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How to Provision an IBM AIX Image Using MKSYSB

As a System Administrator, you use CA Server Automation to provision an IBM AIX system image using the MKSYSB utility.

IBM AIX images can be provisioned to virtual machines (LPARs) or to physical IBM computers that already run an AIX operating system. The IBM NIM MKSYSB utility provides one-step IBM AIX image provisioning that can include both the operating system and additional software. This provisioning approach is both faster and more efficient than default run-time processing; however, it requires that you have prepared MKSYSB images or resources available.

The following flowchart shows a set of procedures required to deploy the IBM AIX system image.

Provision AIX Image Using the MKSYSB Utility

Use the following tasks to provision an IBM AIX image using MKSYSB:

  1. Complete Prerequisite Tasks
  2. Install NIM Adapter on AIX NIM Server
  3. Update the Hashed Password Variable
  4. Increase the size of the /tmp and /opt filesystems
  5. Start the NIM Adapter Daemon
  6. Configure NIM Master Server
  7. Provision the MKSYSB Image