Creating the virtual media repository on a Virtual I/O Server
You can create the virtual media repository on a Virtual I/O Server with 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 that are 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