Re: Quickest, easiest way to load OS on new partition

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes this will work. BUT it requres extra steps to transfer the images to 
VIO server. And unless they have fixed it since I last used this method 
you must manually load each image as needed.

The use of IBM i to host these avoids both of these issues.


        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 1/16/2020 3:31 PM, Steve Pavlichek wrote:
> No, I’m referring to Virtual Storage, Virtual Optical.
>
> One of the VIOS’s need to configured with Media Repository and the IBM I LPAR need to have a Virtual Optical Device added to the profile
>
> Have the system in focus
> Select Power VM / Virtual Storage
> You may need to add column to show which VIOS has Media Repository
> Select VIOS, Action, Manage Virtual Storage
> Select “Optical Devices”
>
> Easiest way to load media is via FTP/SCP to the VIOS directly. The ISO need to be copied to
>
> /var/vio/VMLibrary
>
>
>
> From: Steve McKay<mailto:samckay1@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:51 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Quickest, easiest way to load OS on new partition
>
> Yes, we are using VIOS.
>
> On the HMC, I can see "Templates and OS Images" under "HMC Management".
> This looks promising but when I click "Add Install Resource", there are
> only options for AIX and RedHat.  Is this what you mean by 'virtual storage
> repository'?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve McKay
> (205) 585-8424
> samckay1@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 2:30 PM Steve Pavlichek <spavlichek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Are you using VIOS for virtualization? If yes, then you could move the LIC
> > and base OS .ISOs to the virtual storage repository on one of the VIOS’s
> > and load from virtual DVD.
> >
> >
> > From: Steve McKay<mailto:samckay1@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:19 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<mailto:
> > midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Quickest, easiest way to load OS on new partition
> >
> > We have an HMC-managed Power 8 with several IBM i partitions along with
> > other AIX and Linux partitions.  What is the quickest, easiest way to load
> > the OS on a newly created partition?
> >
> > We don't have physical media but we do have the full V7R3 OS in an IFS
> > directory on one of the existing partitions.  These are the images that
> > were used when we upgraded the other partitions to V7R3 (probably V7R3 TR3
> > so we would have to get the latest TR and PTFs after we get the new
> > partition functional).
> >
> > The partition has not yet been created (if that's a factor in your
> > recommendation).  This is not i-hosting-i - this will be a separate
> > partition with its own resources.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve McKay
> > (205) 585-8424
> > samckay1@xxxxxxxxx
> > --