Product Overview
CD-ROM Formatter enables you to copy MCP files to optical media using a drive that is directly attached to an MCP server. As a result, you can take advantage of media that is compact, inexpensive, and widely used for data storage and exchange.
To operate the CD-ROM Formatter, you drag files from Windows Explorer and drop them into the graphical user interface (GUI). You can then save the image for future disk creation on a system other than an MCP server, or write the image directly to a disk with an optical drive that is directly attached to the system.
CD-ROM Formatter provides all necessary controls for selecting and setting the CD-R format.
General Features
CD-ROM Formatter (Client Access Services Feature)
You can use CD-ROM Formatter to write data on CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD+R media (if supported by your optical drive) in the following data formats:
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The industry standard ISO 9660 data format. Data on this media type is stored in a stream file format.
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The Joliet data format. Data on this media type is stored in a stream file format.
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The MCP Native format, which is an enhanced ISO 9660 format that supports a few MCP file attributes. This format, in many cases, allows read-only access to data files from standard MCP-based programs.
| Note: | The CD-ROM Formatter does not support the Library Maintenance format used by Unisys for software distribution. To create a CD-R using the Library Maintenance format, use the MCP Library Maintenance software. For more information on the Library Maintenance Software, see the System Operations Guide. |
File Validation Feature
Validate CD-R Layout is an option on the Menu bar of the CD-ROM Formatter window. After you copy files from the Windows Explorer window to the CD-ROM Formatter window, you can request that files be removed automatically from unexpanded directories with data formats that are not supported by the CD-ROM Formatter. An example is a code file that has an unsupported data format.
Configuration Requirements
CD-ROM Formatter has the following configuration requirement:
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Hardware |
Only optical drives that fully conform to the SCSI-3 specification work properly with this product. All supported ClearPath servers are shipped with optical drives that are compatible with this product. |
Ordering Information
CD-ROM Formatter is included as part of the operating environment. Source code is not available for this feature.
Product Information
Refer to the CD-ROM Formatter Help (4310 4678) for more information.
