Make a user database available

User databases are implemented using independent disk pools on the system. There are three types of independent disk pools: primary, secondary, and user-defined file system (UDFS). Databases are set up using primary independent disk pools. To make a user database available, you must vary-on (attach to) the independent disk pool associated with the user database.

Note:Before you can perform this task, you will need the name or number of the primary disk pool in the disk pool group associated with your database. To find this number, right-click on your database and select Properties.

To make an independent disk pool available:

  1. In System i Navigator, expand a system.
  2. Expand Configuration and Service.
  3. Expand Hardware.
  4. Expand Disk Units.
  5. Expand Disk Pools.
  6. Right-click the unavailable disk pool and select Make Available. You can select multiple disk pools to make available at the same time.
  7. From the dialog that displays, click Make Available to make the disk pool available.