Installation guide

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container Commands
container extend volume
To extend a volume set by adding freespace to it, use the
container extend volume
command. The file system on the
volume set remains intact and can be extended to include the
added space.
Command and Switch Availability
This command is supported on Windows.
Syntax
container extend volume {container}
[{free_space}] [{free_space}...]
Parameters
{container}
Specifies the ID number (0 to 63) of the array (volume set) to
extend.
{free_space}
Specifies the SCSI device and its associated freespace used to
extend the specified array (volume set).
For further details, see free_space on page 1-11.
{free_space}...
Specifies a SCSI device or devices and associated freespace or
freespaces used to extend the specified array (volume set).
You can specify a maximum of 16 freespace elements. If you
exceed 16 freespace elements, the command displays an
appropriate error message.
Examples
Before extending a volume set, use the container list
command to obtain information about any existing arrays. As the
following example shows, there is an array (volume set) 1 on this
controller:
AAC0>container list
Executing: container list
Num Total Oth Stripe Scsi Partition
Dr Label Type Size Ctr Size Usage C:ID:L Offset:Size
-- ----- ------ ------ --- ------ ------- ------ -------------
E: 1 Volume 100MB NTFS 2:02:0 200MB: 100MB