Creating an AIX VM from a mksysb image

This article describes how to use the AIX NIM Master with SPOTs template to create a Kyndryl Cloud Uplift AIX VM from a mksysb image. You can use a mksysb image that you created from another Kyndryl Cloud Uplift AIX VM or from an on-premises AIX LPAR that you imaged and then uploaded to Kyndryl Cloud Uplift.

See Creating system backups for instructions about creating a mksysb image from an on-premises AIX LPAR.

To create a mksysb image from a Kyndryl Cloud Uplift AIX VM, see Creating a mksysb from an AIX VM in Kyndryl Cloud Uplift.

Step 1 – Create an environment from a NIM master template

The mksysb restore process requires a Kyndryl Cloud Uplift environment that includes the AIX NIM Master with SPOTs VM.

To create an environment from the Kyndryl Cloud Uplift AIX NIM Master with SPOTs template. See Creating an environment from a template.

Choose the template in the same region where you intend to import.

Step 2 – Restore the mksysb image in Kyndryl Cloud Uplift

Start the environment that contains the AIX NIM Master with SPOTs template.

On the Kyndryl Cloud Uplift AIX NIM Master with SPOTs VM:

  1. Make sure that /etc/hosts on both the NIM master and the client include the IP address and fully qualified domain name for both the NIM master and the client.

    For example:

     10.0.0.1     nimmaster.example.com
 10.0.0.2     {myhostname}.example.com

    For instructions about viewing the VM hostname and IP address, see Editing a VM hostname or primary IP address.

  2. From the command line, type smit nim.
  3. Select Perform NIM Software Installation and Maintenance Tasks > Install and Update Software > Install the Base Operating System on Standalone Clients.
  4. Select mksysb - Install from a mksysb.
  5. Select the mksysb and SPOT for the LPAR that you want to import.
  6. Accept the default values.
  7. Exit SMIT, and then type lsnim -l [client name] to check the status of the restore process.

For more information about using mksysb to restore a system backup, see Restoring an AIX system backup from a CD or DVD.