Copy optical (CPYOPT)

This topic discusses the Copy Optical (CPYOPT) CL command and some of the optional parameters which you can specify.

Use the CPYOPT command to copy optical files and directories between optical volumes. You can use CPYOPT to copy any of the following: v All files and directories for an entire volume. v All files and subdirectories for a directory. v All files for a directory. v A single file.There are two optical volumes types, and they are: *PRIMARY and *BACKUP. *PRIMARY is the normal volume type which can be written to by user applications. *BACKUP is a special volume type which only can be written to by special optical commands. You can use CPYOPT to copy files between the following volume types:

See the following links for additional detail about the CPYOPT command:

• Key parameters
  There are several parameters which you can specify in order to help you select the files that you want copied.
• Using CPYOPT to Backup a volume
  You can use the Copy Optical (CPYOPT) command to do a complete or partial copy of your volume.
• Volume type *BACKUP
  This section discusses the *BACKUP volume type and the unique backup process that are associated with a *BACKUP volume.
• CPYOPT Performance
  This topic discusses the fact that performance is a complex subject with many interdependent components.
• Key parameters
  There are several parameters which you can specify in order to help you select the files that you want copied, and they include:
• Use CPYOPT to backup a volume
  You can use the Copy Optical (CPYOPT) command to do a complete or partial copy of your volume.
• Volume type *BACKUP
  This topic discusses the *BACKUP volume type and the unique backup process that are associated with a *BACKUP volume.
• Copy Optical (CPYOPT) performance
  Performance is a complex subject with many interdependent components.