AIXVOL command—CKD

The AIXVOL command formats a volume for use in an AIX/ESA® environment. It writes 4096-byte records on all cylinders to be used by AIX®. AIXVOL formats cylinder 0 with records that include the volume label. Use one of the parameters, FORMAT, LABEL, or EXAMINE, to complete your task.

FORMAT

Writes records required by AIX on cylinder 0. Writes the required number of 4096-byte records on each track of an entire volume or on a range of cylinders.

LABEL

Rewrites the volume serial number.

EXAMINE

Reads an AIXVOL-formatted volume to verify that it is properly formatted and that records can be read without error.

Use the RANGE parameter to format or examine an entire volume, or limit the operation to part of a volume. If you omit RANGE, AIXVOL assumes that the range is for the entire volume. If you choose a range that does not begin with cylinder 0, then cylinder 0 must have been previously formatted.

All of the cylinders on a volume do not have to be formatted with 4096-byte records. Only those cylinders that are to be used by AIX need to be formatted. You must, however, always format cylinder 0 before formatting any other cylinders.

For information on ICKDSF support of the 9391 and 9394, see ICKDSF support of the RAMAC Array family.