/ACCESSED=number-of-directories
Affects Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 1 (ODS-1) disks
only.
Specifies that, for disk volumes, the number of directories allowed in
system space must be a value from 0 to 255. The default value is 3.
/BADBLOCKS=(area[,...])
Specifies, for disk volumes, faulty areas on the volume. The INITIALIZE
command marks the areas as allocated so that no data is written in them.
Possible formats for area are as follows:
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lbn[:count]
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Logical block number (LBN) of the first block and optionally a block
count beginning with the first block, to be marked as allocated
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sec.trk.cyl[:cnt]
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Sector, track, and cylinder of the first block, and optionally a block
count beginning with the first block, to be marked as allocated
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All media supplied by HP and supported on the OpenVMS operating system,
except diskettes and TU58 cartridges, are factory formatted and contain
bad block data. The Bad Block Locator utility (BAD) or the diagnostic
formatter EVRAC can be used to refresh the bad block data or to
construct it for the media exceptions above. The /BADBLOCKS qualifier
is necessary only to enter bad blocks that are not identified in the
volume's bad block data.
DIGITAL Storage Architecture (DSA) disks (for example, disks attached
to UDA-50 and HSC50 controllers) have bad blocks handled by the
controller, and appear logically perfect to the file system.
For information on how to run BAD, see the OpenVMS Bad Block Locator Utility Manual (available on
the Documentation CD-ROM).
/CLUSTER_SIZE=number-of-blocks
Defines, for disk volumes, the minimum allocation unit in blocks. The
maximum size you can specify for a volume is 16380 blocks, or 1/50th
the volume size, whichever is smaller.
For Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 5 (ODS-5) disks, the default
cluster size is 16. In this case the minimum value allowed by the
following equation is applied:
(disk size in number of blocks)/(65535 * 4096)
Any fractional values must be rounded up to the nearest integer
Any fractional values must be rounded up to the nearest integer and, by
default, are rounded up to the next multiple of 16.
For Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 (ODS-2) disks, the default
cluster size depends on the disk capacity; disks with less than 50,000
have a default of 1. Disks that are larger than 50,000 have a default
of either 16 or the result of the following formula, whichever is
greater:
(disk size in number of blocks)/(255 * 4096)
Any fractional values must be rounded up to the nearest integer and, by
default, are rounded up to the next multiple of 16.
Note
For Version 7.2 and later, you can specify a cluster size for ODS-2
volumes smaller than allowed by the ODS-2 formula; however, if you try
to mount this volume on a system running a version prior to 7.2, the
mount fails with the following error:
%MOUNT-F-FILESTRUCT, unsupported file structure level
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If you choose the default during the initialization of an ODS-2 disk,
your disk can be mounted on prior versions of OpenVMS.
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For ODS-1 disks, the cluster size must always be 1.
Note
If you specify /LIMIT and do not specify a value for /CLUSTER_SIZE, a
value of /CLUSTER_SIZE=16 is used.
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/DATA_CHECK[=(option[,...])]
Checks all read and write operations on the disk. By default, no data
checks are made. Specify one or both of the following options:
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READ
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Checks all read operations.
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WRITE
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Checks all write operations; default if only the /DATA_CHECK qualifier
is specified.
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To override the checking you specify at initialization for disks, enter
a MOUNT command to mount the volume.
/DENSITY=density-value
Allows you to specify the format density value for certain tapes and
disks.
For magnetic tape volumes, specifies the density in bits per inch (bpi)
at which the magnetic tape is to be written. The density value
specified can be 800 bpi, 1600 bpi, or 6250 bpi, as long as the density
is supported by the magnetic tape drive.
If you do not specify a density value for a blank magnetic tape, the
system uses a default density of the highest value allowed by the tape
drive. If the drive allows 6250-, 1600-, and 800-bpi operation, the
default density is 6250 bpi.
If you do not specify a density value for a magnetic tape that has been
previously written, the system uses the density of the first record on
the volume. If the record is unusually short, the density value will
not default.
The /DENSITY qualifier does not apply to any TF tape
device.
