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RE: Using DVD-RAM drive

Dave

The format is readable on DVD-ROM drives that are installed on iSeries these days. Since it is a true ISO-9660 image, you don't need to worry about the format when burning on the PC - that's already been done on the 400. Just use whatever option you have that is like "Create DVD from hard drive image" in your burning software.

You CAN just drop it into the DVD on the iSeries and use RSTxxx commands. I've not tried this, but it might even ask you for the next volume - that'd be way cool!

Vern

At 01:40 PM 2/1/2005, you wrote: 
I was speculating more about the image format and what you had to do to
extract meaningful data off of it given that Vern had sugested downloading
it to a PC.  Granted, there are a few DVD-RAM drives available for PC's but
the vast majority of PC's use +-R drives.

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
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RE: Using DVD-RAM drive

How does a DVD-RAM image compare to a CD image or a DVD +-R/RW?  Does size
matter?  (insert your own joke here)  I'm not familiar with DVD-RAM but
DVD
+-R is 4.5GB compared to the 650MB or 700MB for a CD.  Also, archiving is
one thing but if you want to restore it can you just drop it in the DVD
drive on your iSeries and do a RST, RSTLIB, or RSTOBJ or do you have to
move the image back into an image catalog before you can restore it?

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
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