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"AA0080"
"AA0090"
"AA0100"
"AA0110"
"AA0120"
When an addition produces overflow in a column, numerical columns are carried over properly to
alphabetic columns and vice versa.
Example:
Fill Count = 6
Fill Increment = 2000
Volume Label= "AA7329"
Labels automatically inserted into Volume List table:
"AA7329"
"AA9329"
"AB1329"
“AB3329”
“AB5329”
“AB7329”
Once the Core Server completes the Create request, SSM reports the number of physical volumes and
virtual volumes created in the window status field.
Field Descriptions
Initialization Fields
Storage Class . The name of the Storage Class whose characteristics will be used to create the requested
virtual volume(s). The stripe width of this storage class will determine the number of columns in the
Volume List table at the bottom of the window.
Core Server . The name of the Core Server that will process the create request and in which the disk
storage resources will be created. The Storage Class field must be filled in before selecting a Core
Server.
VVs To Create . The number of virtual volumes to be created. This value determines the number of rows
in the Volume List table at the bottom of the window.
Optional or Informational Fields
PVs in Each VV . The Stripe Width of the selected Storage Class. This field may not be changed.
PV Size . The size, in bytes, of each physical volume used. The default value is the value from the storage
class. For disks, it should be changed on this window to the value that matches the actual value of each
disk being imported
.
Assign Physical Volumes to Virtual Volumes
Fill Count . The number of labels to be added to the Volume List when a value is typed into the Volume
Label field. Valid values are positive integers greater than or equal to 1 up to the number of drives
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