Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 User's Guide

How to Create a Concatenation (DiskSuite Tool)

Use this procedure to create a concatenation from slices that do not contain any data. To concatenate existing data, such as a file system or a database, refer to "How to Expand a Slice Containing Existing Data (DiskSuite Tool)".

  1. Make sure you have met the prerequisites ("Prerequisites for Creating DiskSuite Objects"), and have read the preliminary information ("Preliminary Information for Creating Stripes and Concatenations").

  2. Click the Concat/Stripe template.

    An unassigned and uncommitted Concat/Stripe object appears on the canvas. The metadevice name is automatically assigned.

  3. [Optional] Change the default metadevice name.

    Display the object's pop-up menu and choose Info. Type the new metadevice name in the Device Name field and click Attach. Then click Close.

  4. Click Slices to display the Slice Browser window.

  5. Use Control-click to select the slices to be concatenated and drag them into the Concat/Stripe object.

  6. Click Concat on the "Stripe or Concat?" dialog box that appears.

  7. Click the top rectangle of the Concat/Stripe object, then click Commit.

  8. To verify that concatenation was committed, display the Configuration Log.

Example -- Committed Concatenation Object

This example shows a newly created concatenation made of two slices. The object displays the slices in the concatenation so that each slice is in its own rectangle.

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Where to Go From Here

To prepare the newly created concatenation for a file system, refer to "How to Create a File System on a Metadevice (File System Manager)". An application, such as a database, that uses the raw metadevice must have its own way of recognizing the metadevice.