Valid tape density values are:
| Keyword |
Meaning |
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DEFAULT
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Default density
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800
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NRZI 800 bits per inch (BPI)
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1600
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PE 1600 BPI
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6250
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GRC 6250 BPI
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3480
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IBM 3480 HPC 39872 BPI
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3490E
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IBM 3480 compressed
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833
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DLT TK50: 833 BPI
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TK50
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DLT TK50: 833 BPI
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TK70
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DLT TK70: 1250 BPI
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6250
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RV80 6250 BPI EQUIVALENT
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NOTE: Only the keywords above are understood by TMSCP/TUDRIVER code
prior to OpenVMS Version 7.2. The remaining keywords in this table are
supported only on Alpha systems.
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TK85
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DLT Tx85: 10625 BPI - Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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TK86
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DLT Tx86: 10626 BPI - Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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TK87
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DLT Tx87: 62500 BPI - Cmpt III - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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TK88
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DLT Tx88: (Quantum 4000) - Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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TK89
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DLT Tx89: (Quantum 7000) - Cmpt IV - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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QIC
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All QIC drives are drive-settable only - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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8200
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Exa-Byte 8200 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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8500
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Exa-Byte 8500 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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DDS1
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Digital Data Storage 1 - 2G - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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DDS2
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Digital Data Storage 2 - 4G - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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DDS3
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Digital Data Storage 3 - 8-10G - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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DDS4
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Digital Data Storage 4 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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AIT1
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Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 1 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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AIT2
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Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 2 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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AIT3
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Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 3 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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AIT4
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Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape 4 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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DLT8000
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DLT 8000 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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8900
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Exabyte 8900 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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SDLT
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SuperDLT1 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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SDLT320
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SuperDLT320 - Alpha/Integrity servers only
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Note that tape density keywords cannot be abbreviated.
To format a diskette on RXnn diskette drives, use the
INITIALIZE/DENSITY command. Specify the density at which the diskette
is to be formatted as follows:
| Keyword |
Meaning |
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single
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RX01 - 8 inch
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double
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RX02 - 8 inch
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dd
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double density: 720K - 3 1/2 inch
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hd
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high density: 1.44MB - 3 1/2 inch
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ed
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extended density: 2.88MB - 3 1/2 inch
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If you do not specify a density value for a diskette being initialized
on a drive, the system leaves the volume at the density to which the
volume was last formatted.
Note
RX33 diskettes cannot be read from or written to by RX50 disk drives.
RX50 diskettes can be read from and written to by RX33 disk drives;
they cannot be formatted by RX33 disk drives.
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/DIRECTORIES=number-of-entries
The effect of this qualifier depends on the disk structure:
- For ODS-1, /DIRECTORIES allows space for the specified number of
directory entries to be reserved in 000000.DIR (the MFD).
- For ODS-2 and ODS-5, /DIRECTORIES allows the initial size of the
MFD to be set. The specified number is divided by 16, to produce the
number of blocks to preallocate. This number is then rounded up to a
whole number of clusters.
The number-of-entries value must be an integer between 16 and 16000.
The default value is 16.
/ERASE[=keyword]
/NOERASE (default)
Specifies whether to perform a data security erase (DSE) and, on disk
volumes only, whether to set the volume characteristic to
ERASE_ON_DELETE.
The /ERASE qualifier applies to Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2
(ODS-2) and Level 5 (ODS-5) disks and ANSI magnetic tape volumes, and
is valid for magnetic tape devices that support the hardware erase
function, such as TU78 and MSCP magnetic tapes.
For tape volumes, /ERASE physically destroys deleted data by writing
over it.
For disk volumes, when /ERASE is specified with no keywords, this
command does the following:
- Performs a data security erase (DSE) by writing the
system-specified erase pattern into every block on the volume before
initializing it. The amount of time taken by the DSE operation depends
on the volume size.
- Sets the volume characteristic to ERASE_ON_DELETE so that each
file on the volume will be erased by a DSE when it is deleted.
For disk volumes, two optional keywords allow you to independently
specify just one of the actions noted above.
- /ERASE=INIT
Performs a data security erase (DSE) operation on
the volume before initializing it, but does not set the volume
characteristic to ERASE_ON_DELETE. This operation takes longer than
specifying /ERASE=DELETE and is equivalent to performing SET
VOLUME/NOERASE_ON_DELETE.
- /ERASE=DELETE
Sets the ERASE_ON_DELETE volume characteristic,
but does not perform a DSE operation on the disk.
If neither (or both) keywords are specified, both actions are
performed. That is, /ERASE is equivalent to /ERASE=(INIT,DELETE).
