)...
After a few seconds, you will see a scroll of images as they are copied from the DVD:
/ppc/devices.chrp.vdevice.5.3.10.0.I /ppc/devices.chrp.pciex.5.3.0.0.I /ppc/devices.chrp.pci.5.3.11.0.I /ppc/devices.chrp.base.1.3.0.110.I /ppc/bos.rte.streams.5.3.11.0.U /ppc/bos.rte.methods.5.3.11.0.U /ppc/bos.rte.man.5.3.11.0.U
The ones names with ‘I’ at the end are base install images and the ones named with ‘U’ are updates which can not be installed unless the base is already installed. Finally, it will finish:
/ppc/X11.loc.EN_GB.5.3.0.0.I /ppc/Java14.sdk.1.4.2.275.I Now checking for missing install images... All required install images have been found. This lpp_source is now ready. [BOTTOM]
If all went well, it will say, ‘OK’ at the top of the screen where it once said ‘Running’. Type F10 (or probably Esc-0) to exit.
No OS image was detected by firmware. At least one disk in the bootlist was not found yet. Firmware is now retrying the entries in the bootlist. Press ctrl-C to stop retrying.
You will see this message if the server couldn’t find a good boot device. reboot and hit one to start SMS. If this is a new install and you are trying to do a network boot, then you didn’t set up Remote IPL correctly, or you didn’t try to boot from the network device.
This doesn’t include actually setting up the mksysb in NIM as a bootp resource, that is another issue.
It also doesn’t include creating the LPAR entry in the HMC or adding resources to a vio server such as disk and network.
Open the HMC graphical interface. Pick the Server:
Unless told otherwise, pick the default profile and make sure to select the ‘Open a terminal window’ checkbox.
Opening Virtual Terminal On Partition . . . Open in progress Open Completed.
If you are asked to set this as the system console, follow the onscreen instructions to do so. Next you should see an IBM splash screen. The words Memory, Keyboard, Network, SCSI, and Speaker will begin to appear at the bottom of the screen.
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1 = SMS Menu 5 = Default Boot List
8 = Open Firmware Prompt 6 = Stored Boot List
Memory Keyboard Network SCSI Speaker
At this point hit 1 to go into the SMS menu:
PowerPC Firmware
Version SF240_358
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Main Menu
1. Select Language
2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
3. Change SCSI Settings
4. Select Console
5. Select Boot Options
---------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation Keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 2
Select 2 to go to the Remote IPL Menu:
PowerPC Firmware
Version SF240_358
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
NIC Adapters
Device Location Code Hardware Address
1. Interpartition Logical LAN U9133.55A.10387-T1 fef830004002
---------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation Keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
In this case, we only have one choice, a virtual adapter. You must know
that your adapter is configured with the switch correctly and hooked up,
a ping test is possible which you can use to test connectivity to the
NIM server (or any other server). I will show you this in a little bit.
PowerPC Firmware
Version SF240_358
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Network Parameters
Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
1. IP Parameters
2. Adapter Configuration
3. Ping Test
4. Advanced Setup: BOOTP
---------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation Keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
Now you need to tell the LPAR about the remote server. This will host
a bootp image that allows network booting and network installation.
PowerPC Firmware
Version SF240_358
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
1. Client IP Address [000.000.000.000]
2. Server IP Address [000.000.000.000]
3. Gateway IP Address [000.000.000.000]
4. Subnet Mask [255.255.255.000]
---------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation Keys:
X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
Start with #1, this time must of the screen won’t change, but you will
be prompted at the bottom to put in IP addresses:
--------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- X to Abort or Enter Client IP Address: 10.32.16.130
Keep entering values in all fields, don’t forget the subnet mask, it may be
wrong.
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1 1. Client IP Address [10.32.16.130] 2. Server IP Address [10.32.18.39] 3. Gateway IP Address [10.32.16.1] 4. Subnet Mask [255.255.252.000] --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
Now you can do the ping test. Select ESC to return to the previous screen.
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. IP Parameters 2. Adapter Configuration 3. Ping Test 4. Advanced Setup: BOOTP --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 3
On the ping test screen, you could check your IPs one last time, and then
hit 1 to execute:
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- Ping Test Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1 Speed, Duplex: auto,auto Client IP Address: 10.32.16.130 Server IP Address: 10.32.18.39 Gateway IP Address: 10.32.16.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0 Protocol: Standard Spanning Tree Enabled: 1 Connector Type: 1. Execute Ping Test --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
It will wait a little while for spanning tree, if you disable this. ping and
initial boot runs faster:
.---------------------.
| Attempting Ping... |
`---------------------'
PING: wait 60 seconds for Spanning Tree ...
PING: Ready to ping:
PING: source hardware address is fe f8 30 0 40 2
PING: destination hardware address is fe f8 30 0 50 2
PING: source IP address is 10.32.16.130
PING: destination IP address is 10.32.18.39
If all is configured correctly, you will see a success:
.-----------------.
| Ping Success. |
`-----------------'
Press any key to continue..........
Press any key to get back to your menu and then press ‘M’ to
go back to the main menu. Next you will need to set the boot
list to boot from the network instead of the disks.
