Updating the NIM clients

Updating the NIM Client installs the latest filesets from the specified lpp_source resource on the NIM client.

Before you begin

  • If you are adding new files, you must first update the lpp_source resource to be able to use it to update NIM client systems.
  • Push updates to NIM clients from the NIM master. This method for updating client initiates the update procedure from the NIM master. Push permissions must be enabled on the NIM clients or this action fails. For more information, see Enabling or disabling push permissions.

About this task

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 NIM Components from NIM Master.
  4. Configure the settings according to the actions that you want to include in the generated Fixlet or one-time action.
  5. Select to update the NIM client from the appropriate option.
  6. Enter the names of the NIM clients that you want to update. To include all the NIM clients in your NIM environment, enter all.
    Tip: To include all the NIM clients in your NIM environment, enter all.
  7. Enter the lpp_source resource where the installation images are located.
  8. 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.
  9. Optional: If you want to restart the system after the update, select the appropriate option.
  10. Optional: Select the check box to create a one-time action rather than to create a reusable Fixlet.
  11. Click Create Action.
  12. Deploy the action.

What to do next

Optionally, NIM clients can initiate the installation process and pull the updates from the NIM master. Details on this process can be found in Updating a system from a NIM client.