Logical volume (LV) encryption support for rootvg using nimadm

Add Platform KeyStore (PKS) encryption to rootvg boot LVs during nimadm operation

The nimadm command is a tool for system administrators to create a duplicate of the client rootvg on available disks while simultaneously upgrading it to a newer version or release of IBM AIX. This process uses the Network Installation Management (NIM) resources to accomplish the task.

The existing behavior of the nimadm command does not provide support to add logical volume (LV) encryption to newly created altinst_rootvg boot logical volumes during a nimadm operation.

With AIX 7.3 TL3, nimadm allows to encrypt altinst_rootvg boot logical volumes using the Platform KeyStore (PKS) encryption authentication method.

This tutorial explains how to encrypt the altinst_rootvg default LVs using the nimadm command in the PKS encryption authentication method.

https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/awb-lv-encryption-support-for-rootvg-using-nimadm/