IZ65547: NIM CLIENT USES INCORRECT NETWORK INTERFACE DURING TAKEOVER OP APPLIES TO AIX 5300-12

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer will receive one of the following error messages
  when executing a takeover operation:
  
  0042-051 NIMkid: unable to resolve "10.12.12.105" to an
  hostname
  
  or
  
  0042-008 NIMkid: Request denied -
  The specified NIM master is not currently configured to
  define machines on your subnet. The machine must be defined
  from the master OR a network corresponding to your subnet must
  be defined on the master before you can add yourself as a
  client to this NIM environment.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Customer will receive one of the following error messages
  when executing a takeover operation:
  
  0042-051 NIMkid: unable to resolve "10.12.12.105" to an
  hostname
  
  or
  
  0042-008 NIMkid: Request denied -
  The specified NIM master is not currently configured to
  define machines on your subnet. The machine must be defined
  from the master OR a network corresponding to your subnet must
  be defined on the master before you can add yourself as a
  client to this NIM environment.
  

Problem conclusion

• Use the NIM_HOSTNAME variable instead of using the 'hostname
  -s' command.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IZ65403

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX 5.3

• Fixed component ID

  5765G0300

Applicable component levels

• R530 PSY U827024

     UP10/04/14 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U827024 bos.sysmgt.nim.client 5.3.12.0