NIM (Network Installation Manager)

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IBM AIX component software utility system management tool

NIM (Network Installation Manager) is an IBM AIX utility that centrally manages the installation, configuration, and maintenance of AIX systems over a network.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
AIX Network Installation Manager architecture	1
NIM (Network Installation Manager) canonical	1
Network Installation Manager	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923186 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NIM (Network Installation Manager)
Context triple: [AIX, hasManagementTool, NIM (Network Installation Manager)]

A. z/OS Management Facility
z/OS Management Facility is a web-based management and administration interface for IBM’s z/OS operating system that simplifies system configuration, monitoring, and task automation.
B. IBM Tivoli management software
IBM Tivoli management software is a suite of IT service and systems management tools from IBM designed to monitor, automate, and optimize enterprise infrastructure and applications.
C. Network Manager Operations Centre
The Network Manager Operations Centre is Eurocontrol’s central hub for managing and coordinating air traffic flow and capacity across the European aviation network.
D. z/OS Communications Server
z/OS Communications Server is IBM’s integrated networking and communications component for the z/OS mainframe operating system, providing TCP/IP, SNA, and related network services.
E. NIC
NIC is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Nicaragua.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NIM (Network Installation Manager)
Target entity description: NIM (Network Installation Manager) is an IBM AIX utility that centrally manages the installation, configuration, and maintenance of AIX systems over a network.

A. z/OS Management Facility
z/OS Management Facility is a web-based management and administration interface for IBM’s z/OS operating system that simplifies system configuration, monitoring, and task automation.
B. IBM Tivoli management software
IBM Tivoli management software is a suite of IT service and systems management tools from IBM designed to monitor, automate, and optimize enterprise infrastructure and applications.
C. Network Manager Operations Centre
The Network Manager Operations Centre is Eurocontrol’s central hub for managing and coordinating air traffic flow and capacity across the European aviation network.
D. z/OS Communications Server
z/OS Communications Server is IBM’s integrated networking and communications component for the z/OS mainframe operating system, providing TCP/IP, SNA, and related network services.
E. NIC
NIC is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Nicaragua.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IBM AIX component ⓘ software utility ⓘ system management tool ⓘ
architecture	client-server ⓘ
category	configuration management tool ⓘ operating system deployment tool ⓘ system provisioning tool ⓘ
configurationModel	master-managed clients ⓘ
developedBy	IBM ⓘ
distributionModel	bundled with AIX ⓘ
documentationURL	https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix-nim ⓘ
fullName	Network Installation Manager ⓘ linked to: NIM (Network Installation Manager)
hasComponent	NIM client ⓘ NIM master ⓘ NIM resources ⓘ
integratesWith	AIX installation media ⓘ AIX update and patch repositories ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
manages	NIM client machines ⓘ
operatingSystem	AIX ⓘ
platform	IBM AIX ⓘ linked to: AIX
purpose	centralized configuration of AIX systems ⓘ centralized installation of AIX systems ⓘ centralized maintenance of AIX systems ⓘ
requires	at least one NIM master server ⓘ
resourceType	bosinst_data ⓘ fileset ⓘ image_data ⓘ lpp_source ⓘ mksysb ⓘ script ⓘ spot ⓘ
runsOn	AIX ⓘ
supports	AIX system backup and restore operations ⓘ AIX system provisioning ⓘ bare-metal AIX installation over the network ⓘ network boot of AIX clients ⓘ network-based operating system installation ⓘ patch and update management for AIX ⓘ software distribution for AIX ⓘ
usedFor	automating AIX installation tasks ⓘ disaster recovery of AIX systems using mksysb images ⓘ managing multiple AIX systems from a central server ⓘ standardizing AIX system builds ⓘ
usesProtocol	BOOTP ⓘ NFS ⓘ TFTP ⓘ
vendor	IBM ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AIX → hasManagementTool → NIM (Network Installation Manager) ⓘ

NIM (Network Installation Manager) → fullName → Network Installation Manager ⓘ

linked to: NIM (Network Installation Manager)

NIM master → belongsTo → AIX Network Installation Manager architecture ⓘ