/EXTENSION=number-of-blocks
Specifies, for disk volumes, the number of blocks to use as a default
extension size for all files on the volume. The extension default is
used when a file increases to a size greater than its initial default
allocation during an update. For Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 and
Level 5 disks, the value for the number-of-blocks parameter
can range from 0 to 65,535. The default value is 5. For Files-11
On-Disk Structure Level 1 disks, the value can range from 0 to 255.
The OpenVMS operating system uses the default volume extension only if
no different extension has been set for the file and no default
extension has been set for the process by using the SET RMS_DEFAULT
command.
/FILE_PROTECTION=code
Affects Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 1 (ODS-1) disks
only.
Defines for disk volumes the default protection to be applied to all
files on the volume.
Specify the code according to the standard syntax rules described in
the HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security. Any attributes not specified are taken from the
current default protection.
Note that this attribute is not used when the volume is being used on
an OpenVMS system, but is provided to control the process's use of the
volume on RSX-11M systems. OpenVMS systems always use the default file
protection. Use the SET PROTECTION/DEFAULT command to change the
default file protection.
/GPT (default for Integrity servers)
/NOGPT (default for Alpha)
Applies to Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 (ODS-2) and Level
5 (ODS-5) disks only.
Note
If you specify /GPT, the disk might not mount on some systems running
older versions of OpenVMS.
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When /GPT is specified, the system file [000000]GPT.SYS is created.
GPT.SYS contains partition/boot information needed by the IA64 console
software. (GPT is an abbreviation for GUID Partition Table, where GUID
stands for Global Unique Identifier.)
The BACKUP utility recognizes GPT.SYS and maintains its contents in a
save/restore operation.
If /NOGPT is specified, the pre-Version 8.2 VBN layout of
[000000]INDEXF.SYS is used. The VBN layout is described in the
Guide to OpenVMS File Applications and in VMS File System Internals by Kirby McCoy (ISBN 1-55558-056-4,
1990).
/GROUP
Used in conjunction with the /NOSHARE qualifier to create a group
volume. The group volume allows access by system (S), owner (O), and
group (G) accessors. The protection is (S:RWCD,O:RWCD,G:RWCD,W).
The owner user identification code (UIC) of the volume defaults to your
group number and a member number of 0.
/HEADERS=number-of-headers
Specifies, for disk volumes, the number of file headers to be allocated
for the index file. The minimum and default value is 16. The maximum is
the value set with the /MAXIMUM_FILES qualifier. However, if /LIMIT is
specified and no value is specified for /HEADERS or /MAXIMUM_FILES, the
following defaults apply:
- /MAXIMUM_FILES: 16711679 files
- /HEADERS: 0.5 percent of the size of the current device MAXBLOCK
(an F$GETDVI item code)
For example, for a 33GB disk, the default
number of preallocated header blocks would be approximately 355000.
/HEADERS is useful when you want to create a number of files and want
to streamline the process of allocating space for that number of file
headers. If you do not specify this qualifier, the file system
dynamically allocates space as it is needed for new headers on the
volume.
Note
The default value for the /HEADERS qualifier is generally insufficient
for ODS-2 and ODS-5 disks. To improve performance and avoid
SYSTEM-F-HEADERFULL errors, HP recommends that you set this value to be
approximately the number of files that you anticipate having on your
disk; however, grossly overestimating this value will result in wasted
disk space.
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The /HEADERS qualifier controls how much space is initially allocated
to INDEXF.SYS for headers. Each file on a disk requires at least one
file header and each header occupies one block within INDEXF.SYS. Files
that have many Access Control Entries (ACE) or are very fragmented may
use more than one header.
The default value of 16 leaves room for less than 10 files to be
created before INDEXF.SYS must extend; therefore, try to estimate the
total number of files that will be created on the disk and specify it
here. This will improve disk access performance. Overestimating the
value may lead to wasted disk space. This value cannot be changed
without reinitializing the volume.
INDEXF.SYS is limited as to how many times it may extend. When the map
area in its header (where the retrieval pointers are stored) becomes
full, file creation fails with the message "SYSTEM-W-HEADERFULL."
/HIGHWATER (default)
/NOHIGHWATER
Applies to Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 (ODS-2) and Level
5 (ODS-5) disks only.
Sets the file high-water mark (FHM) volume attribute, which guarantees
that users cannot read data that they have not written. You cannot
specify the /NOHIGHWATER qualifier for magnetic tape.
