Die Klasse resources besitzt die größter Anzahl verschiedener NIM-Objekt Typen. Aktuell (AIX 7.3 TL3 SP0) sind das die folgenden:

aixnim # lsnim -Pc resources
boot             = represents the network boot resource
nim_script       = directory containing customization scripts created by NIM
spot             = Shared Product Object Tree - equivalent to /usr filesystem
root             = parent directory for client / (root) directories
paging           = parent directory for client paging files
dump             = parent directory for client dump files
home             = parent directory for client /home directories
shared_home      = /home directory shared by clients
tmp              = parent directory for client /tmp directories
exclude_files    = files to be excluded when creating a mksysb or savevg image
lpp_source       = source device for optional product images
installp_bundle  = an installp bundle file
fix_bundle       = fix (keyword) input file for the cust or fix_query operation
bosinst_data     = config file used during base system installation
image_data       = config file used during base system installation
vg_data          = config file used during volume group restoration
mksysb           = a mksysb image
script           = an executable file which is executed on a client
resolv_conf      = configuration file for name-server information
savevg           = a savevg image
adapter_def      = directory containing secondary adapter definition files
linux_source     = resource containing Linux installation images
devexports       = device handling file used during wpar installation
savewpar         = a workload partition backup image
secattrs         = security privileges file used during wpar installation
wpar_spec        = general specification file used during wpar installation
ovf_vm           = an ovf_vm resource
file_res         = a directory of file(s) for transfer
vopt_iso         = Specifies a virtual optical iso file resource object, including current user target machines
fb_script        = an executable script added to /etc/firstboot and run at first reboot after bos install to configure devices.
log              = parent directory for client /var/adm/ras directories
shared_root      = / directory shared by diskless clients
ios_mksysb       = an I/O server mksysb backup image
live_update_data = config file used during live update
ios_backup       = an I/O server backup of the virtual and logical configuration
certificate      = specifies the ssl certificate associated with remote services
aixnim # 

NIM-Objekte der Klasse resources können von NIM-Clients (Klasse machines) für verschiedene Zwecke verwendet werden.

Alle NIM-Objekte der Klasse resources besitzen die beiden Attribute server und location. Dabei gibt das Attribut server das AIX-System an, auf dem sich die Ressource physikalisch befindet. In den meisten Fällen befindet sich die Ressource auf dem NIM-Master. Das Attribut location gibt dann das Verzeichnis oder die Datei auf dem System an, welche durch die NIM-Ressource repräsentiert wird.