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Network Installation Management Guide and Reference

About This Guide and Reference

AIX Version 4.3 Network Installation Management Guide and Reference provides information about managing the installation and configuration of software by using a network interface. Network Installation Management (NIM) enables you to centrally manage the installation of AIX Version 4.1 (and later) Base Operating System (BOS) and optional software on machines within a networked environment. NIM enables you to install AIX Version 4.1 (and later) on one or more machines from a server that already has AIX Version 4.1 (or later) installed.

This guide does not:

The information in this book can also be found on the AIX Version 4.3 Base Documentation CD. This online documentation is designed for use with an HTML 3.2 web browser.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is for system administrators who manage the installation and configuration of one or more AIX machines in a network environment.

Readers of this guide should be familiar with the installation procedures in AIX Version 4.3 Installation Guide, understand AIX system administration, and know how to manage a network environment.

How to Use This Book

This section describes the contents of this book, the highlighting conventions, and related publications.

Overview of Contents

This section lists the contents of this guide and briefly describes each chapter and appendix.

Highlighting

In this publication, the following conventions are used:

bold Identifies commands, flags, keywords, files, directories, and other items whose names are predefined by the system.
italics Identifies parameters whose actual names or values are to be supplied by the user.
monospace Identifies examples of specific data values, examples of text similar to what you might see displayed, examples of portions of program code similar to what you might write as a programmer, messages from the system, or information you should actually type.

ISO 9000

ISO 9000 registered quality systems were used in the development and manufacturing of this product.

Corequisite Publications

The following books supplement the information in AIX Version 4.3 Network Installation Management Guide and Reference:

Related Publications

The following publications contain information related to AIX Version 4.3 Network Installation Management Guide and Reference:

Ordering Publications

You can order publications from your sales representative or from your point of sale. To order additional copies of this book, use order number SC23-4113. Use AIX and Related Products Documentation Overview for information on related publications and how to obtain them.


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