Copies

Administrator Command Reference Manual

Reconfiguration : Copies and Reconfigured Copies of DBs : Copies

A copy of a DB can be made by using the RCFCOPY command. For example the following command: will create a copy of the existing DB PIPEA/PIPEA in the new DB ADMIN/TEST.

RCFCOPY PIPEA/PIPEA ADMIN/TEST

The key features of copies are:

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All copies of DBs have the same DB number. This may be seen by using the LIST FILES command. For example:


MASTER/DES DESI NUMBER 14 FILENAME /%DRA000%/dra013 UPDATE
PIPEA/PIPEA DESI NUMBER 2 FILENAME /%DRA000%/dra001 UPDATE
ADMIN/TEST DESI NUMBER 2 FILENAME /%DRA000%/dra003 UPDATE
USER/DRAFT PADD NUMBER 5 FILENAME /%DRA000%/dra004 UPDATE

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There is no implied direction of copying. Thus, in the previous example, PIPEA/PIPEA and ADMIN/TEST are each a copy of the other.

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The contents of all copies are identical with respect to both data and structure.

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Any given element has the same reference number in each copy.

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A DB may have any number of copies, but copies may not exist in the same MDB.