Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Title pretty much says is all. I tried installing a mksysb from an older SPOT. It failed..I created a SPOT from the mksysb with this command:

nim -o define -t spot -a source=was61 -a server=master -a location=/nim/spot was61-SPOT

But when I try to install the server with that mksysb and spot NIM fails because:

0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-229 m_bos_inst: When installing a system using a mksysb as the
source for the installation, the level of the SPOT used for the
installation must match the level of the mksysb image that is
being installed. The release levels of the SPOT, was61-SPOT, and the
mksysb, was61, do not match.
Now what?

Message was edited by: sejohnson
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Originally posted by: tony.evans

At least once in it's history, NIM had this as a known fault. Check for NIM updates or raise a call with IBM because it sounds like a bug.

As usual, make sure your NIM server is at the same level or higher level and then spot / resources you're trying to work with.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Bottom line, when you run your mksysb, be sure to use the -i flag. This will create a new image.data file for the backup.

Details. The image.data file contains, among many other things, the OS level of the mksysb image. When restoring from a mksysb, the oslevel in image.data file on the mksysb is compared to the oslevel of the spot. If you've updated your os level and not run a mksysb with the -i flag, the old image data file remains, reflecting the old os level.

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