Determining storage requirements for image catalog installation

IBM® i image catalog installation requires additional storage space to contain the installation images. The amount of system disk-unit storage that you need varies based on what you are installing.

Start of changeTo calculate the storage space of the selected install media, do the following:End of change

  1. Load your media into an optical device.
  2. Enter the Work with Optical Volumes (WRKOPTVOL) command.
  3. Select option 5. Use the value for Volume capacity (bytes) and add 1 MB to get the approximate size allocated for that optical media.
Parent topic: Preparing to upgrade or replace software using an image catalog