The /NOHIGHWATER qualifier disables FHM for a disk volume.
/HOMEBLOCKS=option
Applies to Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 (ODS-2) and Level
5 (ODS-5) disks only.
Specifies where the volume's homeblock and spare copy of the homeblock
are placed on disk. The value of option can be one of
the following:
- GEOMETRY
Causes the homeblocks to be placed at separate
locations on disk, to protect against failure of a disk block.
Placement depends on the reported geometry of the disk.
- FIXED (default)
Causes the homeblocks to be placed at separate
fixed locations on the disk. Placement is independent of the reported
geometry of the disk. This caters to disks that report different
geometries according to which type of controller they are attached to.
- CONTIGUOUS
Causes the homeblocks to be placed contiguously at
the start of the disk. When used with the /INDEX=BEGINNING qualifier,
this setting allows container file systems to maximize the amount of
contiguous space on the disk, for example, to hold one large file, such
as a database.
/INDEX=position
Specifies the location of the index file for the volume's directory
structure. Possible positions are as follows:
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BEGINNING
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Beginning of the volume
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MIDDLE
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Middle of the volume (default)
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END
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End of the volume
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BLOCK:
n
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Beginning of the logical block specified by
n
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/INTERCHANGE
Specifies that the magnetic tape will be used for interchange in a
heterogeneous vendor environment. The /INTERCHANGE qualifier omits the
ANSI VOL2 labels. Under OpenVMS, the ANSI VOL2 labels contain OpenVMS
specific security attributes.
For more information on the /INTERCHANGE qualifier and on magnetic tape
labeling and tape interchange, see the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials.
/LABEL=option
Defines characteristics for the magnetic tape volume label, as directed
by the included option. The available options are as follows:
- OWNER_IDENTIFIER:"(14 ANSI characters)"
Allows you to specify the Owner Identifier field in the volume
label. The field specified can accept up to 14 ANSI characters.
- VOLUME_ACCESSIBILITY:"character"
Specifies the character to be written in the volume accessibility
field of the OpenVMS ANSI volume label VOL1 on an ANSI magnetic tape.
The character may be any valid ANSI "a" character. This set
of characters includes numeric characters, uppercase letters, and any
one of the following nonalphanumeric characters:
! " % ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ?
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By default, the OpenVMS operating system provides a routine that
checks this field in the following manner:
- If the magnetic tape was created on a version of the OpenVMS
operating system that conforms to Version 3 of ANSI, then this option
must be used to override any character other than an ASCII space.
- If a protection is specified and the magnetic tape conforms to an
ANSI standard that is later than Version 3, then this option must be
used to override any character other than an ASCII 1.
If you specify any character other than the default, you must
specify the /OVERRIDE=ACCESSIBILITY qualifier on the INITIALIZE and
MOUNT commands in order to access the magnetic tape.
/LIMIT[=n]
Applies to Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 2 (ODS-2) and Level
5 (ODS-5) disks only.
Specifies that the volume should be initialized with volume expansion.
n defines the maximum growth potential of the volume in
blocks. If no value is specified, the maximum expansion potential is
set up.
The maximum value depends on the value specified for /CLUSTER_SIZE:
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/CLUSTER_SIZE => 8
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1TB of expansion is set up.
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/CLUSTER_SIZE < 8
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Expansion limit is set to 65535*4096*Cluster_value because the maximum
size of the bitmap is 65535 blocks.
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For more information about volume expansion, see the HP Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
manual.
The minimum allowed value is the largest of the following values:
- The value supplied with /LIMIT
- The physical disk size
- The size resulting from a 256-block BITMAP.SYS file (that is, 256
* 4096 bits/block * Disk Cluster Value)
If a value less than the minimum is supplied, the value is increased to
the minimum. This value is displayed (in blocks) as the "Expansion Size
Limit" in the output from a SHOW DEVICE/FULL command.
Note
If you specify /LIMIT and do not explicitly set a value for the
following parameters, the defaults for these parameters are set as
follows:
- /CLUSTER_SIZE: 16
- /MAXIMUM_FILES: 16711679 files
- /HEADERS: 0.5 percent of the size of the current device MAXBLOCK
(an F$GETDVI item code)
For example, for a 33GB disk, the default
number of preallocated header blocks would be approximately 355000.
