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.
