Use optical volumes

These topics describe the Work with Optical Volumes options on the Optical Support Utilities main menu.

These options are organized hierarchically, with volumes as the highest in the order and files as the lowest in the order. You can use the appropriate “Work with...” command to access these panels directly without having to go through the Optical Support Utilities main menu. Each display presents the selected information and the options that are available. Some options might not apply to all optical devices or volumes.

The primary menu for working with optical volumes is the Work with Optical Volumes display (see screen shot). There are several variations of this display to accommodate alternate formats and extended attribute information.

You can select the Work with Optical Volumes display by choosing option 1 (Work with optical volumes) on the Optical Support Utilities menu. You can also run the Work with Optical Volumes (WRKOPTVOL) command on the command line.

The Work with Optical Volumes (WRKOPTVOL) command applies to the following volumes:

• Volumes in CD-ROM or DVD devices
• Volumes in optical media library devices
• Volumes in virtual optical devices
• Volumes in LAN-attached optical library devices

• Display optical volumes
  When the Work with Optical Volumes display first appears, it includes a list of all volumes in all CD-ROM devices, DVD devices, and optical media libraries, and LAN-attached devices.
• Initialize optical volumes
  You must initialize the writable optical media before the system can create directories and files.
• Rename optical volumes
  You can rename an optical volume without losing the information on the volume.
• Add optical disk cartridges
  Use this procedure to add an optical disk cartridge to an optical volume.
• Copying optical volume data
  Optical files can be copied from one or more volumes or directories to other volumes or directories.
• Changing optical volume attributes
  You can change the attributes of a volume by typing a 2 (Change) in the Opt (Option) column of the Work with Optical Volumes display.
• Displaying and Printing Optical Volume Attributes
  These topics provide information about viewing and printing the attributes of a volume.
• Duplicate optical volumes
  This topic explains how to create a backup of an optical volume.
• View directory and file information
  There are two methods to view directory and file information through the optical support panels and commands: Work with Object Links (WRKLNK) and Work with Optical Directories (WRKOPTDIR).
• Remove optical volumes
  To remove a volume, select option 4 (Remove) in the Opt (Option) column next to the volume you want to remove on the Work with Optical Volumes display.
• Check optical volume
  To validate the integrity of the directories and files on the volume, select option 13 (Check) in the Opt (Option) column next to the volume identifier.
• Changing optical environment parameters
  The Change Optical Attributes (CHGOPTA) command can be used to change specific optical configuration parameters that affect all jobs using the optical file system.
• Set write protection
  The write-protect function prevents writing on the disk.
• Create a master CD-ROM
  See the Optical Storage page for instructions on CD premastering for iSeries™.