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/MAXIMUM_FILES=n
Restricts the maximum number of files that the volume can contain. The
/MAXIMUM_FILES qualifier overrides the default value, which is
calculated as follows:
(volume size in blocks)/((cluster factor + 1) * 2)
Note
If /LIMIT is specified and no value is set for /MAXIMUM_FILES, the
default is 16711679 files.
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The maximum size you can specify for any volume is as follows:
(volume size in blocks)/(cluster factor + 1)
The minimum value is 0. Note that the maximum can be increased only by
reinitializing the volume.
Note
The /MAXIMUM_FILES qualifier does not reserve or create space for new
file headers on a volume. The file system dynamically allocates space
as it is needed for new headers.
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/MEDIA_FORMAT=[NO]COMPACTION
Controls whether data records are automatically compacted and blocked
together on any device that supports data compaction. Data compaction
and record blocking increase the amount of data that can be stored on a
single tape cartridge.
Note that once data compaction or noncompaction has been selected for a
given cartridge, that same status applies to the entire cartridge.
/OVERRIDE=(option[,...])
Requests the INITIALIZE command to ignore data on a magnetic tape
volume that protects it from being overwritten. You can specify one or
more of the following options:
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ACCESSIBILITY
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(For magnetic tapes only.) If the installation allows, this option
overrides any character in the Accessibility field of the volume. The
necessity of this option is defined by the installation. That is, each
installation has the option of specifying a routine that the magnetic
tape file system will use to process this field. By default, OpenVMS
provides a routine that checks this field in the following manner. If
the magnetic tape was created on a version of OpenVMS that conforms to
Version 3 of ANSI, this option must be used to override any character
other than an ASCII space. If a protection is specified and the
magnetic tape conforms to an ANSI standard that is higher than Version
3, this option must be used to override any character other than an
ASCII 1. To use the ACCESSIBILITY option, you must have the user
privilege VOLPRO or be the owner of the volume.
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EXPIRATION
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(For magnetic tapes only.) Allows you to write to a tape that has not
yet reached its expiration date. You must have the user privilege
VOLPRO to override volume protection, or your UIC must match the UIC
written on the volume.
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OWNER_IDENTIFIER
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Allows you to override the processing of the Owner Identifier field of
the volume label.
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If you specify only one option, you can omit the parentheses.
To initialize a volume that was initialized previously with the
/PROTECTION qualifier, your UIC must match the UIC written on the
volume or you must have VOLPRO privilege.
You can initialize a volume previously initialized with /PROTECTION if
you have control access.
/OWNER_UIC=uic
Specifies an owner user identification code (UIC) for the volume. The
default is your default UIC. Specify the UIC using standard UIC format
as described in the HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
For magnetic tapes, no UIC is written unless protection on the magnetic
tape is specified. If protection is specified, but no owner UIC is
specified, your current UIC is assigned ownership of the volume.
/PROTECTION=(ownership[:access][,...])
Applies the specified protection to the volume:
- Specify the ownership parameter as system (S), owner (O),
group (G), or world (W).
- Specify the access parameter as read (R), write (W),
create (C), or delete (D).
The default is your default protection. Note that the /GROUP, /SHARE,
and /SYSTEM qualifiers can also be used to define protection for disk
volumes.
For magnetic tape, the protection code is written to an OpenVMS
specific volume label. The system applies only read (R) and write (W)
access restrictions; create and delete (D) access are meaningless.
Moreover, the system and the owner are always given both read (R) and
write (W) access to magnetic tapes, regardless of the protection code
you specify.
For more information on specifying protection code, see the
HP OpenVMS Guide to System Security. Any attributes not specified are taken from the current
default protection.
When you specify a protection code for an entire disk volume, the
access type E (execute) indicates create access.
/SHADOW=(device_name_1, device_name_2, device_name_3) label
(Alpha/Integrity servers only)
Initializes multiple members of a future shadow set. Initializing
multiple members in this way eliminates the requirement of a full copy
when you later create a shadow set.
When both the /SHADOW and /ERASE qualifiers are specified, the
INITIALIZE command performs the following operations:
- Formats up to six devices with one command, so that any three can
be subsequently mounted together as members of a new host-based shadow
set
- Writes a label on each volume
- Deletes all information from the devices except for the system
files and leaves each device with identical file structure information.
All former contents of the disks are lost.