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- Main Menu 1. Select Language 2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load) 3. Change SCSI Settings 4. Select Console 5. Select Boot Options --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 5
Select 5, to change the Boot Options:
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Select Install/Boot Device 2. Configure Boot Device Order 3. Multiboot Startup --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
Select 1
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- Select Device Type 1. Diskette 2. Tape 3. CD/DVD 4. IDE 5. Hard Drive 6. Network 7. List all Devices --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
Select 6 for the Network:
PowerPC Firmware
Version SF240_358
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Select Device
Device Current Device
Number Position Name
1. - Virtual Ethernet
( loc=U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1 )
---------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation Keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen
X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
Select Normal Mode Boot
PowerPC Firmware
Version SF240_358
SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Select Task
Virtual Ethernet
( loc=U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1 )
1. Information
2. Normal Mode Boot
3. Service Mode Boot
---------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation Keys:
M = return to Main Menu
ESC key = return to previous screen
X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
And then select 1 to continue:
PowerPC Firmware Version SF240_358 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------- Are you sure you want to exit System Management Services? 1. Yes 2. No --------------------------------------------------------------- Navigation Keys: M = return to Main Menu ESC key = return to previous screen X = eXit System Management Services --------------------------------------------------------------- Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1
You should see a splash screen with bootp information at the bottom.
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After a little bit you should see a successful Send (S)
and Receive (R). If this doesn’t happen pretty quickly, something is
wrong.
BOOTP R = 1 BOOTP S = 2
After bootp succeeds, an install image is transferred into memory
with trivial-ftp (tftp):
FILE: /tftpboot/testaix06 FINAL Packet Count = 26880 FINAL File Size = 13762048 bytes. load-base=0x4000 real-base=0x2000000 Elapsed time since release of system processors: 55023 mins 13 secs
An AIX welcome screen shows how many processor and memory you have.
The kernel is always 32 bit at this point because the install process works
for both 32 and 64 machines.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Welcome to AIX.
boot image timestamp: 21:01 10/27
The current time and date: 15:40:44 10/28/2009
number of processors: 1 size of memory: 8192MB
boot device: /vdevice/l-lan@30000002:10.32.18.39,,10.32.16.130,
10.32.16.1,00,00
kernel size: 12192396; 32 bit kernel
------------------------------------------------------------------
******* Please define the System Console. *******
Type a 1 and press Enter to use this terminal as the
system console.
Pour definir ce terminal comme console systeme, appuyez
sur 1 puis sur Entree.
Taste 1 und anschliessend die Eingabetaste druecken, um
diese Datenstation als Systemkonsole zu verwenden.
Premere il tasto 1 ed Invio per usare questo terminal
come console.
Escriba 1 y pulse Intro para utilizar esta terminal como
consola del sistema.
Escriviu 1 1 i premeu Intro per utilitzar aquest
terminal com a consola del sistema.
Digite um 1 e pressione Enter para utilizar este terminal
como console do sistema.
Press 1 and Enter ( you won’t see your choice echo back to you)
>>> 1 Type 1 and press Enter to have English during install. 88 Help ? >>> Choice [1]:
Select your language
Welcome to Base Operating System
Installation and Maintenance
Type the number of your choice and press Enter.
Choice is indicated by >>>.
>>> 1 Start Install Now with Default Settings
2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install
3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery
4 Configure Network Disks (iSCSI)
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [1]:
Go to choice 2 to see what disks we are set to use:
System Backup Installation and Settings
Either type 0 and press Enter to install with the current settings, or type the
number of the setting you want to change and press Enter.
Setting: Current Choice(s):
1 Disk(s) where you want to install ...... hdisk0
Use Maps............................. No
2 Shrink File Systems..................... No
3 Import User Volume Groups............... No
4 Recover Devices......................... No
>>> 0 Install with the settings listed above.
+-----------------------------------------------------
88 Help ? | WARNING: Base Operating System
99 Previous Menu | Installation will destroy
| or impair recovery of ALL data
| on the destination disk hdisk0.
>>> Choice [0]:
Pick 0 or enter to continue on:
Approximate Elapsed time
% tasks complete (in minutes)
Installing Base Operating System
Please wait...
5 0 Making file systems.
The message saying that filesystems are being made shouldn’t
last too long.
Approximate Elapsed time
% tasks complete (in minutes)
7 2 0% of mksysb data restored.
Next a counter starts to tell you how much of the data is
actually restored. This part gets pretty boring and sometimes
estimates incorrectly.
0042-008 NIMstate: Request denied - Method_req
If you see messages like this then ask the system admin. to
check the NIM client entry to see if the CPU id is set
incorrectly.
Approximate Elapsed time
% tasks complete (in minutes)
14 12 9% of mksysb data restored.
lsnim -c resources $HOSTNAME
boot boot represents the network boot resource
5300-07-spot
Loop through all of the hosts:
#!/bin/ksh
################
#
# showallnimres
# 10/27/2009
# requires: http://deadlycoffee.com/?cat=14 (functions.ksh)
################
. ~/bin/functions.ksh
function anytext {
read TEXT
if [[ $TEXT = "" ]]
then
echo 1
else
echo 0
fi
}
s lsnim | grep machines | first | while read HOST
do
if [[ `s lsnim -c resources $HOST | anytext` -eq 0 ]]
then
echo
echo "$HOST"
s lsnim -c resources $HOST
fi
done
To force deallocation of a resource:
s nim -o reset -a force=yes aixhost01
s nim -Fo deallocate -a subclass=all aixhost01
This uses some custom functions defined for the shell. If you don’t want to use them, just dig
out the underlying commands and run them as root:
# lsnim -c resources
# nim -o remove resource_name
s lsnim -c resources | grep 200905 | first s nim -o remove
smitty nim
Perform NIM Administration Tasks
Manage Machines
Perform Operations on Machines
(pick client)
maint_boot
This will build a boot entry in /etc/bootptab and set up the resources for you.
Then just tftp boot from the master.