StorageTek 6 manual Appendix C. Record Formats, Overview

Appendix C. Record Formats

Overview

This appendix provides the record formats for the HSC SMF, LOGREC, Volume Report, and Batch API records. These records are mapped by SMP/E-distributed macros.

Each record format contains the following information:

•decimal representation

•hexadecimal representation

•type

•length

•label information

•description.

Some important points to remember when referencing record formats are:

•Types ‘‘Constant (CONST),’’ ‘‘Character Constant (CHAR CONST),’’ ‘‘BITMAP,’’ and ‘‘Length (LENGTH)’’ contain values in the Decimal and Hexadecimal columns.

•Type ‘‘AREA’’ contains offsets in the Decimal and Hexadecimal columns. The Length is the length of an area. (An area defines an area of storage only.)

•Type ‘‘STRUCTURE’’ contains zeros in both the Decimal and Hexadecimal columns and the Label column contains a DSECT name. The Length is blank.

•With Label ‘‘name (Rep count),’’ the Length is equal to the length of one element. The total length of the entire field is found by multiplying the Length times the Rep count.

•If the Label equals -RESERVED-, there is not a label for that particular field.

•Type ‘‘Offset’’ contains an offset in the Decimal and Hexadecimal columns and the Length is always blank.

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