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Operating Systems AIX VIOS backup to DVD Post 302410808 by filosophizer on Wednesday 7th of April 2010 01:07:09 AM
Old 04-07-2010
You need a special type of DVD Media for pseries to make the backup on.

I remember I was facing the same issue, until i researched online...
This media is called DVD-RAM. Try with this media and it will 100% work.

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Creating a root volume group backup on DVD-RAM with Universal Disk ...

Enter the name of the DVD-RAM device. If you are creating a mksysb image, select yes or no for the mksysb creation options. The options are as follows: ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/...ibm.../creating_backup_dvdram_udf.htm - Cached
mkdvd Command
Use this flag if creating a mksysb DVD that you will not boot. ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.../mkdvd.htm
mkcd Command
If you do not specify the -m flag, the mkcd command calls mksysb. ...
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/aix/v6r1/topic/com.ibm.../mkcd.htm
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PTS_APROPOS(1)						       AFS Command Reference						    PTS_APROPOS(1)

NAME
pts_apropos - Displays each help entry containing a keyword string SYNOPSIS
pts apropos -topic <help string> [-help] pts ap -t <help string> [-h] DESCRIPTION
The pts apropos command displays the first line of the online help entry for any pts command that has in its name or short description the string specified by the -topic argument. To display the syntax for a command, use the pts help command. OPTIONS
-topic <help string> Specifies the keyword string to match, in lowercase letters only. If the string is more than a single word, surround it with double quotes ("") or other delimiters. -help Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored. OUTPUT
The first line of a command's online help entry names it and briefly describes its function. This command displays the first line for any pts command in which the string specified by the -topic argument is part of the command name or first line. EXAMPLES
The following command lists all pts commands that include the word "create" in their names or short descriptions: % pts apropos create creategroup: create a new group createuser: create a new user PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
None SEE ALSO
pts(1), pts_help(1) COPYRIGHT
IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved. This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0. It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell. OpenAFS 2012-03-26 PTS_APROPOS(1)
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