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mkdvd mkcd mksysb from file fails

Hello Folks,Having some problems moving an old mksysb backup to a file image.data to DVD-RAM1) From mkdvd if i do a new backup it works fineBUT2) From mkdvd if I do fails:+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+| Use an existing mksysb image? || || Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. || || 1 yes || 2 no |[color=red]YES[/red] +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DVD backup media format? | | | | Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. | | | | 1 ISO9660 (CD format) | | 2 UDF (Universal Disk Format) | |

|1 ISO9660 (CD format)[/red] Back Up This System to ISO9660 DVDType or select values in entry fields.Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes. [Entry Fields] DVD-R or DVD-RAM Device [/dev/cd0]* Location of existing mksysb image [/db2/SPR/log_dir/image.data] File system to store DVD file structure [] (If blank, the file system will be created for you.) File system to store final DVD images [] (If blank, the file system will be created for you.) If file systems are being created: Volume Group for created file systems [rootvg] Advanced Customization Options: Do you want the DVD to be bootable? yes Remove final images after creating DVD? yes Create the DVD now? yes Install bundle file [] File with list of packages to copy to DVD [] Location of packages to copy to DVD [] Customization script [] User supplied bosinst.data file [] Debug output? no User supplied image.data file [/db2/SPR/log_dir/image.data]
[color=red]Command: failed stdout: yes stderr: noBefore command completion, additional instructions may appear below.Initializing mkcd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log...Verifying command parameters...0512-325 mkcd: The user supplied mksysb image: /db2/SPR/log_dir/image.data/is not a valid mksysb image.How to solve this

# cd /db2/SPR/log_dir# lsEPS NODE0000 image.data trans# ls -latotal 4899520drwxr-xr-x 5 root system 256 Apr 12 16:54 .drwxr-xr-x 10 212 225 256 Feb 13 2008 ..drwxr-xr-x 3 root system 256 Feb 26 07:48 EPSdrwxr-x--- 2 212 225 4096 Mar 19 02:29 NODE0000-rw-r--r-- 1 root system 2508544000 Mar 28 23:47 image.datadrwxr-xr-x 5 root system 4096 Mar 08 01:10 trans#

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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

mkcd

mkcd(1M)						  System Administration Commands						  mkcd(1M)

NAME

       mkcd - create bootable Solaris ISO image

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/mkcd -v [-l label] media-root iso

DESCRIPTION

       The  mkcd  utility takes media-root (the root of an on-disk Solaris install media) as input and creates a bootable Solaris ISO image in the
       file iso, using mkisofs(8). The file can then be burned onto a CD/DVD with utilities such as cdrw(1) or	cdrecord(1).  (Neither	mkisofs(8)
       nor cdrecord(1) are SunOS man pages.)

       Caution -

	 The directory tree media-root must contain the file boot/grub/stage2_eltorito, which will be written to the media boot sectors. This file
	 will be modified with some boot information, thus it must be writable. If necessary, first save a copy prior to running this utility.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -l label

	   Sets label as the label/volume name of the ISO image.

       -v

	   Verbose. Multiple -v options increase verbosity.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       media-root

	   Top-level directory of an on-disk Solaris install media.

       iso

	   Name of the output file which will contain the resulting ISO image.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Creating an ISO Image and Burning a CD/DVD

       The following commands create an ISO image from the content of s10u1 and burn the image to a CD/DVD.

	 # /usr/bin/mkcd s10u1 s10u1.iso
	 # /usr/bin/cdrw -i s10u1.iso

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Committed 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       cdrw(1), attributes(5)

       mkisofs(8), (/usr/share/man/man8/mkisofs.8), in the  SUNWfsman package (not a SunOS man page)

SunOS 5.11							    25 Jul 2008 							  mkcd(1M)