Transporting virtual images to another system
Use these instructions to move virtual images between systems.
One benefit of using virtual tape and optical storage is that you can use copies of a virtual image on more than one system. To transport a virtual image across systems, use one of the following methods:
- FTP
- You can transfer a virtual image across systems by using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). To use FTP, you must have TCP/IP set up and running on your system.
- System i® Navigator
- You can use System
i Navigator to
transfer files between systems by dragging the file from one system
to another.
You can also use Management Central to move files. Management Central is a suite of functions that make managing multiple systems as easy as managing a single system.
- Independent disk pool
- Use an independent disk pool to share virtual images between systems.
Enter the following command on a command line to create a new image
catalog to access the virtual volumes that are stored in a directory
within an independent disk pool:
CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(MYCATALOG) DIR('/MYIASPNAME/mycatalogdir') TYPE(*TAP) IMPORT(*YES)