Meeting hardware and software requirements for system backups

These are the hardware and software requirements for system backup to CD-R, DVD-R, or DVD-RAM.

The mkcd command requires that you already have the software installed to create a CD or DVD file system in Rock Ridge format and to burn or write the CD or DVD. The GNU versions of the cdrecord and mkisofs commands are installed with a BOS installation. Hardware and software that have been tested with this command include the following: