Copying from one archive to another

It is possible to copy save files from one archive to another. The TO-ARCHIVE-NAME operand of the HSMS statements COPY-SAVE-FILE and COPY-NODE-SAVE-FILE is used to specify a target archive for the copy operation. The following options are supported:

• Copying from one backup archive to another
  The system creates an identical copy, in other words the time stamp of the save version copy is identical to that of the original; the CNS entries are also copied.

  Note
  The time stamp of the save version copy must be higher than the highest time stamp of the target archive.

• Copying from one long-term archive to another
  The copy receives a new time stamp. When a save version is copied the copy is assigned the original creation date of the original.

• Copying from one migration archive to another
  The copy receives a new time stamp. When a save version generated through migration is copied the copy is assigned the original creation date which corresponds to the SVID of the original. When a save version which has an original creation date is copied the copy is assigned the original creation date of the original.

• Copying from a migration archive to a long-term archive
  The copy receives a new time stamp. When a save version generated through migration is copied the copy is assigned the original creation date which corresponds to the SVID of the original. When a save version which has an original creation date is copied the copy is assigned the original creation date of the original.

• Copying from a long-term archive to a migration archive
  If the migration save file is lost, the copy in the long-term archive can be copied to the migration archive as a replacement. When a save version is copied the copy is assigned the original creation date of the original.

• Copying from a long-term archive or migration archive to a backup archive where more than one save version is permitted per save file
  The copy of the save version contains the same time stamp as the original. The time stamp of the save version copy must be higher than the highest time stamp of the target archive.

• Copying from a backup archive or long-term to the associated shadow archive or from a shadow archive to the associated backup archive or long-term
  As when copying between backup archives, an identical copy is created with the same time stamp. The time stamp does not have to be the highest of the target archive. The copy process is rejected, however, if the target archive already contains a save version with the same time stamp.

• Copying from one version backup archive to another
  Copying from version backup archive to the archive of another type is not possible and vice versa copying from archives of other types to a version backup archive will also be rejected. Moreover, copying between version backup archives is also not supported.