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Optical Backup

Optical Storage for System i

  
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Online archive storage, like all DASD, should be regularly backed up to maintain complete data security and integrity.

Five options are available to support backing up your optical data.
For complete details, please refer to Optical Volume Backup
in the Optical Storage manual.

  1. Duplicate Optical (DUPOPT) CL command (QOPT specific command).
  2. Save (SAV) CL command and Restore (RST) CL command
    (Integrated File System general purpose commands).
  3. Using SAV, the volume image can be saved to any supported save/restore device including tape, diskette, optical, or save file.
  4. Copy Optical (CPYOPT) CL command to volume type *PRIMARY (QOPT specific command).
  5. Copy Optical (CPYOPT) CL command to volume type *BACKUP.
  6. Copy Object (CPY) CL command (Integrated File System general purpose command).