RE: Anybody ever had backup tapes converted to CD/DVD?

Just a following up for the archives if nothing else.

The vendor we're working with just demoed a CD created from an old reel backup 
tape.

DSPOPT DATA(*SAVRST) 

shows the objects saved to tape just fine.  A trial restore of one of the 
objects (saved in 1993 using v2r1) worked fine!!!


Sweet!

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:55 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (E-mail)
> Subject: Anybody ever had backup tapes converted to CD/DVD?
> 
> 
> All,
> 
> We're looking at having old backup tapes (reel-to-reel and 
> 8mm) converted from tape to CD/DVD.
> 
> Objects from the 400 were saved to the tapes using the SAVOBJ.
> 
> The local conversion shop we're working with sent us a test 
> CD that doesn't seem to be in the right format.
> 
> Looking at some info online, it doesn't seem to be as simple 
> as copying byte by byte from tape to CD.  In particular, the 
> requirement to use the qlpHandleCdState and 
> qlpGenCdPremasteringInfo APIs prior to doing a backup.
> 
> Does this mean that you can't convert an old tape?
> 
> We'd like to work with this local vendor, but if anybody has 
> contact info for vendors who can handle this request, that 
> would be fine also.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Charles Wilt
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
>  
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