Well, I've never tried it, but all mkcd does is call commands to create a CD filesystem and burn it to CD, so there's no reason you can't do the same. mkisofs and cdrecord (or readcd for DVD) are installed on AIX. Check out /usr/samples/oem_cdwriters for some hints.
On 11/2/07, David Longo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My TSM server, 5.3.4.0 is on AIX 5.3, TL6-2 on a IBM p630 with a > DVD-RAM drive. I have looked at this and it appears that the only > "writing" you can do to the DVD drive is with mkcd/mkdvd, or similar. > > Have spent some time on this and got nowhere. Currently use > 8MM 20GB tape for copying the DRM files from "prepare" to send offsite > daily. > > It seems to me the DVD would be better, in that I could also put other > DR docs on it AND then at DR time, this could also be read by just about > any laptop/desktop out there also. > > Is there a way to use the IBM DVD-RAM like this? > > Thanks, > David Longo > > > > ##################################### > This message is for the named person's use only. It may > contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged > information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or > lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message > in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it > from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify > the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, > disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message > if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves > the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its > networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message > are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where > the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of > a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by > the entity to give such views or opinions. > ##################################### > -- Stephen Stackwick Jacob & Sundstrom, Inc. 401 East Pratt St., Suite 2214 Baltimore, MD 21202-3003 (410) 539-1135 * (866) 539-1135 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
