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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.

The virtual media repository is available with Virtual I/O Server Version 1.5 or later.

The virtual media repository is created and managed using the following commands.

Table 1. Virtual media repository commands and their descriptions
Command Description
chrep Changes the characteristics of the virtual media repository
chvopt Changes the characteristics of a virtual optical media
loadopt Loads file-backed virtual optical media into a file-backed virtual optical device
lsrep Displays information about the virtual media repository
lsvopt Displays information about file-backed virtual optical devices
mkrep Creates the virtual media repository
mkvdev Creates file-backed virtual optical devices
mkvopt Creates file-backed virtual optical media
rmrep Removes the virtual media repository
rmvopt Removes file-backed virtual optical media
unloadopt Unloads file-backed virtual optical media from a file-backed virtual optical device


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Last updated: Thu, April 05, 2018