Viewing volume IDs

Virtual Storage Platform One Block Administrator User Guide for VSP One Block 85

Version
A0-05-4x
10.5.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-26VSP1B025-02
ft:lastEdition
2026-06-22
You can view information about the volume IDs. Use the Volume ID list to reference volume ID usage status and to see which SSIDs are assigned to which volume IDs.
Note:

The following is the display format for the Volume ID: [Decimal Volume ID] (0x[Hexadecimal Volume ID])

The CU number is the first two digits of the [Hexadecimal Volume ID].

You must have the Storage Administrator (View Only) role.
  1. From the navigation tree, select Mainframe Storage > All Types of Volume IDs.
    To verify which SSIDs are assigned to which range of volume IDs, run the raidcom get ssid command. See the Command Control Interface Command Reference for the storage system.
  2. On the All Types of Volume IDs - Select Control Unit Number page, select a control unit number (CU number).
  3. On the All Types of Volume IDs - (Control Unit Number: number) page (where number is the control unit number), click Customize Columns to show the columns you want to view.
  4. View the IDs and other details of all the volumes in the current control unit.
    • ID: Volume ID in decimal and hexadecimal formats
    • ID (Hex): ID in hexadecimal format
    • Control Unit Number: Control unit number to which the volume belongs in two hexidecimal numbers
    • SSID: Unique ID for each mainframe host using the volume as a hexidecimal string
    • Emulation Type: Emulation type or whether the volume is defined. Options:
      • -: Volume is unused
    • PAV Setting: Whether the volume is being used as a Compatible PAV volume. Options:
      • BASE: Source volume
      • ALIAS: Compatible PAV volume that has an alias name (secondary address)
      • -: Compatible PAV license is not activated
    • Resource Group ID