Create a different HiRDB file system area for each purpose, as shown in the following table. Use the pdfmkfs command's -k option to specify the purpose.

Table 4-1 Types of HiRDB file system areas

NO.	Type of HiRDB file system area	-k option value
1	RDAREAs	DB
2	Shared RDAREA	SDB
3	System files	SYS
4	Work table files	WORK
5	Utilities	UTL
6	RDAREAs for lists	WORK

Operating HiRDB requires HiRDB file system areas 1, 3 and 4.

For details about how to design a HiRDB file system area, see 8.2 Designing HiRDB file system areas for a HiRDB single server configuration, and 9.2 Designing HiRDB file system areas for a HiRDB parallel server configuration.

Note

The size of a HiRDB file system area that is to be initialized must not exceed the partition size. If it exceeds the partition size, the next partition physically following that partition may be damaged.