Hitachi MK-96RD647-01 manual Allocation Utility for Windows

8.When you are finished formatting OPEN-xvolumes for use as FXoto volumes, select Close to close the Format panel and exit the FMT utility.

Important Note: When the message “Format check error” is indicated, the formatting operation has not started and the original condition has been kept. When another message is indicated, the formatting process has already started. The data on the volume has already been initialized. Remove the error condition and format the volume again.

If you execute over the maximum number of cylinders on Windows 2003, the message “Format failed … Format check error” appears after about a minute. It should be clear when formatting has completed.

Allocation Utility for Windows

When you perform FXoto operations using OPEN-xFMT volumes, you must allocate the intermediate datasets before starting the file transfer operations. The FX Allocater (ALC) utility can only be used on OPEN-xvolumes which have already been formatted using the FX FMT utility (see section Format Utility for Windows).

Note: FCU version 01-01-41 or later is required for the ALC utility.

Note: For versions 01-01-41: The ALC utility for UNIX is a UNIX command executed from the UNIX command line. The ALC utility for Windows 2000/2003/Windows NT systems is a GUI. The ALC utility for UNIX can only be used on volumes formatted with the FMT utility for UNIX. The ALC utility for Windows 2000/2003/Windows NT systems can only be used on volumes formatted with the FMT utility for Windows 2000/2003/Windows NT systems.

CAUTION: The capacity of the intermediate dataset varies depending on block length. Remember to calculate the required size for the intermediate dataset. When you transfer variable-length records, make sure to take the four-byte RL information and four-byte BL information for each record into account.

To allocate an intermediate FXoto dataset using the ALC utility:

1.Log in to the system as administrator.

2.Double-click on the Allocate icon to start the ALC utility and open the Allocation panel.

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