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Procedure documentation Adding a Volume Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You define additional Volumes to extend the disk space for the database instance. You can also use this command for creating additional mirror volumes, if the database is already mirrored.

Caution

If the database instance is not yet mirrored, create the first mirror volume with the command param_addvolume (Changing Volume Parameters.

To mirror the log volume, see also: Log Mode

Prerequisites

You have the server authorization ParamFull or AccessUtility.

Syntax

db_addvolume <vol_mode> <vol_name> <vol_type> <size>

 

<vol_mode>

Type of volume that is to be added
Possible values are:
DATA (Data Volume)
LOG (Log Volume)
MLOG (Mirrored log volume)

<vol_name>

Name of device/file

<vol_type>

Type of device or fill that is to be added.
Possible values are:
F (File)
L (Link)
R (Raw Device)

<size>

Size of the volume to be added in pages

Reply

The system displays an OK message.

In the event of errors, see Reply Format.

 

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