Try dsmfmt command and use define dbvol.




From: Lawrence Clark <Larry_Clark AT THRUWAY.STATE.NY DOT US> on 04/12/2002 
10:07
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Subject:       dbvol create error on AIX

Hi:Anyone seen this error before?

Filesystem    1024-blocks      Free %Used    Iused %Iused Mounted on
/dev/adsmdbl      1048576   1015612    4%       17     1% /var/adsmdbl


04/12/02   10:01:42  ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: DEFINE
                      DBVOLUME /var/adsmdbl formatsize=980 wait=yes
04/12/02   10:01:42  ANR0984I Process 104534 for DEFINE DBVOLUME started in
the
                      FOREGROUND at 10:01:42.
04/12/02   10:01:42  ANR7865W Unable to create volume /var/adsmdbl. Return
                      code=107.
04/12/02   10:01:42  ANR0985I Process 104534 for DEFINE DBVOLUME running in
the
                      FOREGROUND completed with completion state FAILURE at
                      10:01:42.