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nimimage.5
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NAME
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\ **nimimage**\  - a table in the xCAT database.


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SYNOPSIS
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\ **nimimage Attributes:**\   \ *imagename*\ , \ *nimtype*\ , \ *lpp_source*\ , \ *spot*\ , \ *root*\ , \ *dump*\ , \ *paging*\ , \ *resolv_conf*\ , \ *tmp*\ , \ *home*\ , \ *shared_home*\ , \ *res_group*\ , \ *nimmethod*\ , \ *script*\ , \ *bosinst_data*\ , \ *installp_bundle*\ , \ *mksysb*\ , \ *fb_script*\ , \ *shared_root*\ , \ *otherpkgs*\ , \ *image_data*\ , \ *configdump*\ , \ *comments*\ , \ *disable*\


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DESCRIPTION
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All the info that specifies a particular AIX operating system image that can be used to deploy AIX nodes.


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nimimage Attributes:
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\ **imagename**\

 User provided name of this xCAT OS image definition.



\ **nimtype**\

 The NIM client type- standalone, diskless, or dataless.



\ **lpp_source**\

 The name of the NIM lpp_source resource.



\ **spot**\

 The name of the NIM SPOT resource.



\ **root**\

 The name of the NIM root resource.



\ **dump**\

 The name of the NIM dump resource.



\ **paging**\

 The name of the NIM paging resource.



\ **resolv_conf**\

 The name of the NIM resolv_conf resource.



\ **tmp**\

 The name of the NIM tmp resource.



\ **home**\

 The name of the NIM home resource.



\ **shared_home**\

 The name of the NIM shared_home resource.



\ **res_group**\

 The name of a NIM resource group.



\ **nimmethod**\

 The NIM install method to use, (ex. rte, mksysb).



\ **script**\

 The name of a NIM script resource.



\ **bosinst_data**\

 The name of a NIM bosinst_data resource.



\ **installp_bundle**\

 One or more comma separated NIM installp_bundle resources.



\ **mksysb**\

 The name of a NIM mksysb resource.



\ **fb_script**\

 The name of a NIM fb_script resource.



\ **shared_root**\

 A shared_root resource represents a directory that can be used as a / (root) directory by one or more diskless clients.



\ **otherpkgs**\

 One or more comma separated installp or rpm packages.  The rpm packages must have a prefix of 'R:', (ex. R:foo.rpm)



\ **image_data**\

 The name of a NIM image_data resource.



\ **configdump**\

 Specifies the type of system dump to be collected. The values are selective, full, and none.  The default is selective.



\ **comments**\

 Any user-provided notes.



\ **disable**\

 Set to 'yes' or '1' to comment out this row.




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SEE ALSO
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\ **nodels(1)**\ , \ **chtab(8)**\ , \ **tabdump(8)**\ , \ **tabedit(8)**\

