Creating the virtual media repository on a Virtual I/O Server

You can create the virtual media repository on a Virtual I/O Server using the mkrep command.

Before you start, ensure that the Virtual I/O Server is at version 1.5 or later. To update the Virtual I/O Server, see Updating the Virtual I/O Server.

The virtual media repository provides a single container to store and manage file-backed virtual optical media files. Media stored in the repository can be loaded into file-backed virtual optical devices for exporting to client partitions.

Only one repository can be created within a Virtual I/O Server.

Tip: If you are using the HMC, version 7 release 3.4.2 or later, you can use the HMC graphical interface to create a virtual media repository on the Virtual I/O Server.

To create the virtual media repository from the Virtual I/O Server command-line interface, run the mkrep command:

mkrep -sp prod_store -size 6g

In this example, the name of the parent storage pool is prod_store.