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Creating multiple volumes with the same prefix

To create multiple volumes with the same name prefix, specify a numeric argument to the nvol parameter, as shown in the following example:

# vxassist -g mydg -P mypool make mirvol 15g \

  layout=mirror nmir=2 nvol=3

This creates three mirrored volumes named mirvol1, mirvol2 and mirvol3. If volumes with the same name prefix and numeric suffix already exist, the numbering of the new volumes continues from the highest number found plus 1. For example, if there are existing volumes named mirvol1 and mirvol2, the new volumes are named mirvol3, mirvol4 and mirvol5.