Monitoring and managing the created images

After you create an image, you can stop, resume, or delete the image. Also, you can retrieve logs to check the details of the image.

Modifying selected components for a created image

After you created an image, you can edit the components that you selected for the image on the Images page by completing the following steps:
  1. Click the Edit icon , and then select Edit image.
  2. Optional: Change the image name if you want.
  3. Modify the components that are selected, or reselect components for the image.
  4. Click Update image.
Note:
  • Only the images that were created from IBM Z® mainframe can be edited.
  • An image that is being extracted, scheduled, or deployed cannot be edited. However, you can create a new version or duplicate the image to edit and work with it.

Editing image properties

After you created an image, you can edit the image properties on the Images page by completing the following steps:
  1. Click the Edit icon , and then select Edit image properties.
  2. Modify the system configurations, and then click Next.
  3. Modify the networking configurations, and then click Save.
You can also edit image properties when modifying selected components for a created image.
Note:
  • You can edit the properties of only the images that are created from z/OS environments extracted from your on-premise IBM Z systems.
  • An image that is being extracted, scheduled, or deployed cannot be edited. However, you can create a new version or duplicate the image to edit and work with it.

Duplicating a created image

To copy a created image with a separate lifecycle that starts from version 1, complete the following steps:
  1. On the Images page, select Duplicate image from the action menu .
  2. Log in to the specified IBM Z mainframe if required.
  3. Create a new image name.
  4. Duplicate the same components, or reselect the components that you want for the duplicated image.
  5. Click Create image.

Creating a new version of an image

When you create an image, the version number always starts at 1, and increases by 1 when you create a new version. If you want to add new components or refresh the components that you selected but do not want to modify the existing image, you can create a new version by completing the following steps:
  1. On the Images page, select Create new version from the action menu .
  2. Log in to the specified IBM Z mainframe if required.
  3. Change the image name if you want.
  4. Add new components, or reselect the components that you need for the new version.
  5. Click Create image. If a different system residence volume component is selected in step 5, the Systems residence volume selection dialog is displayed after you click Create image. Confirm whether you want to keep the image properties from the previous version or import the properties from the selected component, and then click OK.
Note:
  • The Create new version button is available only for the newest version of an image.
  • When you create a new version of an image, you can add, remove, or reselect the components for the new version.

Deleting a created image

To delete an image that was created, complete the following step:
  1. On the Images page, select Delete image from the action menu .
  2. Click Yes, delete.
Note:
  • An image that is being extracted, scheduled, or deployed cannot be deleted. To delete an image that was deployed, you must remove the image from all target environments first.
  • If you delete an image that was created from IBM Z components, the components that are used in the image will not be deleted. However, if you delete an image that was created from an exiting ZD&T instance, the components that are used in the image will also be deleted.

Downloading log

To check the details of a created image, go to the Images page, and then select Download log from the action menu .

Note:
  • Only the images that were created from IBM Z components supports editing, creating new versions, or duplicating functions.
  • When you edit an image, create a new version, or duplicate an image, you must select at least one component that contains system residence volume.