AIX Network Installation Management: Concepts and Configuration
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This course provides practical knowledge of the AIX 7.3 Network Installation Management (NIM) facility. Through lectures and hands-on labs, learners build and maintain a NIM environment, configure a NIM master and resources, perform base AIX installations, and use NIM operations to manage client systems.
Table of contents
- Short Summary
- Modality
- Cost
- Publish date
- Retire date
- Duration
- Agenda
- Objectives
- Brand/Department
- Product
- Skill Level
- Key Topics
- Audience
- Labs
- Follow-on Courses
Short Summary
System Admin will learn the fundamental capabilities of the Network Installation Management (NIM) facility of the AIX 7.3 operating system.
Modality
Classroom or Instructor-led online
Cost
paid
Amount
300
Publish Date
August 1, 2026
Retire Date
December 30, 2028
Duration
16 hours
Agenda
Day 1
- Welcome
- Unit 1: NIM overview
- Exercise 1: NIM overview
- Unit 2: Setting up the NIM master
- Exercise 2: Setting up the NIM master
- Unit 3: RTE installation
- Exercise 3: RTE installation
- Unit 4: Defining additional base install resources
Day 2
- Exercise 4: Defining additional base install resources
- Unit 5: NIM client backups and restores
- Exercise 5: NIM client backups and restores
- Unit 6: Managing the lpp_source and the SPOT resources
- Exercise 6: Managing the lpp_source and the SPOT resources
- Unit 7: NIM client updates
- Exercise 7: NIM client updates
Objectives
- Explain key NIM concepts and terminology
- Display NIM-related information
- Set up a NIM master
- Perform a base AIX (RTE) install
- Define and use several types of NIM objects
- Perform an automated install
- Create and use mksysb resources
- Maintain lpp_source and SPOT resources
- Update NIM clients
Brand/Department
Power Systems - AIX
Product
IBM AIX 7 Enterprise Edition
Skill Level
Instructor: intermediate, Student: intermediate
Key Topics
AN22G, AN22, NIM overview, Setting up the NIM master
Audience