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The volsers that fall within a range are determined as follows: the volser
range is increased such that alphabetic characters are increased
alphabetically, and numeric characters are increased numerically. For
example, volser range ABC000–ABD999 would result in a range of 2,000
volsers (ABC000–ABC999 and ABD000–ABD999).
Media type list box
A selectable list of media types. Highlight the desired media type for the
range.
Home pool
A selectable list of home pools (0 through 32). This field only applies to
stacked physical volume ranges and is ignored for native volume ranges.
Highlight the desired home pool. For native volser ranges, select 0.
Volser ranges list box
A scrollable list of the volser ranges. Highlighting a range causes the
volsers and media type to be displayed in the entry fields and the media
type list box. Highlight a range before selecting the Delete range... push
button.
The Volser Ranges window has the following push buttons:
Total volsers in range
Computes the number of physical volumes that are within a highlighted
range.
Volser in range?
Checks to determine if the volser entered in the From: entry field is in a
defined range. If so, the range is highlighted in the list box.
Add / Modify
Adds or modifies a range. The volsers entered, the media type selected,
and the home pool selected are used to add or modify a range. If there is a
problem with the new or modified range, an error message is displayed.
Delete Deletes the highlighted range from the list of ranges. You are prompted to
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Figure 142. Volser Ranges Window
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