The database initialization utility is used to define a physical structure for use of files as a HiRDB database. A HiRDB database consists of various RDAREAs. One RDAREA consists of one or more HiRDB files.
Before executing the database initialization utility, you must initialize the HiRDB file system areas in which HiRDB files are to be created. For details about initialization of HiRDB file system areas, see the pdfmkfs command.
The database initialization utility provides the following two functions:
Figure 3-1 provides an overview of the database initialization utility (pdinit).
Figure 3-1 Overview of database initialization utility (pdinit)