Virtual Media Repository

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.
Virtual Media Repository gives the following information:
  • Name of virtual media repository, which is always VMLibrary
  • Virtual media repository size
  • Virtual optical media disks in the virtual media repository
Virtual Media Repository is a detailed object and can be obtained as part of GET VirtualIOServer as well as GET VolumeGroup. Operations on Virtual Media Repository are done as part of POST Volume Group. The different operations that can be done on Virtual Media Repository are as follows:
  • Create Media Repository
  • Delete Media Repository
  • Change Media Repository size
  • Create Virtual Optical Media : Only Blank Optical Media can be created as part of POST Volume Group
  • Delete Virtual Optical Media
Since: Version 1.1.0