Storix Software SBAdmin AIX System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 7)

Creating System Installation Boot Media
To create the boot media, select Utilities->Create/Manage Boot Media->(CDROM/Network/Hard Disk/Tape)
from the menu bar in the administrator main menu.
Creation of each media type is described separately:
CDROM image
This process will make a CDROM ISO image, but will not actually burn the image to the CDROM. This
image may be copied to any system where your CD/RW device resides where you can use any software or
program you choose to copy the image to the CDROM. When making a CDROM, network support
(described below) is always included. If using the Network Administrator you can make the CDROM image
for the local system or for any other client or server system you have configured.
To create a bootable CDROM, select Utilities !Create System Installation Boot Media!CDROM .
Boot Server Name and Client Name options will not appear when using
Workstation Edition.
In the Boot Server Name field use the drop down to select the server you would like the boot media to be
saved to. You may enter a new name in the CDROM Boot Image Name field, or use the Select button to
select an existing image to be updated. Use the drop down to select the Client Name to create boot media
from. AIX OS Level, Platform Type User will populate automatically with the appropriate values. User
Description is optional and may be used to help identify this boot media and the systems it may be used for.
Use the Create/Update button to start the process. On Workstation edition the .iso file will be created in the
Storix install /bootmedia directory (typically /storix/bootmedia). With Network Edition, the file will be created
in the “Client Directory for CDROM & Network Boot Images” directory as configured on the server.
Tape
Tape option does not appear when you are using TSM Edition .
Tapes will automatically be made bootable when you create an AIX System Backup to the start of the tape.
You can stack additional System Backups to the tape, but no further boot images will be written since they
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