Create actual media from a virtual image

Use these instructions to copy a virtual image to an optical disk.

One of the advantages to using virtual optical storage is that you can copy virtual images to actual media. If you plan to copy your virtual images to actual media, you must ensure that they are the correct format and the correct size.

The Image size (IMGSIZ) parameter of the Add Image Catalog Entry (ADDIMGCLGE) command has these values that you can use to specify the correct size for your virtual images:

*CD650
The size of the virtual image is 650 MB. Images created with this size can be written to any standard 650 MB media or larger.
*DVD2600
The size of the virtual image is 2.6 GB. Images created with this size can be written to any 2.6 GB media.
*DVD4700
The size of the virtual image is 4.7 gigabytes. Images created with this size can be written to any 4.7 GB media.

When you create a virtual image, the image is a pure byte image. The server creates no headers in the image and uses no compression.

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Format of the virtual image

A virtual image can be in one of two formats, ISO 9660 and universal disk format (UDF). You can only use a virtual image in UDF to create actual media.

Create actual media using a PC

To create an actual media using a PC, you must use a method such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or iSeries™ Navigator to move the file to a PC that has software with image burning capability.

To create actual media, do the following:

  1. Use a transport method such as FTP or iSeries Navigator to move the image file to your PC. To use FTP to move the image file to your PC, see Transfer files with FTP.

    To use iSeries Navigator do the following:

    1. In iSeries Navigator expand My Connections > your iSeries server > File systems > Integrated File System.
    2. Navigate to the directory with your virtual image.
    3. Select the image and drag it to the desktop of your PC.
  2. Use image burning software on your PC to burn the image to a CD or DVD. It is recommended that you use disk-at-once mode rather than track-at-once mode or session-at-once mode.

Create actual media using a DVD-RAM drive

If you have a DVD-RAM drive on your server, you can use the DUPOPT command to create actual media from a virtual image.

The size of your virtual image must be the same size or smaller as the media in your DVD-RAM.

To create actual media, do the following steps:

  1. Vary on your virtual optical device by typing the following command: 
    VRYCFG CFGOBJ(virtual-device-name) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
  2. Load your image catalog by typing the following command: 
    LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(catalog- name) DEV(virtual-device-name) OPTION(* LOAD)
  3. Type WRKIMGCLGE (the Work with Image Catalog command) to ensure that your image catalog entry is loaded and mounted. If it is not, do the following:
    1. If the image catalog entry is not loaded, type 8(LOAD) and press Enter.
    2. If the image catalog entry is not mounted, type 6(MOUNT) and press Enter.
    3. Vary on your DVD-RAM drive by typing the following command: 
      VRYCFG CFGOBJ(DVD-device-name) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
  4. Verify that your media is loaded in your DVD device.
  5. Duplicate the virtual image to the DVD by typing the following command: 
     DUPOPT   FROMVOL(*MOUNTED)  TOVOL(*MOUNTED)  NEWVOL(*FROMVOL)
         CLEAR(*YES)  FROMDEV(virtual-device-name)  TODEV(DVD-device-name)
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