As of HMC version 7.7, or later, you can store the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) images from
a DVD, a saved image, or a Network Installation Management (NIM) server on the HMC. The stored VIOS
images can be used for VIOS installation. You must be an HMC super administrator (hmcsuperadmin) to
install the VIOS image.
About this task
To manage or to import the VIOS image repository, complete
the following steps:
Procedure
- In the navigation area, click Console Management, and then select
Templates and OS Images.
- From the Templates and OS Images window,
select the OS and VIOS Images tab, and then
click Manage Virtual I/O Server Image Repository.
- In the Virtual I/O Server Image Repository window, click
Import New Virtual I/O Server Image.
- In the Import New Virtual I/O Server Image window, choose to import
the VIOS images from a DVD, USB device or from a file system.
- To import VIOS images from a DVD to the HMC, complete the following steps:
- In the Import Virtual I/O Server Image window, select Management
console DVD.
- In the Name field, enter the VIOS image name that you want to import from
the DVD.
- Click OK.
- To import VIOS images from a Network File System (NFS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or
Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), complete the following steps:
- In the Import Virtual I/O Server Image window, select File
System.
- Select Remote NFS Server, Remote FTP Server, or
Remote SFTP Server.
- Enter the required details and click OK.