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create volume-group
Description Creates a volume group that includes specified volumes. You can create a maximum of 256 volume groups. A
volume group can contain a maximum of 1024 volumes. All volumes in a volume group must be in the same pool.
Minimum role manage
Syntax
create volume-group
volumes volumes
volume-group
Parameters
volumes volumes
A comma-separated list of the names or serial numbers of virtual volumes to add to the specified volume group. A
name that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
volume-group
The name of an existing volume group.
• The value is case sensitive.
• The value can have a maximum of 32 bytes.
• The value can include spaces and printable UTF-8 characters except: " , . < \
• A value that includes a space must be enclosed in double quotes.
Examples Create a volume group named VGroup1 that includes hosts Vol0001 and Vol0002.
# create volume-group volumes Vol0001,Vol0002 VGroup1
See also
add volume-group-members
delete volume-groups
remove volume-group-members
set volume group
show volume-groups
show volumes
create volume-set
Description
Creates a specified number of volumes in a linear disk group or virtual pool.
You must specify a base name and a size for the volumes. You can create the volumes unmapped or set their
default mapping. Default mapping settings apply to all hosts, unless overridden by an explicit mapping
between a host and the volume. You can later change mappings by using the map volume and unmap volume
commands. By default, this command will not map the created volumes.
CAUTION: Using a default mapping for a volume will allow multiple hosts to access the volume.
To avoid multiple hosts mounting the volume and causing corruption, the hosts must be
cooperatively managed, such as by using cluster software.
Volume sizes are aligned to 4.2 MB (4 MiB) boundaries. When a volume is created or expanded, if the
resulting size would be less than 4.2 MB it will be increased to 4.2 MB; if the resulting size would be greater
than 4.2 MB it will be decreased to the nearest 4.2 MB boundary.
For virtual storage, you can set the retention priority for snapshots of the volume. If automatic deletion of
snapshots is enabled, the system uses the retention priority of snapshots to determine which, if any,
snapshots to delete. Snapshots are considered to be eligible for deletion if they have any retention priority
other than never-delete. Eligible snapshots are considered for deletion by priority and age. The oldest, lowest
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