Chapter 7. Additional Topics

This chapter describes Network Installation Management (NIM) topics that are not part of the usual installation procedures.

The following topics are included:

• NIM Master Management Tasks
• NIM Name Resolution
• Booting a FDDI Interface Over a Router
• Default Paging Space During BOS Installation Via NIM
• Migrating Diskless and Dataless Clients and NIM SPOTs
• Defining the NIM Environment using the nimdef Command
• Name Requirements for NIM Object Definitions
• Interacting with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Creating File Resources in the root Directory
• Restricting NIM Client Resource Allocation
• Preventing Machines from Adding Themselves as Clients
• Disabling Client CPU ID Validation
• Providing the Ability to Perform Global Exports of NIM Resources
• Creating Network Boot Images to Support Only the Defined Clients and Networks
• Updating a SPOT with New Device Support for a New Level of AIX