Slide 9

Software Installation (continued)

• Non-IBM software

  • 3rd party software may be distributed using NIM server
    • Oracle
    • Hitachi
    • Linux
  • 3rd party software may be distributed in a wide variety of formats
    • lpp_source ("installp format")
    • rpm
    • package
    • compressed "tarballs"
  • NIM is a centralized location for storage of software and provides multiple mechanisms to provide access
    • NFS
    • FTP
    • ssh