Naming limits for the Virtual I/O Server devices or objects

Use the following naming limits for devices or objects present in the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).
VIOS devices or objects Naming limits
Backing device in a file storage pool 37
Virtual optical file names 37
Shared storage pool (SSP)
Cluster name 63
Pool name 127
Failure Group 63
Logical unit
User input while creating a logical unit 94
Note: The system appends 33 characters to the logical unit name. Maximum size of the logical unit name on the system is 127 characters
Note: If the object names are longer, shared storage pool commands truncates the names in the default listing output. Such truncated names end with ~ (tilde) character. Complete object names are displayed with -fmt or-verbose command options.



Last updated: Wed, November 18, 2020