Performs the actions that you have specified in this notebook or window.

Cancels any unsaved changes that you made and closes this notebook or window.

Processes your input and keeps the window or notebook open for additional actions.

Restores the settings that the parameters in this notebook or window had when Apply was last selected, or if Apply was not selected, restores the parameters' initial settings.

Specifies that container definitions are to be applied to all database partitions.

Specifies that container definitions are to be applied to one or more database partitions.

Specifies the names of the database partitions to which the container definitions will apply. You cannot modify this field.

Opens a window from which you can view available items and select one.

Specifies that the container is a file. Files are easier to use than raw devices, but do not perform as well. To access a file, the database manager works through the operating system's file system.

Use this field to specify the size of the DMS container in pages or MB. (There are two hundred fifty-six 4 KB pages in 1 MB.) The minimum size of a container is 5 times the extent size of the table space plus one 4 KB page. Since the default extent size is thirty-two 4 KB pages, the default minimum size for the entire table space is thirty-two 4 KB pages multiplied by 5, plus one, equal to one hundred sixty-one 4 KB pages (approximately 660 KB).

Specify the unit size of the new container in x KB pages, where x is the page size specified for this table space (4, 8, 16 or 32).

Specifies that the container is a raw device. A raw device is a large contiguous chunk of disk space, either an unformatted partition or an unpartitioned disk. It may perform better than a file because the database manager accesses the disk directly.

Specifies that you want to use an unformatted partition as a DB2 raw device.

Specify the unformatted partition you want to use as a DB2 raw device. Unformatted partitions are designated by a single letter from A to Z.

Specifies that you want to use an unpartitioned drive as a DB2 raw device.

Specifies an unpartitioned drive on the file system. Unpartitioned drives are designated by a non-negative integer.

Type a name for the container.

Type a name for the container. If you are working in a partitioned database system, you must enter a fully qualified path name, or you can click [...] to open a window in which you can select a path.

Opens a window from which you can view available items and select one.

Specifies the stripe set to which the containers should be added. By default, the containers are added to the highest available stripe set.

Shows the files in the current directory. Click a file in the list to add it to the File or Path entry field.

Shows the current directory.

Shows the directories in the current directory.

Specifies the valid drives on the system. To change the selected drive, click the down arrow to display a list of drives. The control shows the amount of free space on the current drive in MB or its status. Click the drive you want to select.

Note that this list shows all drives on the system where the database resides. It may list drives on your local system or on a remote system. If the Control Center cannot connect to the remote system, the drive list will be empty. However, you can type the drive letter.