Defining and managing copy requests

From the Tape Optimizer interface, you can define and generate a tape-copy request. A single copy request can copy numerous tape volumes or data sets in a single batch job.

Typically, Tape Optimizer builds and copies tape chains based on the volsers or data set names that you specify. However, you can copy individual data sets from input tapes by creating a basic copy request based on data set names and specifying the data set sequence numbers (DSSEQ values). A single copy request can specify data set names with DSSEQ values as well as data set names without DSSEQ values. In this case, Tape Optimizer copies individual data sets for the data set names with DSSEQ values and copies tape chains for the data set names without DSSEQ values.

You can refine a basic copy request by creating various types of filters for input-tape selection. You also can set numerous copy options.

After you define a copy request, you can edit or delete a pending copy request that has not yet run, if necessary, or submit a copy request.