Deploying an AIX NIM management extender

Using the Deploy Management Extender for AIX NIM task, you can deploy the management extender plug-in for AIX® NIM.

Before you begin

Important: Before you install the management extender plug-in, you must install the latest version of the proxy agent with a separate Fixlet®. In the BES Support site, run the latest version of the Install Proxy Agent Fixlet to install the proxy agent.
You must activate the following analysis:
  • Management Extender Status
To activate the analysis, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > Management Extender Analyses. In the Management Extender Analyses list, select Management Extender Status and click Activate.

About this task

If you want to create or remove NIM Clients, netboot logical partitions (LPARs), or create a Mksysb image, you must deploy and configure the management extender plug-in for AIX NIM.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. In the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain, select Virtualization > > AIX NIM > Setup and Maintenance > Deploy AIX NIM Components and select the Deploy Management Extender for AIX NIM task.
  3. From the Management Extender Host list, select the host on which you want to deploy the management extender.
  4. In the Management Extender Plug-in Name field, enter a name for the AIX NIM management extender that is 32 characters or less. You cannot create a name with the following characters *?<>\/:| or enter spaces. You must enter a unique name for every plug-in that you deploy to the IBM® Endpoint Manager server.
  5. Click Take action. In the Take Action dialog box, select the management extender host on which you want to deploy a management extender plug-in for AIX NIM and click OK.

Results

In the Action: Management Extender for AIX NIM window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the management extender plug-in for AIX NIM is deployed.