Available: since 1.9.2.0

The command “hmc chviosimg” can be used to change attributes of Virtual I/O Server installation images on an HMC:

   hmc chviosimg [-v] <hmc> <image_name> <attributes> ...

Currently the only changeable attribute is “new_name“, which can be used to change the name of the installation image on the HMC.

For example, to change the image named “3.1.4.20” on the HMC hmc02 to the name “VIOS_3.1.4.20“, the following command can be used:

$ hmc chviosimg hmc02 3.1.4.20 new_name=VIOS_3.1.4.20
$

The available installation images can be displayed with “hmc lsviosimg“.