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filosophizer - you called this one in an earlier reply

The solution was to use DVD-RAM and udf format.

backupios -cd /dev/cd0 -accept -udf -nosvg

Make note that if your vio server needs a...

$ ioslevel
2.1.2.13-FP-22.1 SP-02

Just a quick note: working with IBM on this issue.

Was able to go into an LPAR and burn a DVD just fine, so the issue seems to be limited to the VIOS server.

Will post resolution when finished.

filosophizer - I do appreciate your help, yet from my comment yesterday:
So far I have tested using DVD -R, DVD +R and DVD -RAM with the same results.

The command I'm using is a simple backupios...

The tray in the blade is a slimline variety (common for IBM):
DVD Multi Recorder
RW DVD Re-Writable

My thought on this issue is how the device shows up under AIX as a USB device.

filosophizer - tried the "smitty mkdvd" command. The results were the same "burn_cd was successful" yet nothing is written to the DVD. It was a bit more verbose yet was not giving an error.
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Trying to backup the VIOS system to DVD using the backupios command. The command completes and reports success yet there is nothing written to the DVD.

Hardware: Blade H series JS23/43

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