Create DVD backup

It it possible to create a boot disk on CDROM, but this limits the size to 650 MB (roughly). Is it possible to make a boot disk in DVD format, and if so, can it be done by burning all the relevant files on a Win 2k DVD burner? Our rep is suggesting a $4,500 Sun compatible DVD writer and software package. Certainly, I can see no reason why the files cannot be burned on Windows, but I am not certain. Any thoughts?

There is a Blue Print document, Building a Bootable DVD to Deploy a Solaris Flash Archive.
Having said that I am following it to a "T" but I am getting fwrite errors ay 87.26%.
My plan is to first create the image then any burner can can burn the image. The Addonics DVD/CD burner I have is connected using USB to a SunBlade 100 running Solaris 9 and also to my notebook running 2000.
But I am still working on getting the mkisofs command to complete with no errors

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