<http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os>
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os (or preferably one of the mirrors
listed at http:// <http://www.bitsavers.org> www.bitsavers.org )
 
then choose "
<http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/GC28-6628-9_OS_System_Ctl_Blks_R21.
7_Apr73.pdf> GC28-6628-9" 
 
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum

 

-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack
Sent: 25 January 2009 02:26
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: DASD VOL1 doc


I used to have a 30 year old ?? OS manual that described the IBM format 1-5
DSCB fields.  Don't know where I put it.  Maybe it's with a S/360 Green Card
or an old PofOPs manual.

I found this when I did a search on IBM for VTOC.

http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML

it says:



IBM Systems <http://www.ibm.com/systems/>   >    System z
<http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/>   >      z/VM <http://www.vm.ibm.com/>   >

        
Programming Interface Information: This information is NOT intended to be 
used as Programming Interfaces of z/VM.         

FMLRC

Prolog <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#PLOG>  
Control Block  <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#READ> Contents

FMLRC DSECT <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#FMLRC>  Storage
Layout <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#BMAP>  
Cross  <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#XREF> Reference 

FMLRC Prolog

 NAME       : HCPFMLRC

 DESCRIPTION: VOLUME LABEL RECORD

 DSECT      : FMLRC

 FUNCTION   : MAPS THE VOLUME LABEL RECORD THAT IS READ

              FROM/WRITTEN TO CYLINDER 0, TRACK 0, RECORD 3.

 LOCATED BY : FMNFAWLR - FIELD IN HCPFMNUC

 CREATED BY : HCPADF (INDIRECTLY) BY USING THE FIRST LEVEL

              ASA TO IMBED HCPFAW INTO THE GUEST VIRTUAL

              STORAGE.

              HCPCCF (CMS MODULE). HCPFAW IS INCLUDED IN THE

              CPFMTXA MODULE.

 DELETED BY : VIRTUAL SYSTEM CLEAR.
  _____  

  

FMLRC Control Block Content



FMLRC DSECT

Hex   Dec Type/Val   Lng Label (dup)    Comments

---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- --------

0000    0 Structure      FMLRC          VOLUME LABEL RECORD

     VOLUME LABEL RECORD - RECORD 3 ON CYLINDER 0, TRACK 0

0000    0 Character    4 FMLOSLAB       OS LABEL

0004    4 Character    6 FMLCPLAB       CP LABEL (ALSO KNOWN AS THE VOLID

                                        OR VOLUME IDENTIFIER)

000A   10 Bitstring    1 *              CHARACTER ZERO

000B   11 Bitstring    4 FMLVTCB        VTOC PTR IN R3 (CCHH)

000F   15 Bitstring    1 FMLVTCR        ... (R)

0010   16 Bitstring    5 *              ZEROS

0015   21 Bitstring    1 * (20)         BLANKS

0029   41 Bitstring    5 *              FILLER

002E   46 Character    5 FMLVLOWN       VOLUME OWNER - THIS FIELD WILL

                                        CONTAIN THE CHARACTERS 'CPVOL' IF

                                        CYLINDER ZERO HAS BEEN FORMATTED

                                        FOR VM/XA CP USE.

0033   51 Bitstring   29 *
  _____  

  

FMLRC Storage Layout

          

*** FMLRC - VOLUME LABEL RECORD

*

*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+

*   0 |         FMLOSLAB          |        FMLCPLAB-          |

*     +-------------+------+------+--------------------+------+

*   8 |   -(004)    |//////|         FMLVTCB           |:VTCR |

*     +-------------+------+-------------+-------------+------+

*  10 |//////////////////////////////////|////////////////////|

*     +----------------------------------+////////////////////|

*  18 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|

*     =///////////////////////////////////////////////////////=

*     |//////+----------------------------------+-------------+

*  28 |//////|//////////////////////////////////|   (02E)-    |

*     +------+-------------+--------------------+-------------+

*  30 |     -FMLVLOWN      |//////////////////////////////////|

*     +--------------------+//////////////////////////////////|

*  38 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|

*     =///////////////////////////////////////////////////////=

*     |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|

*     +-------------------------------------------------------+

*  50

*

*** FMLRC - VOLUME LABEL RECORD
  _____  

  

FMLRC Cross Reference

Symbol         Dspl Value

-------------- ---- -----

FMLCPLAB       <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#0002>  0004

FMLOSLAB       <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#0001>  0000

FMLVLOWN       <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#0009>  002E

FMLVTCB        <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#0004>  000B

FMLVTCR        <http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/cp31064/FMLRC.HTML#0005>  000F
  _____  

This information is based on z/VM V3R1.0. Last updated on 29 Mar 2001 at
15:44:46 EDT. 
Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 2001 


Tony Thigpen wrote: 

Anybody know where in the VM manuals the layout of the VOL1 label is 

documented?



  


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