Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi guys,

I am a French AIX user (so I appologize for my english) and I am also newbie on this forum (I appologize again).

I am trying to install a nim server on LINUX server by using the nimol package. All the installation and configuration has been done with no problem. However when I restart my AIX server (it is the nim client), it does not proceed its intallation.

Architecture is the following :
- NIM master : Linux Suse 9.2 (i686 32 bits)
- NIM Client : 44P170
Microdode :
bash-2.04# lscfg -vp | grep alterable
ROM Level.(alterable).......sh040616
ROM Level.(alterable).......SPH05195
Both server are on the same network (linux : 172.16.2.73, aix : 172.16.2.95, netmask : 255.255.224.0).

Problem description :
- on the aix server :
I have the following error log on the console :
...
LOAD: Waiting 60 seconds for Spanning Tree
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 1
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 2
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 3
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 4
LOAD:BOOTP: do-BOOTP-req failed : 5
...
And then the server is not able to start.

- on the Linux server :
I received the bootp request and the reply is correctly done. syslog :
...
Jul 16 15:24:33 safestor2 dhcpd: BOOTREQUEST from 00:06:29:84:2b:36 via eth1
Jul 16 15:24:33 safestor2 dhcpd: BOOTREPLY for 172.16.2.95 to alter (00:06:29:84:2b:36) via eth1
...
But the tftp server is nerver contacted.
However, I am able to contact this TFTP server from an another server. Moreover the PING menu in SMS is working fine.

Does anyone has already installed nimol and can help me. Please I need help.
I join you my configuration on the linux server :
- dhcp.conf :
allow bootp; # nimol
not authoritative; # nimol
ddns-update-style none; # nimol

subnet 172.16.0.0 netmask 255.255.224.0 { # nimol
}
host alter { # nimol client
hardware ethernet 00:06:29:84:2B:36;
fixed-address 172.16.2.95;
next-server 172.16.2.73;
filename "alter";
} # nimol alter

- command line for tftp server :
/usr/sbin/in.tftpd -l -vvvvvvvvvv -s /tftpboot

- listing file of tftpboot directory :
safestor2:/usr/src # ll /tftpboot/
total 11064
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 16 10:47 .
drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 Jul 16 11:21 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11297792 Jul 16 10:43 aix530.chrp.mp.ent
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Jul 16 10:47 alter -> aix530.chrp.mp.ent
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1143 Jul 16 10:47 alter.info

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Nobody can help me?

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello,

On the "aix server", did you enter the client's and server's IP adresses in the SMS? For a Linux server using dhcp (and not bootp) you may not enter the IP addresses in SMS (directed bootp). To clear the entries enter 0.0.0.0 for server and client in the SMS. However you must enter the MAC address of the "aix server" on the Linux side into the dhcp.conf file (what you already did).

Bernhard

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

I have try the two solutions : with and without entering server's IP address in SMS.
As you say, the good solution consists of not seting this IP for a Linux server using dhcp.

Moreovre, I think the dhcp is working fine, because I have the following messages in syslog on the linux server :
...
Jul 16 15:24:33 safestor2 dhcpd: BOOTREQUEST from 00:06:29:84:2b:36 via eth1
Jul 16 15:24:33 safestor2 dhcpd: BOOTREPLY for 172.16.2.95 to alter (00:06:29:84:2b:36) via eth1
...
Maybe I have missed something on the linux side : tftp or dhcp configuration
Or maybe I have missed something on the aix side : SMS configuration
Does someone have already use nimol with 44P170?

Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello,

can you tftp the boot image to another running machine?

1. tftp -g foo 172.16.2.73 /alter

Is a firewall running?

You can check

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/tips0632.html

for the dhcp and tftp setup.

Bernhard