Configuring the NIM data store instance

One of the configuration tasks required for setting up an IBM LPAR virtual environment to use with BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management is to configure values for accessing the NIM data sources for provisioning.

In particular, you must define the location of the NIM data store, which is where you store sets of installation files that are used for provisioning operating systems. Data store values are stored in the Data Store system object, which you can edit by using the Property Dictionary in BMC Server Automation.

To configure the data store

1. In the BMC Server Automation console, select Configuration > Property Dictionary View.
2. In the Property Class Navigation panel on the left, open the Built-in Property Classes folder. 
3. Open the DataStore sub-folder. 
4. Click NIM DataStore.
5. In the right panel, click the Instances tab.
   A DataStore instance specifies the server that functions as a data store. You must create at least one instance of a data store. You can create more than one instance. For example, for an enterprise WAN, you could create one data store instance to serve the London network segment, another to serve the New York network segment, and a third to serve the Tokyo network segment.
6. Create a data store instance with the name of CSM Datastore - <Pod Name>.
7. Create a data store instance for NIM provisioning by setting the following property values
   
   

Where to go next

Configuring system packages in BMC Server Automation