SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem (G06.24+, H06.03+)

SCF Reference Manual for the Storage Subsystem—529937-007
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6 Configuring Magnetic Disks
This section describes configuring magnetic disks. Magnetic disks share the object
type of DISK with virtual disks. See Section 10, Configuring and Managing Virtual
Disks. For information about disk load balancing, see Section 8, Disk Load Balancing.
For a list of supported disks, see the NonStop S-Series Planning and Configuration
Guide and the NonStop NS-Series Planning Guide.
Topic Command Page
The DISK Object
2-4
Types of Magnetic Disks 6-2
Disk Path Attributes 6-3
Object States and Substates of Magnetic Disks 2-5
Storage Subsystem Commands 14-1
Mirrored Disk Placement 6-12
Changing a Mirrored Volume Into Two
Nonmirrored Disks
RENAME 6-14
Changing Two Nonmirrored Disks Into a Mirrored
Volume
ALTER, MIRRORLOCATION 6-14
Adding a Magnetic Disk ADD 6-18
Adding a Similar Disk to This System ADD, LIKE 6-20
Adding a Similar Disk to Another System INFO, OBEYFORM 6-20
Naming a Magnetic Disk 6-26
Changing the Volume Name and Alternate
Volume Name
RENAME 6-27
Changing Either the Volume Name or Alternate
Volume Name
ALTER, VOLNAME
ALTER, ALTVOL
6-29
Changing the Volume Name and Alternate
Volume Name (Deleting Files)
ALTER, LABEL 6-31
Deleting a Magnetic Disk DELETE 6-34