CKD logical volume specific commands
Commands are referenced for tasks that are associated with IBM Z count key data (CKD) logical volumes.
The following CKD logical volume specific commands are available:
- chckdvol
- Modifies the nickname that you assigned to the count key data (CKD) base volume.
- initckdvol
- Releases extents from a space-efficient logical volume, and removes (erases) data from standard volumes.
- lsckdvol
- Generates a report that displays a list of count key data (CKD) base and alias volumes in a storage system and the status information for each volume in the list.
- manageckdvol
- Initiates a change on count key data (CKD) volumes by executing a process.
- mkaliasvol
- Creates IBM Z CKD alias volumes (referred to as parallel access volumes or PAVs) in a storage system.
- mkckdvol
- Creates IBM Z count key data (CKD) base CKD volumes in a storage image.
- rmckdvol
- Deletes one or more specified count key data (CKD) base or alias volumes from a storage system.
- showckdvol
- Generates two reports. One report displays the detailed properties of a specified count key data volume. The other report displays the performance metrics for specified count key data volume.