nimimage.5

NAME

nimimage - a table in the xCAT database.

SYNOPSIS

nimimage Attributes: imagename, nimtype, lpp_source, spot, root, dump, paging, resolv_conf, tmp, home, shared_home, res_group, nimmethod, script, bosinst_data, installp_bundle, mksysb, fb_script, shared_root, otherpkgs, image_data, configdump, comments, disable

DESCRIPTION

All the info that specifies a particular AIX operating system image that can be used to deploy AIX nodes.

nimimage Attributes:

imagename

User provided name of this xCAT OS image definition.

nimtype

The NIM client type- standalone, diskless, or dataless.

lpp_source

The name of the NIM lpp_source resource.

spot

The name of the NIM SPOT resource.

root

The name of the NIM root resource.

dump

The name of the NIM dump resource.

paging

The name of the NIM paging resource.

resolv_conf

The name of the NIM resolv_conf resource.

tmp

The name of the NIM tmp resource.

home

The name of the NIM home resource.

shared_home

The name of the NIM shared_home resource.

res_group

The name of a NIM resource group.

nimmethod

The NIM install method to use, (ex. rte, mksysb).

script

The name of a NIM script resource.

bosinst_data

The name of a NIM bosinst_data resource.

installp_bundle

One or more comma separated NIM installp_bundle resources.

mksysb

The name of a NIM mksysb resource.

fb_script

The name of a NIM fb_script resource.

shared_root

A shared_root resource represents a directory that can be used as a / (root) directory by one or more diskless clients.

otherpkgs

One or more comma separated installp or rpm packages. The rpm packages must have a prefix of ‘R:’, (ex. R:foo.rpm)

image_data

The name of a NIM image_data resource.

configdump

Specifies the type of system dump to be collected. The values are selective, full, and none. The default is selective.

comments

Any user-provided notes.

disable

Set to ‘yes’ or ‘1’ to comment out this row.

SEE ALSO

nodels(1), chtab(8), tabdump(8), tabedit(8)