Perform the following steps to define a VIO storage group.

1. Specify VIO for storage group type on the Storage Group Application Selection panel, as explained in Defining storage group attributes. This causes the VIO Storage Group Define panel to be displayed.

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2. Supply values on the VIO Storage Group Define panel. The SCDS Name and Storage Group Name fields are output fields that contain the SCDS and storage group names you specified in the Storage Group Application Selection panel.
   You specify:

   Description

   This is an optional field of 120 characters in which you can describe the VIO storage group.

   VIO Maxsize

   This is a data set maximum size for VIO. See Values for defining a VIO storage group.

   VIO Unit

   This represents the generic DASD device type (for example, 3380 or 3390) that this storage group simulates.

   System/Sys Group Name and Status

   This is a storage group status for each system and system group.

   See Values for defining a VIO storage group for more information.

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3. Use the END command to save the VIO storage group and return to the Storage Group Application Selection panel.