Determining storage requirements for image catalog installation

IBM® i image catalog installation requires additional storage space to contain the installation images. The amount of system disk-unit storage that you need varies based on what you are installing.

To calculate the storage space of the selected install media, do the following:

  1. Load your media into an optical device.
  2. Enter the Work with Optical Volumes (WRKOPTVOL) command.
  3. Select option 5. Use the value for Volume capacity (bytes) and add 1 MB to get the approximate size allocated for that optical media.
Parent topic: Preparing to upgrade or replace software using an image catalog