Chapter 6: Volume Configuration 6-9
SWITCH PARAMETER DEFINITION STATUS EXAMPLE
–sd
SUBDISK ALIAS USER-ASSIGNED
ALIAS FOR SUBDISK
OPTIONAL
DEFAULT:
DEF_SPLIT_
CLUSTER NO_
DISK NO_END
ADDRESS IN
BLOCKS
Subdisk1
Example:
In Figure 6-4, you see Disk 1 before a subdisk is created on it.
Disk 3 Disk 7 Disk 8
10066
JBOD 1 JBOD 2
Disk 4
Disk 2 Disk 5 Disk 6Disk 1
Figure 6-4. Disk 1 before Subdisk
If you are working in
a V-Switch cluster,
this volume must be
configured on both
V-Switches.
In Figure 6-5, Subdisk 1 has been created on Disk 1. The subdisk is
18,000,000 blocks long (9 GB). The Volume Manager begins counting the
18,000,000 blocks from block 0.
subdisk create –d Disk1 –sl 18000000 –sa 0 –sd Subdisk1