Originally posted by: wer230518

Hi There

I am trying to install AIX6.1 from a NIM server, but the installation hangs on 90% Filesets processed 551 of 571.

Is there some log somewhere to check why it is failing or hanging?

I have installed 3 other servers(just for testing), with the same spot and lpp_source with no issues.

I am new to AIX and still trying to figure out our AIX environment. So my knowledge of AIX is almost 0%

We have a POWER 7 Bladecenter with a 702 powerblade and manage the lpars through Integrated Virtualization Manager.
No HMC installed.

This is where the installation stops.
Filesets processed: 551 of 571
System Installation Time: 17 minutes Tasks Complete: 90%

installp: APPLYING software for:
DirectorPlatformAgent 6.1.2.0
. . . . . << Copyright notice for DirectorPlatformAgent >> . . . . . . .
Licensed Materials - Property of IBM

5765G0300
Copyright International Business Machines Corp. 2009.

All rights reserved.
US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure
restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
. . . . . << End of copyright notice for DirectorPlatformAgent >>. . . .

Nothing happens after this

Not sure where to start looking

Thanks

Originally posted by: mmveiga

You can see the logs from the NIM master running the command :

nim -o showlog -a full_log=yes -a log_type=LOGTYPE NIMCLIENT

Where :
1) LOGTYPE is
boot = boot log for a machine
bosinst = console output from the BOS installation program
devinst = installp output for key system and device driver packages
lppchk = output from the NIM lppchk operation
nimerr = errors and warnings for NIM commands
niminst = installp output from a NIM operation
script = output from the execution of NIM script resources

2) NIMCLIENT is
hostname of the machine where you are trying the operation.

Marcelo.

Originally posted by: wer230518

Now I get this error

0042-001 nim: processing error encountered on "master":
0042-006 m_showlog: (From_Master) connect A remote host refused an attempted
connect operation.

training1: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation.

Originally posted by: wer230518

Thanks Marcelo

Originally posted by: mmveiga

That means your NIM master cannot talk to your client.

If the client is using nimsh to communicate :
1) Check if nimsh is running in the client : lsnim -s nimsh
2) Did you do LPM with that client ? When the CPUID changes you may need to update the client information.

If the clientis using rsh to communicate :
1) Check if rsh is running : lssrc -ls inetd
2) Check if .rhosts is set correctly to allow the NIM master to communicate.

Regards,
Marcelo.

Originally posted by: wer230518

This is a new installation
So I cannot use any commands on the client

Originally posted by: mmveiga

Check on your master the NIM log files under /var/adm/ras, some of them are ASCII and some of them are in the alog format and you will have to use the alog command to read them (alog -f FILENAME -o)

Regards,
Marcelo.