IZ63515: NIM MKSYSB FLAGS ATTRIBUTE NOT GETTING PASSED TO CLIENT APPLIES TO AIX 6100-05

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After upgrading a NIM master, the -a mksysb_flags=
  options
  are not seen by the client machine.
  
  Example:
  
  When creating a mksysb with the NIM option
  a- mksysb_flags=-e
  to use the client exclude.rootvg file it fails and the
  mksysb gets too large.
  

Local fix

• Example workaround for a- mksysb_flags=-e is to either
  use an exclude_files resource,
  or create the mksysb on the client and copy to the
  NIM master.
  
  Example of using an exclude_file resource:
  1) On the client create a file: touch /etc/exclude
  2) edit /etc/exclude on the client with the files you
     want to exclude from the mksysb
  3) Create an exclude_files nim resource on the master:
     nim -o define -t exclude_files -a server=<client> -a
     location=/etc/exclude exclude
  4) Create mksysb from the client using the exclude file:
     nim -o define -t mksysb
     -a server=master
     -a location=/export/mksysb/test_mksysb
     -a source=<client>
     -a mk_image=yes -a mksysb_flags=X
     -a exclude_files=exclude test_mksysb
  

Problem summary

• NIM MKSYSB FLAGS ATTRIBUTE NOT GETTING PASSED TO CLIENT
  

Problem conclusion

• Appropriate code changes made to correct the parsing of
  mksysb_flags.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 5300-08 - use AIX APAR IZ69608
  5300-09 - use AIX APAR IZ61455
  5300-10 - use AIX APAR IZ59266
  5300-11 - use AIX APAR IZ65082
  5300-12 - use AIX APAR IZ63021
  6100-02 - use AIX APAR IZ58952
  6100-03 - use AIX APAR IZ59899
  6100-04 - use AIX APAR IZ64045
  7100-00 - use AIX APAR IZ81782
  6100-05 - use AIX APAR IZ63515
  6100-06 - use AIX APAR IZ64022
  7100-00 - use AIX APAR IZ81782
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IZ58952

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 610

• Fixed component ID

  5765G6200

Applicable component levels

• R610 PSY U824470

     UP10/04/16 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U824470 bos.sysmgt.nim.master 6.1.5.0