Originally posted by: JoeH

I am trying to install vios 2.2.1 from my HMC using the installios cmd without much luck.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

Here is the output I get when I start the install

Starting RPC portmap daemon done
Starting kernel based NFS server done
nimol_config MESSAGE: Added "REMOTE_ACCESS_METHOD /usr/bin/rsh" to the file "/etc/nimol.conf"
nimol_config MESSAGE: Removed "disable = yes" from the file "/etc/xinetd.d/tftp"
nimol_config MESSAGE: Added "disable = no" to the file "/etc/xinetd.d/tftp"
Shutting down xinetd: done
Starting INET services. (xinetd) done
nimol_config MESSAGE: Removed "SYSLOGD_PARAMS=" from the file "/etc/sysconfig/syslog"
nimol_config MESSAGE: Added "SYSLOGD_PARAMS=-r " to the file "/etc/sysconfig/syslog"
nimol_config MESSAGE: Added "local1.* /var/log/nimol.log" to the file "/etc/syslog.conf"
Shutting down syslog services done
Starting syslog services done
Starting DHCP server rm: rm outside of $HOME or /tmp has been restricted
.../etc/init.d/dhcpd:165: could not copy /dev/urandom to chroot jail failed
nimol_config ERROR: Failed to start dhcpd.
nimol_config MESSAGE: Running undo...
nimol_config MESSAGE: Copied back the original file /etc/xinetd.d/tftp.
Shutting down xinetd: done
Starting INET services. (xinetd) failed
nimol_config WARNING: Failed to restart xinetd.
nimol_config MESSAGE: Copied back the original file /etc/sysconfig/syslog.
nimol_config MESSAGE: Copied back the original file /etc/syslog.conf.
Shutting down syslog services done
Starting syslog services done
nimol_config MESSAGE: Copied back the original file /etc/dhcpd.conf.
Shutting down kernel based NFS server done
Shutting down RPC portmap daemon done
nimol_config MESSAGE: Removed /var/tmp/nimol_original.
ERROR for nimol_config.
umount2: Invalid argument
umount: /media/cdrom: not mounted
nimol_install WARNING: error from command /bin/awk
awk: cmd. line:1: fatal: cannot open file `/etc/nimol.conf' for reading (No such file or directory)
nimol_install ERROR: error from command /bin/awk
awk: cmd. line:1: fatal: cannot open file `/etc/nimol.conf' for reading (No such file or directory)
ERROR unconfiguring nimol_install.

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

I found the aix (nim) installios command more reliable than its hmc counterpart last time I installed vio 2.2
have you given this a try?

Originally posted by: PontiacGeronimo

try unconfigure installios and then start again

-u     Unconfigure  installios  (optional).  Will  manually unconfigure the installios installation resources. This flag is only needed 

if a problem occurs during the installation and installios does not automatically unconfigure itself.

I did several VIOS installations from HMC - had some problem as well but finally I somehow figured it out -- the command I run was:

installios -d /tmp/Virtual_IO_Server_V2.2.1_DVD_1_of_2_102011.iso -i VIOS_IP -g VIOS_GW -S VIOS_MASK -P 1000 -D full -n -l en_US -A eth0 -s MANAGED_SERVER -p LPAR_NAME -m VIOS_MAC_ADDRESS -r VIOS_LPAR_PROFILE_NAME