To create a new Datareplicator file system area:

1. Prepare a character special file that that can be allocated as a Datareplicator file system area.
2. Initialize the character special file as a Datareplicator file system area.
   Use the hdsfmkfs command for this purpose.
   
3. Specify the devicexx operand in Datareplicator's extraction environment definition or import environment definition.
4. Allocate system files to the Datareplicator file system area.

• When Datareplicator's directory remains unchanged
  Initialize Datareplicator (execute the hdsstart -i command).
  
• When Datareplicator's directory is different than before
  After initializing the Datareplicator file system area with the hdsfmkfs command, execute initial startup of Datareplicator (execute the hdsstart -i command).
  

The following figure shows a Datareplicator file system area's status changes.

Figure 3-32 Datareplicator file system area's status changes