Network Installation Manager Explained

Network Installation Manager (NIM) is an object-oriented system management framework on the IBM AIX operating system that installs and manages systems over a network.[1] [2] [3] NIM is analogous to Kickstart in the Linux world.[4] NIM is a client-server system[5] in which a NIM server provides a boot image to client systems via the BOOTP and TFTP protocols.[6] In addition to boot images, NIM can manage software updates and third-party applications.[7] The SUMA command can be integrated with NIM to automate system updates from a central server and subsequent distribution to clients.[8]

NIM data is organized into object classes and object types.[9] Classes include machines, networks and resources while types refer to the kind of object within a class, e.g., script or image resources.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NIM from A to Z in AIX 5L. IBM Redbooks. 17 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Network Installation Management. www.ibm.com. IBM. 17 June 2016.
  3. Long. Lyle N.. Morris. Philip J.. Morooney. Kevin. Kellogg. Steve. The Teaching and Learning of High Performance Computing. Journal of Engineering Education. December 1998. 87. S5. 591–597. 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00397.x. 108640218 .
  4. Book: Nemeth. Evi. UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook. Pearson Education. 9780131480056. 380. 18 June 2016. en. 2010.
  5. Book: Michael. Randal. AIX 5L Administration. McGraw Hill Professional. 9780072228410. 112. en. 2002-12-06.
  6. Book: Preston. W. Curtis. Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". 9780596555047. 375. en. 2007-01-03.
  7. Book: Racherla. Sangam. Demarchi. Delmar. Dybas. Scott. Stark. Bobby. Syed. Mansoor. Redbooks. I. B. M.. SAN Boot Implementation and Best Practices Guide for IBM System Storage. IBM Redbooks. 9780738437064. 374. en. 2012-09-30.
  8. Web site: Milberg. Kenneth. Integrating IBM AIX's NIM and SUMA. SearchITChannel. 10 February 2016 . 18 June 2016.
  9. Web site: unixwerk: NIM Commands. www.unixwerk.eu. Unixwerk. 18 June 2016.

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