Using AIX BFF to install NSH or the RSCD agent

You can use the IBM AIX BFF (Backup-File Format) installer to install or upgrade the BMC Server Automation Network Shell (NSH) or the RSCD agent on AIX systems.

Note

BMC Server Automation supports using AIX BFF to upgrade NSH or the RSCD agent only from version 8.0 or later to version 8.2. Upgrading from version 7.6 to 8.2 is not supported.

The NSH installer installs the RSCD agent in addition to the Network Shell. Use the RSCD installer only if you do not want to install the Network Shell. The installers for the RSCD agent and Network Shell are exclusive. You can install either the RSCD agent or you can install the Network Shell with the agent.

By default, BMC Server Automation installation provides supported installers in these directories:

Network Shell installers: /opt/bmc/bladelogic/NSH
RSCD agent installers: /opt/bmc/bladelogic/RSCD

For information about installers that BMC Server Automation supports, see Supported platforms for native installers.

Note

After uninstalling the RSCD Agent or Network Shell using the IBM AIX BFF installer, you must manually delete the RSCD Agent startup script file (/etc/rc.d/init.d/rscd) and configuration file directory (/etc/rsc).

To obtain a list of installers provided in the installation

From the command line, enter:

lslpp -L | grep bladelogic

To install or upgrade the Network Shell

Run the following command with root privileges:

installp -ac -d <bffInstallerName> bladelogic.nsh

For example:

installp -ac -d NSH82-AIX32.bff bladelogic.nsh

To uninstall the Network Shell

Run the following command with root privileges:

installp -u <bffInstalled>

where <bffInstalled> is the output of the command lslpp -L | grep bladelogic.

To install or upgrade the RSCD agent

Run the following command with root privileges:

installp -ac -d <bffInstallerName> bladelogic.rscd

For example:

installp -ac -d RSCD82-AIX32.bff bladelogic.rscd

To uninstall the RSCD agent