How to create a Lion Boot Disc?

Hi there,
When Lion was release I updated from the App Store.
I recently had to Repair my HDD using Disc Utilities and DU wanted me to boot from an install disc . . . guess what . . . no install disc.
(Well I do have my Leopard install disc)
How does one create an install disc for Lion if it was instaled via the App Store?
Thanks!
Matthew

One can make a "hold the option or c key bootable" Lion boot DVD with a factory Lion Mac (or a Mac with Lion already installed) following these combined directions.
One will need a blank external GUID OS X Extended journaled (aka: "JHFS+") formatted drive and standard 4.7GB DVD(s)
Step 1:
It's very easy to use the Mac App Store's smarts to our own advantage and gain access to a copy of that hardware specific OS build. Here's what to do:
Boot the hardware you need an image for from the Recovery HD by holding Command-r at power on time.
Plug in a JHFS+ formatted external disk.
Select the Re-install OS X Lion option and target the external disk.
Once the Installer finishes downloading, simply shutdown and unplug the disk.
Now when you mount that external disk you will find a directory named Mac OS X Install Data on the root. Inside of this folder is the elusive, hardware-specific, InstallerESD.dmg image that you can feed to SIU or any other imaging tool of choice. Having this installer will now allow you to build out re-deployment images for all of your hardware until rollup installers are available.
http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=getting-lion-installers
Step 2:
Inside the Contents folder that appears you will find a SharedSupport folder and inside the SharedSupport folder you will find the “InstallESD.dmg.” This is the Lion boot disc image we have all been waiting for.
Copy “InstallESD.dmg” to another folder like the Desktop.
Launch Disk Utility and click the burn button.
Select the copied “InstallESD.dmg” as the image to burn, insert a standard sized 4.7 GB DVD, and wait for your new Lion Boot Disc to come out toasty hot.
http://eggfreckles.net/notes/burning-a-lion-boot-disc/

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