Creating or removing a media library

You can use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create or remove media libraries to and from a selected Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).

About this task

You can create a media library by using the storage of an existing volume group. The maximum size of the media library is the total available storage in the volume group.

To create or remove media libraries by using the HMC, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, click System resources.
  2. Click Virtual I/O servers.

    Alternatively, click Systems. In the work pane, click the system name that has the VIOS. The System settings page is displayed. In the navigation pane, click Virtual I/O Servers.

    The Virtual I/O Servers that are available on the managed system are displayed.

  3. In the work pane, click the VIOS that you want to view and change properties.
    The VIOS properties tab is displayed.
  4. Create or remove media libraries based on the HMC that you use.

    HMC version

    		 Procedure

    Version 10.3.1061.0 or later

    1. In the navigation pane, click Virtual media library. The Virtual media library page is displayed with the media library that is assigned to the VIOS.

      Note: To remove an existing virtual media library, click Delete library and confirm the action.

    2. Click Create library. The Create library panel is displayed.

    3. Select an existing volume group to create the virtual media library.

    4. Specify the size of the media library in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).

    5. Click Create.

    Versions between 10.2.1030 and 10.3.1060

    1. In the navigation pane, click Virtual storage. The Virtual Storage page is displayed with the properties of the virtual media library.

    2. In the Virtual Storage work pane, click and expand the Virtual Storage Management section to view and manage the VIOS partitions that are listed in a table.

    3. Right-click the VIOS and select Manage Virtual Storage. Alternatively, select the VIOS and click Action > Manage Virtual Storage. The Virtual Storage Management window opens.

    4. Click the Optical Devices tab to display a list of virtual and physical optical media.
      Note: To remove an existing virtual media library, in the Virtual optical media section, click Delete Library and confirm the action.

    5. Select the Create option to create a media library.

    6. Select an existing volume group and specify the size of the new media library.

    7. Click OK.