Originally posted by: zyeltepe

Hi,

I want to get image of AIX 6.1 with NIM server. But I'm getting an error message when I try to get image. Error message;

1. cation=/export/eznim/mksysb/aix61.22022010 -a source=zekyel -a mk_image=yes aix61_22022010 <

0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-006 m_mkbosi: (From_Master) connect Error 0

NIM server version: AIX 5.3.0.0

Why I'am getting this errror message?
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Originally posted by: tony.evans

Not sure of your specific issue, but your NIM server needs to be higher level than version of AIX you're trying to deploy.

I'm pretty sure you can't build AIX 6.1 resources using an AIX 5.3 NIM server.
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Originally posted by: nh4aix

Hi... Tony is absolutely correct... your NIM server has to be the highest level of AIX in the complex. NIM can serve out lower levels of AIX (for example, an AIX 6.1 NIM server can support AIX 5.2, 5.3, etc) but the reverse is not true... This includes TL's and SP's as well.

You need to upgrade your NIM server to 6.1 before you can install 6.1 on clients..

Good Luck,
joe
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Originally posted by: broberts

Yes, you will need to upgrade your NIM server before deploying, but it looks like you're trying to do a mksysb backup. You may want to check two things:

1) Is nimsh running on your client?
2) Is your machine object on the NIM server set for mp as your netboot_kernel (and nimsh for the communication protocol).

I recall seeing that error, and I believe it is one of the two listed above... probably the netboot_kernel on the machine object in the NIM server itself.

You should be able to take the mksysb image, but you won't be able to do anything with it until you upgrade that NIM server to at least the same version of that client that you're taking the backup of.

Hope that helps!
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Originally posted by: zyeltepe

Thanks for your great support
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