John, There is no timestamps in a bitmaps.
After the merge any tracks marked as changed in the merged bitmap will be sent from P-VOL to S-VOL. Ron > Ron, > > I assume that if both bitmaps indicated that the same track was changed > that the latest timestamp wins. > > If I remember correctly, the timestamps are sourced via the MVS I/O > (typically from a SYSPLEX timer). Since the primary and secondary may not > be attached to the same time source, don't you see this as being a little > risky! > > John > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html