procedure to create bootable mksysb using mksysb image on the disk

Use the following procedure to create bootable mksysb using mksysb image on the disk
Important Note 1:The mkcd command should be run a box which has same TL/ML as of mksysbdisk image server. This is required since mkcd will create a boot image on the cd using boot files on the system where 'mkcd' command is run.

Important Note 2:Make sure you restore the image.data from mksysb disk image and copy in / before running 'mkcd'

To use this procedure you need to have empty CD media, thenumber of CDs requried depends on size of mksysb image file.

You need to have cd burner (Almost all laptops come with cd burner these days)

Make sure you have enough space to store and create ISO images.

Use following command to createISO images

mkcd -S -R -C /src/cdmksysb/data -I /src/cdmksysb/image -m /sysback/mksysb.image

/src/cdmksysb*/data = is used to store CD/DVD FS structure before iso image is created*

/src/cdmksysb*/image = dir where iso images are stored*

/sysback/*mksysb.image = is the location of* mksysb image

-S  allows multiple sets of CD to be created

-R does not remove final iso images

Transfer the ISO images to LAPTOP or system with cd burner and burn the CDs

On AIX systems 'mkcd'you can use -d and -S flags to create cds from your image.Check man pages of'mkcd'for latest flags