Use this command to initialize the server database and recovery log. No other server activity is allowed while initializing the database and recovery log.
Attention:
Syntax
>>-DSMSERV FORMAT--number_of_log_files--------------------------> .-----------------. V | >-----+----log_file_name---+-+--number_of_db_files--------------> '-file:log_file_name---' .----------------. V | >-----+----db_file_name---+-+---------------------------------->< '-file:db_file_name---'
Parameters
The files must exist before you use the command. For a regular file, created by the DSMFMT command, specify the file name (for example, /opt/tivolitsm-s/bin/log2.dsm). For a raw partition, specify a symbolic link to a character special file (for example, /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s5).
The number of names must match the number specified by the number_of_log_files parameter. The minimum size for the log is 9MB.
For a regular file, created by the DSMFMT command, specify the file name (for example, /opt/tivolitsm-s/bin/log2.dsm). For a raw partition, specify a symbolic link to a character special file (for example, /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s5).
It is recommended that you specify a fully-qualified name enclosed in single quotes so that you will not be affected by data set name qualification rules that depend on your operating environment.
The number of names must match the number specified by the number_of_log_files parameter. You must list the volumes in the order in which they are to be used. The minimum size for the log is 9MB.
The files must exist before you use the command. For a regular file, created by the DSMFMT command, specify the file name (for example, /opt/tivolitsm-s/bin/db2.dsm). For a raw partition, specify a symbolic link to a character special file (for example, /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s5).
The number of names must match the number specified by the number_of_db_files parameter. The minimum size for the database is 5MB.
For a regular file, created by the DSMFMT command, specify the file name (for example, /opt/tivolitsm-s/bin/db2.dsm). For a raw partition, specify a symbolic link to a character special file (for example, /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s5).
The number of names must match the number specified by the number_of_db_files parameter. You must list the volumes in the order they are to be used. The minimum size for the database is 5MB.
Examples
Task 1
Initialize two log volumes (logvol1 and logvol2) and one database volume (dbvol1):
dsmserv format 2 logvol1 logvol2 1 dbvol1
Task 2
Initialize the recovery log and database volumes by specifying files containing the volume names:
logvol1 logvol2
dbvol1 dbvol2 dbvol3
dsmserv format 2 file:log.vols 3 file:db.vols