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Naming limits for the Virtual I/O Server devices or objects

Use the following naming limits for devices or objects present in the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).

VIOS devices or objects	Naming limits
Backing device in a file storage pool	37
Virtual optical file names	37
Shared storage pool (SSP)
Cluster name	63
Pool name	127
Failure Group	63
Logical unit
User input while creating a logical unit	94 Note: The system appends 33 characters to the logical unit name. Maximum size of the logical unit name on the system is 127 characters

Note: If the object names are longer, shared storage pool commands truncates the names in the default listing output. Such truncated names end with ~ (tilde) character. Complete object names are displayed with -fmt or-verbose command options.

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Last updated: Wed, June 03, 2015