Re: NIM server not configuring IP on client...

From: Timothy J. Bogart (tbogart_at_frii.net)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:28:15 -0600

************* wrote:
> To All,
>
> After configuring multiple NIM servers, I have encountered a problem
> which is baffling me.
>
> NIM Server:
> AIX5.2 ML2
> Machine configured as Master and ability to load 4.3.3 and above.
>
> I have loaded apprx 120 machines with AIX 5.2ml2 with a bosinst.data
> file and customization script. These boxes were loaded remotely.
> The last 30 boxes I started to load a couple of days ago have loaded
> but the network on the client was not configured automatically like the
> others......why?
> Nothing has changed.....the only thing I noticed is that the systems
> never ran the customization script at the end probably due to network
> not being configured.
> During troubleshooting, I have deleted the machines that were having
> trouble
> from the NIM master and reconfigured them - still doesn't work.
> Also, I have loaded them without any customization or bosinst.data
> file....
> (I have console servers on the remote end so loading them with bosinst
> was
> not a problem)...this still didn't work.
>
> I am confused......what happend?.......
> My testing has been very robust. Each test I ran was with a different
> machine and network
> according to NIM.
>
> HELP!!! : )
>
>
> TCP
>
>
Just a shot in the dark - I have had some oddities like this crop up
only to find the firmware on the target machine was not up to snuff...HTH

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