Network Installation Manager (NIM) Updates

• Summarize NIM's new features in AIX 7.2
• Recognize key NIM configuration and requirements
• Recognize NIM over HTTP functions
• Apply steps in NIM alternate disk migration

• Previous AIX backgrounds and experiences are required
• Previous NIM backgrounds and experiences are required
• General skills in commands execution and working with user interfaces are required
• Power Systems working experiences in HMC, VIOS, and OS installation are assumed but not required

This course is for personnel who are:

• AIX Administrators
• Power System owners or managers
• AIX power users who work with NIM

Module 1: A quick tour on what’s new in AIX 7.2

• Summarize hardware, software, and storage requirements
• Overview of Live Update
• Recognize some new feature limitations

Module 2:  New NIM features in AIX 7.2

• Recognize Live Update features related to NIM
• Identify the use of HTTP in place of NFS for NIM
• Recognize other new NIM features

Module 3:  Verifying NIM configuration in AIX 7.2 (demo video)

• Recognize new NIM configuration related to AIX 7.2
• Identify requirements for running Live Update with NIM
• Summarize things NIM users need to know in AIX 7.2

Module 4: Working with NIM over HTTP and use cases (demo video)

• Recognize requirement and limitation on using HTTP
• Identify NIM HTTP functions versus NFS
• Apply use cases for NIM over HTTP