Partition sizes for device types for AIX

Open-Systems Host Attachment Guide

Version
9.8.7
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-90RD7037-31

After assigning the new SCSI disk devices to new or existing volume groups, you need to set the partition sizes. The following tables list the available partition sizes for each device type.

Partition sizes for standard LUs

Device Type Partition Size
OPEN-V 256 (default size)
OPEN-3 4
OPEN-8 8
OPEN-9 8
OPEN-E 16
OPEN-L 64

Partition sizes for VLL LUSE devices

Device Type LU Size (MB) Partition Size (MB)
OPEN-x*n VLL 35 to 1800 2
1801 to 2300 4
2301 to 7000 8
7001 to 16200 16
13201 to 32400 32
32401 to 64800 64
64801 to 126000 128
126001 to 259200 256
259201 to 518400 512
518401 and higher 1024

Partition sizes for LUSE devices

Device Type LUSE Configuration Partition Size (MB)
OPEN-3 OPEN-3 4
OPEN-3*2, OPEN-3*3 8
OPEN-3*4 to OPEN-3*6 16
OPEN-3*7 to OPEN-3*13 32
OPEN-3*14 to OPEN-3*27 64
OPEN-3*28 to OPEN-3*36 128
OPEN-8 OPEN-8 8
OPEN-8*2 16
OPEN-8*3, OPEN-8*4 32
OPEN-8*5 to OPEN-8*9 64
OPEN-8*10 to OPEN-8*18 128
OPEN-8*19 to OPEN-8*36 256
OPEN-9 OPEN-9 8
OPEN-9*2 16
OPEN-9*3, OPEN-9*4 32
OPEN-9*5 to OPEN-9*9 64
OPEN-9*10 to OPEN-9*18 128
OPEN-9*19 to OPEN-9*36 256
OPEN-E OPEN-E 16
OPEN-E*2 32
OPEN-E*3, OPEN-E*4 64
OPEN-E*5 to OPEN-E*9 128
OPEN-E*10 to OPEN-E*18 256
OPEN-L OPEN-L 64
OPEN-L*2, OPEN-L*3 128
OPEN-L*4 to OPEN-L*7 256