SVS200 (T1714-96008, June 2006)

178 Custom Volume Size operations

CAUTION: You cannot format virtual volumes.

Figure 108 Format All pane

• Parity Group Type: Used to specify volumes to be formatted.

• All Type: Blocked volumes in all parity groups in the local and external arrays are formatted.

• Internal PG: Blocked volumes in all parity groups in the local array are formatted.

• External PG: Blocked volumes in all parity groups in the external array are formatted.

• List: Displays information about volumes to be formatted.

• PG: Parity groups containing the volumes to be formatted.

• Blocked Count: Number of blocked volumes to be formatted.

• OK: Applies the Format All pane settings to the Customized Volume pane, and closes the Format All

pane.

NOTE: After you click OK, the tree in the Customized Volume pane displays VDEVs immediately

below parity groups containing volumes to be formatted.

• Cancel: Cancels the settings, and closes the Format All pane.

Write to Control Blocks pane

Use this pane to make external mainframe volumes usable. This pane overwrites control blocks in external

LU in the specified external LU group. Control blocks contain information used for managing volumes.