Purpose
Updates NIM resources and customizes
NIM clients.
Syntax
nim_update_all [ -d device ]
[ -l lpp_source
resource ] [ -s spot
resource ] [ -B ]
[ -u ]
[ -v ] client
object(s)
Description
The
nim_update_all command
updates the install resources and clients in the NIM environment.
Flags may be used for specifying which NIM resources need updating
and also to disable the updating of NIM clients. The
nim_update_all command
updates the NIM environment by performing the following tasks:
- Exports the environment variable NIM_LICENSE_ACCEPT=yes.
- Used for accepting software license agreement during update install.
- Adds variable entry NSORDER=local,bind in /etc/environment.
- Necessary for name resolution when hosts only exist in /etc/host.
- Obtains the update level information from the media.
- The default media location is /dev/cd0.
- The media location may be modified by using the -d flag.
- Updates the lpp_source, spot,
and mksysb resources.
- The lpp_source resource name may be
specified by using the -l flag.
- The spot resource name may be specified
by using the -s flag.
- The mksysb resource name is obtained
from the mksysb resource contained in the basic_res_grp resource
group. Specify the -B flag to disable updating
the mksysb resource.
- Performs an update_all operation on
NIM clients.
- If client objects are given, specified clients are updated.
- If client objects are omitted, all existing NIM clients are updated.
- If -u flag is used, no clients are updated.
Flags
Item |
Description |
-d device |
Specifies the absolute path location for update
images used during command execution. By default, device is /dev/cd0. |
-l lpp_source
resource |
Specifies the object name for the lpp_source
resource to update. By default, the resource name is
obtained from basic_res_grp. |
-s spot
resource |
Specifies the object name for the spot
resource to update. By default, the resource name
is obtained from basic_res_grp. |
-B |
Disables the updating of the backup image contained
in basic_res_grp. |
-u |
Disables the updating of client objects. |
-v |
Enables verbose debug output during command
execution. Security |
Location
/usr/sbin/nim_update_all
Exit Status
Returns zero (0) upon success.
Security
Access Control: You must
have root authority to run the nim_update_all command.
Examples
- To update install resources 520lpp_res (lpp_source), 520spot_res
(spot), and master_sysb (mksysb) contained in the basic_res_grp resource
group, using update images located in device /dev/cd2,
and update all clients in the NIM environment, type:
nim_update_all -d /dev/cd2
- To update install resources lpp1 (lpp_source), spot1 (spot), and
disable updating the mksysb image, using update images located in
device /dev/cd0, and update the client object
machine1 in the NIM environment, type:
nim_update_all -l lpp1 -s spot1 \
-B machine1
- To update install resources 520lpp_res (lpp_source), 520spot_res
(spot), and disable updating the mksysb image contained in the basic_res_grp
resource group, using update images located in device /dev/cd0,
and disable updating clients in the NIM environment, type:
nim_update_all -B -u
Files
Item |
Description |
/etc/niminfo |
Contains variables used by NIM. |
/var/adm/ras/nim.update |
Contains log information from command execution. |