HP Array Controller HSG V8.7 Software - Manual (Page 324)

B–52 HSG80 User’s Guide
smaller than the size specified because metadata also occupies some of
the partition’s allocated space.
Specify LARGEST in the following situations:
n To have the controller create the largest partition possible from
unused space on the disk or storageset.
n To create the last partition on a container. Because the remaining
space is not equal to an exact percentage value, specifying
LARGEST allows you to optimize use of the remaining space.
CAPACITY=
CYLINDERS=
HEADS=
SECTORS_PER_TRACK=
CAPACITY may be specified 1 to the maximum container size (in
blocks); CYLINDERS may be specified 1 to16,777,215; HEADS may
be specified 1 to 255; and SECTORS_PER_TRACK may be specified
1 to 255.
Note These are used to set the SCSI parameters reported to the host.
They should not be used unless there is a compatibility problem with
the existing defaults.
The geometry parameter switches for the INITIALIZE command are
ignored when you create partitions. The parameters supplied with the
CREATE_PARTITION command are used by the unit.