To assign a sequential access volume to a storage pool,first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Select the name of the storage pool to which the volume is assigned.
Enter the name of the storage pool volume to be defined. The volume name cannot contain any ebmbedded blanks or equal signs. Use the following naming conventions when specifying volumes for each device type:
File | Specify any fully qualified name string
for your platform, for example:
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Optical, WORM, WORM12, WORM14 | Specify 1-32 alphanumeric characters. | ||||||||||||
Removablefile | Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters. | ||||||||||||
Server | Specify 1-250 alphanumeric characters. | ||||||||||||
3570, 3590, 4mm, 8mm, DLT, DTF, QIC, Generictape, Cartridge, ECartridge | Specify 1-6 alphanumeric characters. |
The following device types are available on these platforms:
Device Types | AIX | HP- UNIX |
MVS | VM | Sun Solaris |
Windows NT |
File, Server | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Optical, WORM | X | X | X | |||
WORM12, WORM14, 8mm, ECartridge | X | X | ||||
Removablefile | X | |||||
3570, 4mm, DLT | X | X | X | |||
DTF, QIC | X | X | ||||
Generictape | X | X | X | X | ||
3590 | X | X | X | X | X | |
Cartridge | X | X | X | X |
Select how users and system processes can access files in the storage pool.
Readwrite | Specifies that users and system processes (like migration) can read from and write to files stored on the volume. The default is Readwrite. |
Readonly | Specifies that users and system processes (like migration) can only read files stored on the volume. |
Unavail able | Specifies that neither users nor system processes (like migration) can access files stored on the volume. If you define a random access volume as unavailable, you cannot vary the volume online. If you define a sequential access volume as unavailable, ADSM does not attempt to access the volume. |
Offsite | Specifies that the volume is at an offsite location from which it cannot be mounted. |
Enter the location of the volume. This parameter is optional. The maximum length is 255 characters.