1 TAPECOPY
Use this command to initiate a complete tape to tape copy,
including tape labels, if any.
This command takes no qualifiers - all required information
is prompted for or obtained from the Tape Management System (TMS).
As well as copying one tape to another, this command can be
used to copy from 6250 bpi tapes to 3480 cartridges and so
on, by specifying the correct input and output device types.
2 Examples
VXCRNA? tapecopy
Command file to copy an entire input tape (including tape labels, if any)
to an output tape.
All tape information, apart from input and output VIDs, is obtained
from the Tape Management System (TMS).
VID of input tape i29021
Obtaining volume information from TMS...
Input VID : I29021
Input VSN : I29021
Input label : EBCDIC
Input device: SMCF
VID of output tape i29022
Obtaining volume information from TMS...
Output VID : I29022
Output VSN : I29022
Output label : EBCDIC
Output device: SMCF
Run in BATCH (Return=NO)yes
Job COPY_I29021_TO_I29022 (queue CLU$TAPES, entry 897) pending
pending status caused by queue busy