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EXPANDCLASS [ Volume Management ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Volume Management

EXPANDCLASS 

The EXPANDCLASS command allows you to add additional volumes to an
existing volume class.

Task 

Adds volume(s) to an existing volume class.

Capability 

CV, create mountable volume set

Syntax 

     EXPANDCLASS [CNAME=]sname:cname 
                 [VOLUMES=](vname[[,vname]...])]

Parameters 

sname                 The volume set containing the volume class to be
                      expanded.  The master volume of this set must be
                      mounted in the MASTER state.  Required.

cname                 The existing volume class to be expanded.
                      Required.

vname                 The volume to be assigned to the existing class.
                      The volume must have been previously defined with
                      the NEWVOL command.  Required.

Example 

This example shows how to add volumes to an existing volume class.

   1.  Use the SHOWCLASS command to get information about the volumes in
       the volume class, ENGR.

   2.  Add BVOL2 and BVOL3 to the class.
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|                                                           |
|                                                           |
|      volutil:SHOWCLASS BSET:ENGR INFO=DSTATUS             |
|                                                           |
|      Volume name:  State:     ldev:     Type:      Path:  |
|      - - - - - -   - - -      - - -     - - -      - - -  |
|      BVOL1         MASTER     21        079330     8.0.4  |
|                                                           |
|      volutil: EXPANDCLASS BSET:ENGR VOLUMES=(BVOL2,BVOL3) |
|                                                           |
|      Verify: Expand volume class BSET:ENGR [Y/N]? Y       |
|                                                           |
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   3.  Verify the volumes that have been added.  BVOL3 is not physically
       mounted, so it is shown as a member of the class that is not
       available.
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|                                                         |
|                                                         |
|      volutil: SHOWCLASS BSET:ENGR DSTATUS               |
|                                                         |
|      Volume name:   State:    ldev:     Type:     Path: |
|      - - - - - -    - - -     - - -     - - -     - - - |
|      BVOL1          MASTER    21        079330    8.0.4 |
|      BVOL2          MEMBER    22        079330    8.0.5 |
|      BVOL3        (VOLUME NOT AVAILABLE)                |
|                                                         |
|                                                         |
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