On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Brian Nielsen <[email protected]>wrote:
> To quote the DS8000 Architecture and Implementation Redbook (SG24-6786, pg > 101): > > "If the number of cylinders specified is not an integral multiple of 1113 > cylinders, then some space in the last allocated extent is wasted. For > example, if you define 1114 or 3340 cylinders, 1112 cylinders are wasted. > For maximum storage efficiency, you should consider allocating volumes > that are exact multiples of 1113 cylinders. In fact, integral multiples of > 3339 cylinders should be consider for future compatibility." > > That last sentence has always peaked my interest. > "1112 cylinders are wasted" -- out of 1114? That can't be right! Btw, "piqued", not "peaked".
