Re: Restoring data from another system saved as DVD image...

Hi, Kirk.

What I understand is they did a SAVOBJ to a DVD, then mailed it to my
client. My client took the file off the DVD, zipped it and sent it to
me.

I assumed it was just a save file.. but nope. Then I assumed it was
copy of the DVD, thus I could use a virtual device. Nope.

So I took the file, burned it as an ISO onto a DVD and at least my
machine didn't spit it out.

/QOPT shows:

Opt Object link Type Attribute Text
110316092657958 DDIR
110316140729 DDIR

I called them and told me to send me the original DVD. Speaking with
someone offline they mentioned it was missing some structure and
basically useless.

Brad
www.bvstools.com

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Kirk Goins <kirkgoins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What happens when you use WRKLNK '/QOPT'   and drill down? Do you see any
kind of structure?
How was the DVD made? Did they actually save directly to the DVD or maybe
used a Virtual Tape Image and then just put it on a DVD?



On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have an issue where I'm trying to restore data from another System i
that was saved onto DVD.

The file from the DVD was made available for me to download to my PC.

Now, it seems that to restore it, I'll need to use a virual device,
but I'm running into issues with this.

Here's what I did..

1.  Created an image catalog
2.  Uploaded the file to my AS/400 into the directory of the image catalog
3.  Added the image catalog entry using the file uploaded in step 2
4.  Loaded the image catalog onto a virtual device.

I tried the verify image catalog and I get "catalog verified."

When I use DSPOPT to view the info on the mounted catalog I get:

  Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   110316085815046
  Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   OPTVRT01
  Authorization list . . . . . . . . . :   QOPTSEC

 Volume Header Information:
  Internal Volume ID . . . . . . . . . :   110316085815046
  Serial Number  . . . . . . . . . . . :
  Volume type  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
  Media type . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *DVD-RAM
  Media format . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *UNKNOWN
  Coded character set ID . . . . . . . :   500
  Volume-full threshold  . . . . . . . :   100
  Volume sequence number . . . . . . . :   0
  Create date  . . . . . . . . . . . . :
  Create time  . . . . . . . . . . . . :
  Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
 Usage Information:
  Last reference date  . . . . . . . . :   03/16/11
  Volume on opposite side  . . . . . . :
  Block size . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   2048
  Volume capacity (bytes)  . . . . . . :   967077888
  Space available on volume (bytes)  . :   0
  Percentage used  . . . . . . . . . . :   0.0

 Status Information:
  Volume location  . . . . . . . . . . :   OPTVRT01
  Volume access  . . . . . . . . . . . :   Writeable
  Double volume  . . . . . . . . . . . :   No
  Double sided . . . . . . . . . . . . :   No
  IPL capable  . . . . . . . . . . . . :   No
  Volume held by . . . . . . . . . . . :   *NONE


Now, this is where I get stuck.  I try to use the DSPOPT with the
*SAVRST option and then it asks me for a PATH on the command..  I get
an error saying it doesn't recognize the volume type.  I'm sort of
lost here.  :)
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