Viewing virtual optical devices

You can view the virtual optical devices that can be assigned to a partition by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
3. In the work pane, select the partition for which you want to view or change the properties and capabilities and click Actions > View Partition Properties. The Properties page is displayed. You can view and change the properties that are listed under the Properties area.
4. In the Properties pane, click Virtual I/O > Virtual Storage. The Virtual Storage page opens.
5. Click the Virtual Optical Device tab. A list of virtual optical devices that are assigned to the selected partition is displayed.
6. To view the mapping of a virtual optical device, click a virtual optical device and select View Device Mapping.
   In the Virtual Optical Device area, you can view details such as the device name, the media file, and the size in GB. In the Virtual I/O Server area, you can view the client adapter name and the server adapter name.
7. Click Close.