= AIX NIM Disaster Recovery = **Summary**: ALthough AIX is by now on version 7.3 I find these old pages so fascinating I decided to keep them. On this page I'll show you how to use AIX NIM in your disaster recovery procedure. This page is for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1.\\ **Date**: Between 2010-2013 \\ **Refactor**: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting. \\ {{tag>aix}} = Introduction = These are the required steps to use NIM in your disaster recovery procedure. = Create Mksysb Image = * Check network and DNS requirements for your host / network * Host needs A and PTR records * Check storage NIM server * The NIM server needs at least the amount of space of the rootvg of the host * Create nim client * [[aixnimclientadd]] * Create the image * [[aixnim#create_a_mksysb_image]] = Restore Mksysb Image = * Restore the image * [[aixnim#restore_a_mksysb_image]] * [[aixniminstall]] = Test Restore Mksysb Image = These are the steps for a test, so you create an entire new client for testing purposes. In this case we restore to a LPAR in an IVM. Before starting, determine a host name and IP address what can be used. * Create required boot lun * [[netappstorage]] * Detect lun inside VIOS/IVM * [[aixvios]] * Create LPAR * [[aixivmlpar]] * Create DNS records * Create A and PTR records * Create NIM Client * [[aixnimclientadd]] * Restore the image * [[aixnim#restore_a_mksysb_image]] * [[aixniminstall]] //This wiki has been made possible by://