remote_management Command

Purpose

Enables the Virtual I/O Server to be remotely managed by an AIX NIM master.

Syntax

To enable the Virtual I/O Server to be remotely managed by an AIX NIM master:

remote_management [ -interface Interface ] Master

To disable remote management:

remote_management -disable

Description

The remote_management command will setup the Virtual I/O Server to allow remote management from a NIM master. The Master parameter specifies the NIM master hostname. The Interface parameter specifies the network interface to be used to connect to the NIM master. If Interface is not specified, the default network interface used will be en0.

Once remote management has been enabled on the Virtual I/O Server, typical NIM functions, such as update, backup, and reinstall, can be initiated from the NIM master.

Flags

-disable Disables the Virtual I/O Server NIM client daemon.
-interface Specifies which network interface to use. If no network interface is specified, interface en0 will be used.

Exit Status

See Virtual I/O Server command exit status

Examples

  1. To enable remote_management using NIM master nimsys01, type: 
    remote_management nimsys01
  2. To disable remote_management, type: 
    remote_management -disable

Related Information

The lssw command, the ioslevel command, the updateios command, the oem_setup_env command, and the oem_platform_level command.

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