[BackupPC-users] Putting pool / backing up to DVD

I'm reading about the backup procedure for DVDs, and I get the
impression that the pool isn't put onto the DVD.

        BackupPC supports archiving to removable media. For users that
        require offsite backups, BackupPC can create archives that
        stream to tape devices, or create files of specified sizes to
        fit onto cd or dvd media.
        
Does this mean the pool is streaming to the DVD? Or are these files that
go onto a DVD altered in some way?
        
        Each archive type is specified by a BackupPC host with its
        XferMethod set to 'archive'. This allows for multiple
        configurations at sites where there might be a combination of
        tape and cd/dvd backups being made.

Well, in my case, I simply want everything to backup to a DVD. In
detail, I want to run a live-cd to RAM perhaps from a DVD drive (but
more than likely the CD drive); afterward, I want the DVD pool to
intergrate back into the system. And if anything in the system has
changed, I'll have shutdown scripts or some manual control that tells
backuppc to check if something has changed and then add things to the
pool, which exists on the DVD.

Now, I'm assuming this described archive function is for a system on a
HDD or continuously running system that doesn't have its filesystem
erased and rebuilt at reboot.

I talked to someone about putting it on a USB, and that's a nice,
because it can be put onto a mount point. But how would I do something
similar with a DVD? Furthermore, would it be feasable to do something
like this with a DVD+/-RW?

Thank you, all, for your help and words so far.


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