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FORMATVOL The FORMATVOL command formats a disk pack (volume) to get it ready for initialization with the NEWSET, NEWVOL, or INITVOL commands . This command is needed only on rare occasions when an irrecoverable disk error has been detected. After it is formatted, the volume is in the UNKNOWN state.
CAUTION FORMATVOL destroys all data on the specified volume.
Task Formats a volume. Capability CV, create mountable volume set Syntax FORMATVOL [LDEV=] ldev Parameters ldev A number from 1 to 100 specifying the logical device number of the volume to be formatted. Required. Example This example shows how to format a volume. 1. Use the DSTAT command to check the status of the volume you want to format. ______________________________________________________ | | | | | volutil: :DSTAT | | | | LDEV-TYPE STATUS VOLUME (VOLUME SET - GEN) | | --------- ------ ------------------------- | | 21-079350 MASTER BVOL1 (BSET-0) | | 22-079350 MEMBER BVOL2 (BSET-0) | | 23-07950 MEMBER BVOL5 (BSET-0) | | | ______________________________________________________ 2. Use the VSCLOSE command to place the volume set in the LONER state. The VSCLOSE command is described in this chapter. Then use the DSTAT command to display the states of all the volumes. ________________________________________________________ | | | | | volutil: :VSCLOSE BSET | | volutil: :DSTAT | | | | LDEV-TYPE STATUS VOLUME (VOLUME SET - GEN) | | --------- ------- --------------------------- | | 21-079330 LONER BVOL1 (BSET-0) | | 22-079350 LONER BVOL2 (BSET-0) | | 23-079350 LONER BVOL5 (BSET-0) | | | ________________________________________________________ 3. Now that you have verified that the volume set is in the LONER state, you can use the SCRATCHVOL command to place the volume in the SCRATCH state. Refer to the SCRATCHVOL command for more information. 4. Use the FORMATVOL command to format the volume on LDEV 23. After you format the volume, the volume will be in the UNKNOWN state. Again use the DSTAT command to verify the state of the volume. ________________________________________________________________ | | | | | volutil: SCRATCHVOL 23 | | | | *Verify: Scratch volume on ldev 23 [Y/N] ? Y | | *Note: Loner volume scratched on ldev 23. | | | | volutil: FORMATVOL 23 | | | | Verify: Format volume on ldev 23 [Y/N] ? Y | | Note: Volume has been successfully formatted on ldev 23 | | | | volutil: :DSTAT | | | | LDEV-TYPE STATUS VOLUME (VOLUME SET - GEN) | | --------- ------ --------------------------- | | 21-079330 LONER BVOL1 (BSET-0) | | 22-079350 LONER BVOL2 (BSET-0) | | 23-079350 UNKNOWN | | | ________________________________________________________________