Creates a tape pool.
Syntax
- eeadm pool create
<pool> [-l
<library>] [-g
<nodegroup>] [OPTIONS]
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- Required parameters
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- <pool>
- Specifies the name of the tape pool to create. The name can contain up to 16 characters. The
acceptable characters are alphanumeric or an underscore.
- -l, --library <library>
- Specifies the name of the tape library with which the tape pool is associated. In a single tape
library configuration, this option can be omitted.
- -g, --nodegroup <nodegroup>
- Specifies the name of the node group with which the tape pool is associated. This option can be
omitted if only one node group is managing the tape library.
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- Optional parameters
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- --worm <worm_mode>
- Specifies whether the new pool uses WORM (write-once, read-many) tapes. The valid <worm_mode>
values are:
- physical
- The tape pool is for IBM® 3592 WORM tapes.
- no
- The tape pool is not for WORM tapes (default).
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- Common options
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- -h, --help
- Shows this help text and exit.
Note: After create or modify a tape storage pool it is recommended that you back up the pool
configuration. Recall operations fail if the pool information disappears because of a corrupted
configuration database. For example script that can be used to dump all configurations, see
Backing up the IBM Storage® Archive
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configuration.
Return codes
- 0 (zero)
- The operation completed successfully.
- Non-zero
- The operation failed.
Examples
eeadm pool create MyPool1
eeadm pool create MyPool1 --worm physical
eeadm pool create MyPool1 -g MyNodeGroup1 -l MyLibrary1