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INITVOL [ Volume Management ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Volume Management

INITVOL 

The INITVOL command initializes a volume that was previously defined by
the NEWVOL command.

If a volume was not mounted when the NEWVOL command was used without the
ldev parameter, it was only defined.  When a volume is defined only, the
volume name, initial class assignments, and permanent and transient space
allocations are recorded in the volume set information table (VSIT) of
the volume set master.

You can then initialize a volume with the INITVOL command and create a
volume label, label table, and free space map.

This command is used when it is necessary to create a volume set with
more volumes than you have available disks on the system.  When the other
volumes become available, they need only be initialized.

Task 

Initializes a volume that was defined by NEWVOL.

Capability 

CV, create mountable volume set

Syntax 

     INITVOL [VNAME=]sname:vname 
             [LDEV=]ldev 

Parameters 

sname                 The volume set containing the volume to be
                      initialized.  The master volume of this set must be
                      mounted in the MASTER state.  This command will not
                      use the default volume set.  Required.

vname                 The volume to be initialized.  This volume must
                      already be defined by a NEWVOL command.  Required.

ldev                  A number from 1 to 100 specifying the logical
                      device number of the volume that will be
                      initialized.  It must specify a drive with a volume
                      in the SCRATCH or UNKNOWN state.  INITVOL asks for
                      verification before proceeding.  Required.

Example 

This example shows how to initialize a volume that the NEWVOL command
previously defined.

   1.  Use the INITVOL command to initialize BVOL6.

   2.  Use SHOWSET to display volume status.

   3.  Use DSTAT ALL to display that the volume is available.
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|           volutil: INITVOL BSET:BVOL6 LDEV=23                                   |
|                                                                                 |
|           Verify: Initialize new member volume BSET:BVOL6 on ldev 23 [Y/N] ?Y   |
|           Note: New member volume has been initialized on ldev 23.              |
|                                                                                 |
|           volutil: SHOWSET BSET DSTATUS                                         |
|                                                                                 |
|           Volume name:               State:   Ldev:      Type:     Path:        |
|           -----------                -----    ----       ----      ----         |
|                                                                                 |
|             BVOL1                   MASTER      21     079330     8.0.4         |
|             BVOL2                   MEMBER      22     079350     8.0.5         |
|             BVOL3           (VOLUME NOT AVAILABLE)                              |
|             BVOL4           (VOLUME NOT AVAILABLE)                              |
|             BVOL5           (VOLUME NOT AVAILABLE)                              |
|             BVOL6                   MEMBER      23     079350     8.0.6         |
|                                                                                 |
|           volutil: :DSTAT ALL                                                   |
|                                                                                 |
|            LDEV-TYPE    STATUS      VOLUME (VOLUME SET - GEN)                   |
|           -----------  ---------   ---------------------------                  |
|            1-079350     MASTER      MEMBER1         (MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0) |
|            2-079350     MEMBER      MEMBER2         (MPEXL_SYSTEM_VOLUME_SET-0) |
|           21-079330     MASTER      BVOL1           (BSET-0)                    |
|           22-079350     MEMBER      BVOL2           (BSET-0)                    |
|           23-079350     MEMBER      BVOL6           (BSET-0)                    |
|                                                                                 |
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