Specifying Names for Storage Spaces and Chunks

Chunk names follow the same rules as storage-space names. Specify an explicit pathname for a storage space or chunk as follows:

• If you are using raw disks on UNIX, you should use a linked pathname. (See Creating Symbolic Links to Raw Devices (UNIX).)
• If you are using raw disks on Windows, the pathname takes the following form, where x specifies the disk drive or partition:

  \\.\x:

• If you are using a file for database server disk space, the pathname is the complete path and filename.

Use these naming rules when you create storage spaces or add a chunk. The filename must have the following characteristics:

• Be unique and not exceed 128 bytes
• Begin with a letter or underscore
• Contain only letters, digits, underscores, or $ characters

The name is case insensitive unless you use quotes around it. By default, the database server converts uppercase characters in the name to lowercase. If you want to use uppercase in names, put quotes around them and set the DELIMIDENT environment variable to ON.