Adding Temporary Disk Space

To add temporary disk space to your virtual machine you must (1) define a temporary disk (T-disk), and (2) use the commands of the operating system you are running to format it. The temporary disk you define remains attached to your virtual machine until you log off or until you detach the disk using the DETACH command.

To define a temporary disk, enter:

define txxxx as vdev cyl ncyl
or
define txxxx as vdev blk nblk

Where:

txxxx: is the type of disk space you want (3390, 3380, 3995, etc. (CKD) or valid FB-512 (FBA) types.
vdev: is the virtual device number you assign to the temporary disk. (Specify any virtual device number you did not already use. If you specify a duplicate virtual device number or a virtual device number above X'FFFF', CP sends you a message to that effect and terminates the command.)
ncyl: is the size of this tdisk in cylinders (valid only for CKD and ECKD tdisks).
nblk: is the size of this tdisk in blocks (valid only for FBA tdisks).

Note: The type of disk space you specify must already be defined to CP as temporary disk space. (Defining temporary disk space to CP is part of system installation.) If the type of space you define is not available, CP sends you an error message.

After you define the temporary disk, you must format it using the command appropriate for the operating system you are running.