Defining Database Volumes

To define a new database volume, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Note: To achieve faster write speed to disk database volumes on a Tivoli Storage Manager OS/400 PASE server, issue the following command from an OS/400 command prompt once after each volume is created:
CHGATR OBJ('/path/stgpoolfile') ATR(*MAINSTGOPT) VALUE(*MINIMIZE)
where path is the relative path to the database volume (stgpoolfile). If in your configuration you specified automatically-defined volumes and you want to take advantage of faster write speeds, you must identify those particular volumes and issue the command against each one.

Volume Name

Enter the file name of the database volume to be defined.

Format Size

Enter the size of the volume to be defined. Enter the size in megabytes. 

Note: Format Size does not apply to MVS or VM.

Wait

Specify whether to wait for the server to complete processing this command in the foreground.  The default is No.

Yes The server processes this command in the foreground. If you select Yes, you wait for the command to complete before continuing with other tasks.
No The server processes this command in the background. If you select No, you can continue with other tasks while the command is being processed.

Note: Wait does not apply to MVS or VM.