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226 RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook
After the mksysb installation completes, the installation program
automatically installs additional devices and the kernel (uniprocessor or
microprocessor) on your system using the original product media you booted
from. Information is saved in BOS installation log files. To view BOS
installation log files, enter
cd /var/adm/ras and view the devinst.log file in this
directory.
If the source system does not have the correct passwords and network
information, you may make modifications on the target system now. Also,
some products ship device-specific files such as graPHIGS. If your graphics
adapter is different on the target system, verify that the device-specific
filesets for graphics-related LPPs are installed.
If the system you have cloned is using OpenGL or PEX_PHIGS, there may be
some device filesets from these LPPs that must be installed after a clone.
OpenGL and PEX_PHIGS have graphics adapter-specific filesets, so if you
cloned onto a system with a different graphics adapter, you will need to create
a bundle as follows:
# echo OpenGL.OpenGL_X.dev >
/usr/sys/inst.data/user_bundles/graphic_dev.bnd
# echo PEX_PHIGS.dev >>
/usr/sys/inst.data/user_bundles/graphic_dev.bnd
Next use smitty install_bundle to install this bundle. If any new filesets are
installed, you may want to reboot your system before using OpenGL and
PEX_PHIGS. Otherwise, you may experience performance problems with
these applications.
The above procedure is required because the OpenGL and PEX_PHIGS
LPPs are on a separate media, and therefore the normal cloning procedure
cannot automatically install any missing device filesets.
The Network Installation Management (NIM) mksysb installation also
supports cloning. If you are using NIM and you have OpenGL and
PEX_PHIGS in your lpp_source, you can create a separate bundle as
described, and allocate it when you install the mksysb. The device filesets will
be installed automatically.
8.3.5.3 How to Interrupt a Non-prompted Installation
If you are restoring a system using the non-prompted installation, that means
you are using the PROMPT = no stanza in the bosinst.data file and the
system will not show you the installation main menu to allow you to change
any settings.