On: Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:35:52AM -0700,Schuh, Richard Wrote:

} We have a vendor that produces a device that responds to the IPL roll
} call saying it is a 3480-04; however, it only uses a subset of the tape
} unit's CCWs. If these devices receive a CCW that is not in their list of
} 5 that they use, bad things, such as streamed unsolicited interrupts or
} Command Rejects, happen. A detach of one of the devices results in the
} streamed unsolicited interrupts which in turn causes the device to be
} Boxed. Other commands like the forward or backward space commands or
} Read Backward cause a Unit Check/Command Reject to be reflected to the
} guest. I would like to be able to provide them with a complete list of
} commands for which they should not cause irreparable harm to the guest.
} Where can I find documentation showing the complete list of CCWs used by
} real 3480 and 3490 devices? 

The manuals for the control units.

A summary which may be enough is on the blue/green/yellow cards.

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