Updating a system from a NIM client

The NIM Management Dashboard helps you to create Fixlets that you can use to update an AIX system from a NIM client.

About this task

NIM machines can have only one lpp_source resource that is allocated to them at a time. The generated action deallocates any existing lpp_source resource allocations.

Procedure

  1. From the BigFix console, click All Patch Management > Dashboards > Patches for AIX > NIM Management Dashboard.
  2. Click NIM Update Operations.
  3. Click Update Machine from NIM Client.
  4. Enter the lpp_source resource where the installation images are located.
    Figure 1. Update a system from a NIM client

    Update a system from a NIM client
  5. Optional: If you want to set the updated filesets to a committed state, select the appropriate option.
    Note: Filesets that are in the Applied state must be committed after confirmation to free disk space.
  6. Optional: If you want to restart the system after the update, select the appropriate option.
  7. Optional: Select the check box to create a one-time action rather than to create a reusable Fixlet.
  8. Click Create Action.
  9. Deploy the action.