Performance consideration for copying and duplicating optical volumes

There are several performance considerations to be aware of when copying and duplication optical volumes.

Performance of the Copy Optical (CPYOPT) and Duplicate Optical (DUPOPT) commands is a complex subject with many interdependent components. By changing one component, you may adversely affect another.

Because of this interdependence and the other factors that affect copy and backup performance, refer to Optical Volume Backup, for additional information.

• Copy optical (CPYOPT)
  This topic discusses the Copy Optical (CPYOPT) CL command and some of the optional parameters which you can specify.
• Duplicate Optical (DUPOPT)
  The Duplicate Optical (DUPOPT) command creates a duplicate optical volume.