RE: Using DVD-RAM drive

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 02/01/2005 01:54 PM
> Please respond to
> Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> To
> midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> cc
>
> Subject
> 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
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx