Saving and restoring optical media

 

The i5/OS^® Save and Restore commands support directly attached optical media library devices, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and DVD-RAM stand-alone devices.

The best use of optical storage devices is as a part of disaster recovery protection. The extraordinary long shelf life of optical media is well suited for the long-term storage of critical data. You can provide extra protection by using permanent WORM media because you cannot alter data on the media. Tape devices may provide the optimal day-to-day backup mechanism. This depends on the amount of data that you want backed up, and the amount of system time available for backup. CD-ROM and DVD-RAM media are also well suited for software distribution. The save/restore command interface can be used as a part of installation procedures for programs, data, and program fixes. CD-ROM and DVD-RAM stand-alone drive optical devices also support the Load Run (LODRUN) command.

• Concepts for saving and restoring optical media
  Optical devices support many of the most widely used i5/OS Save and Restore commands.
• Saving optical files to optical storage
  You can save optical files to DVD-RAM, UDF, and HPOFS media.
• Operating guidelines by optical device type
  This topic provides information on operational guidelines by device type for optical library data servers and CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and DVD-RAM stand-alone optical drive devices.

 

Parent topic:

Optical storage

Related concepts
High performance optical file system Directory and file security CL command support for media formats

Related reference
Save Restore (SAVRST)