Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

master: xxx-01; inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00
client: xxx-02; inet 192.168.0.2 netmask 0xffffff00

my software distribution functionality works fine, i've applied a ML without any problem
aix base installation from nim fails with "BOOTP-req failed" error message
mksysb restore fails with the following error messages:

Log[2]: 6982 Killed 14 Over
mounting /.
No such file or directory
Log[6]: /var/adm/ras/bi.log: cannot create

INIT: EXECUTING /sbin/rc.boot 2

INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
/usr/bin/sh killed by signal 9

INIT: FATAL ERROR IN /usr/bin/sh
XIX s-shell

1. 24 Over

mounting /.

can anyone help me ?

Originally posted by: mlambert

I've seen those exact symptoms when I tried to perfor a NIM install using a spot that was at a lower maintenance level than the mksysb that was the primary source for the install. In all cases, I sidestepped the issue by creating a new spot from the source mksysb itself.

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Yes, the issue is with spot level.spot level is not matching exaclty with mksysb level. Create the spot from mksysb and try the operation again, it will work.

To create a SPOT from a mksysb on the command line, set the source attribute to the name of the mksysb resource you want to create the SPOT from.

If the mksysb resource is called "mksysb1," you would use the following command to create a SPOT called "spot1" served by the NIM master:

nim -o define -t spot -a source=mksysb1 -a server=master -a location=/export/spot spot1

To create a SPOT from a mksysb with SMIT, you can use fast paths nim_mkres_spot_only and nim_mkres. When the source attribute is expanded, all available mksysb resources, as well as other sources, are displayed as possible sources for the creation of a SPOT.