HP strongly recommends that you use the /ERASE qualifier. When /ERASE
is specified, a merge operation is substantially reduced. However,
using /ERASE has two side effects that are important considerations for
volume shadowing: the setting of the ERASE volume attribute and the
time it takes to initialize a volume using /ERASE.
If /ERASE is specified with /SHADOW, the disks are erased sequentially,
which effectively doubles or triples the time it takes for the command
to complete. If the disks are large, consider performing multiple,
simultaneous INITIALIZE/ERASE commands (without /SHADOW) to erase the
disks. Once all of those commands have completed, then execute an
INITIALIZE/SHADOW command (without /ERASE).
Once you have initialized your devices using /ERASE and /SHADOW, you
can then mount up to three of these devices as members of a new
host-based shadow set.
Note that the INITIALIZE/SHADOW command should not be used to
initialize a disk to be added to an existing shadow set, as no benefit
is gained.
For more information about volume shadowing, see the HP Volume Shadowing for OpenVMS
manual.
/SHARE (default)
/NOSHARE
Permits all categories of access by all categories of ownership. The
/NOSHARE qualifier denies access to group (unless the /GROUP qualifier
is also specified) and world processes.
/SIZE=n
When /SIZE=n is specified for a magnetic disk, n
specifies the size (in blocks) of the logical volume (the space
available for the file system). This allows you to INITIALIZE a disk
with a file system size that is less than the physical volume size,
which can be useful if you plan to create a shadow set using this disk
and a smaller physical disk. The value of n is displayed (in
blocks) as "Logical Volume Size" in the output from a SHOW DEVICE/FULL
command.
For DECram disks, /SIZE specifies the size (in blocks) of the disk
(device type DT$_RAM_DISK) to be allocated from available memory. The
size of the device is created at disk initialization time.
To deallocate space, specify /SIZE=0. All resources specifically
allocated to the DECram disk are returned to the system.
Note that n cannot exceed 524,280 blocks on versions
of DECram prior to Version 2.3. DECram Version 2.3 running on an Alpha
system supports up to 67,108,864 blocks, equivalent to 32GB.
/STRUCTURE=level
Specifies whether the volume should be formatted in Files-11 On-Disk
Structure Level 1, 2 (the default), or 5.
Structure Level 1 is incompatible with the /DATA_CHECK and
/CLUSTER_SIZE qualifiers. The default protection for a Structure Level
1 disk is full access to system, owner, and group, and read (R) access
to all other users.
Note that Alpha does not support ODS-1 disks, and specifying 1 on Alpha
results in an error.
See the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials for more information about ODS-5 disks.
/SYSTEM
Requires a system UIC or SYSPRV (system privilege)
privilege.
Defines a system volume. The owner UIC defaults to [1,1]. Protection
defaults to complete access by all ownership categories, except that
only system processes can create top-level directories.
/USER_NAME=name
Specifies a user name to be associated with the volume. The name must
be 1 to 12 alphanumeric characters. The default is your user name.
/VERIFIED
/NOVERIFIED
Indicates whether the disk has bad block data on it. Use the
/NOVERIFIED qualifier to ignore bad block data on the disk. The default
is the /VERIFIED qualifier for disks with 4096 blocks or more and the
/NOVERIFIED qualifier for disks with less than 4096 blocks.
/VOLUME_CHARACTERISTICS=([[NO]HARDLINKS,]
[[NO]ACCESS_DATES[=delta-time]],[NO]SPECIAL_FILES)
Applies to Files-11 On-Disk Structure Level 5 (ODS-5) disks
only.
Enables or disables hardlinks and automatic updates of access dates on
ODS-5 volumes.
The default value for delta-time is 1 second, chosen to comply
with the "seconds since EPOCH" time interface required by POSIX
st_atime
. A site can choose a larger delta time to reduce overhead if 1-second
granularity is not required.
Note that the NOACCESS_DATES option affects only the node on which the
command is issued. Other nodes are not affected by the change until the
next time the volume is mounted.
See the Guide to OpenVMS File Applications for additional information.
The volume characteristic [SPECIAL_FILES] allows you to disable
symlinks. This eliminates file access failure audits that may occur due
to symlinks being enabled for all processes in the current
implementation.
/WINDOWS=n
Specifies the number of mapping pointers (used to access data in the
file) to be allocated for file windows. The value can be an integer in
the range of 7 to 80. The default is 7.
