diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
index 61b4de0be9..ea7b0e7bd5 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMain.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,15 @@ namespace OpenSim
         protected string proxyUrl;
         protected int proxyOffset = 0;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The file used to load and save prim backup xml if none has been specified
+        /// </summary>
         protected const string DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME = "prim-backup.xml";
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The file use to load and save an opensim archive if none has been specified
+        /// </summary>
+        protected const string DEFAULT_OAR_BACKUP_FILENAME = "scene.oar.zip";
 
         public string m_physicsEngine;
         public string m_meshEngineName;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMainConsole.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMainConsole.cs
index ea1243e031..193bad4abd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMainConsole.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimMainConsole.cs
@@ -359,6 +359,17 @@ namespace OpenSim
                         m_sceneManager.LoadCurrentSceneFromXml2(DEFAULT_PRIM_BACKUP_FILENAME);
                     }
                     break;
+                
+                case "save-oar":
+                    if (cmdparams.Length > 0)
+                    {
+                        m_sceneManager.SaveCurrentSceneToOar(cmdparams[0]);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_sceneManager.SaveCurrentSceneToOar(DEFAULT_OAR_BACKUP_FILENAME);
+                    }
+                    break;   
 
                 case "plugin":
                     m_sceneManager.SendCommandToPluginModules(cmdparams);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index 15686320f9..68dfa2fd38 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -157,25 +157,62 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save the prims in the current scene to an xml file in OpenSimulator's original 'xml' format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="filename"></param>
         public void SaveCurrentSceneToXml(string filename)
         {
             CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToXml(filename);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load an xml file of prims in OpenSimulator's original 'xml' file format to the current scene
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="filename"></param>
+        /// <param name="generateNewIDs"></param>
+        /// <param name="loadOffset"></param>
         public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml(string filename, bool generateNewIDs, LLVector3 loadOffset)
         {
             CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml(filename, generateNewIDs, loadOffset);
         }
-
+                
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save the prims in the current scene to an xml file in OpenSimulator's current 'xml2' format
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="filename"></param>
         public void SaveCurrentSceneToXml2(string filename)
         {
             CurrentOrFirstScene.SavePrimsToXml2(filename);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load an xml file of prims in OpenSimulator's current 'xml2' file format to the current scene
+        /// </summary>        
         public void LoadCurrentSceneFromXml2(string filename)
         {
             CurrentOrFirstScene.LoadPrimsFromXml2(filename);
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save the current scene to an OpenSimulator archive.  This archive will eventually include the prim's assets
+        /// as well as the details of the prims themselves.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="filename"></param>
+        public void SaveCurrentSceneToOar(string filename)
+        {
+            // TODO Nothing yet
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load an OpenSim archive into the current scene.  This will load both the shapes of the prims and upload
+        /// their assets to the asset service.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="filename"></param>
+        public void LoadCurrentSceneFromOar(string filename)
+        {
+            // TODO Nothing yet
+        }
 
         [Obsolete("TODO: Remove this warning by 0.7")]
         public bool RunTerrainCmdOnCurrentScene(string[] cmdparams, ref string result)