Paul O'Rorke's documantation for ITAS 278 Internet Server Management II

mkisofs iso image and burn to cd or dvd for backup - (for use with AMANDA)

To create a burnable cd or DVD iso image using mkisofs for the purpose of backing up data to a removable disk media is really quite simple:

create an archive or select a file structure you wish to backup using perhaps:
- tar, zip or your favourite archiver
- a backup utility such as AMANDA
mkisofs on the archive or filesystem:
# mkisofs -o ororkep.iso ororkep/
burn the iso with a CD/DVD burning tool such as K3B, CDroast etc.

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