bytes 14 RESERVED

STANDARD MAGNETIC TAPE FILE LABEL ( .... Cont'd)

~ NAME AND LENGTH 10 EXPIRATION DATE

6 bytes II ACCESSIBILITY

1 byte

12 BLOCK COUNT 6 bytes 13 SYSTEM CODE

13 bytes 14 RESERVED

7 bytes

DESCRIPTION Indicates the year and the day of the year that this file may become a scratch tape.

Same format 0$ above (Field 9).

Indicates the occessibi lity protection of the file.

Space: no accessibility protection . Nonspace: accessibility protection.

Indicates the number of data blocks (phy-sical records) written for this logical file.

Uniquely identifies the programming system.

Reserved for future use as required by ANSI.(Americon National Standards Insfi-tute,lnc.). Should be recorded as spaces.

ASCII Standard Tape File Label Format and Contents

FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

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Field Volume Label Numbel Standard Label V,

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VTOC 7 B 9 10 11 1213

Label Volume Data Number of Number of Owner Name

Reserved for

Iden- Serial File Reserved CI alocks per Labels per Reserved ,nd Future Expansion

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FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

LABEL IDENTIFIER Must contain VOL to indicate that this is a Volume CONTROL INTERVAL Identifies the fixed length CI-size by which the VTOC

3 bytes Label. SIZE 4 bytes for FBA devices is subdivided.

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² VOLUME LABEL NO. Indicates the relative position {l-B} of a volume labet NUMBER OF BLOCKS Indicates the number of physical blocks per control

1 byte within a group of volume labels. PER CI interval.

VOLUME SE RIAL NO. A unique identification code which is assigned to a 4 bytes

6 bytes volume when it enters an installation. This code may NUMBER OF LABELS Indicates the number of slon in each CI which may

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visual identification. It is normally a numeric field 4 bytes

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000001 to 999999. however any or all of the 6 byt .. 10. RESERVED

may be alphameric. 4 bytes

4 VOLUME SECURITY Indicates security status of the volume:

11 OWNER NAME AND Indicates a specific rustomer, installation or system to 1 byt, 0: No further identification for each file of the voluml ADDRESS CODE which this volume belongs. This field is printed on

(OSNS only) is required; 14 bytes SYSLST when LVTOC is executed.

1: Further identification for each file of the volumo is

required before processing. 12 RESERVED

DATA FILE DIRECTORY Provides the starting address of the VTOC. 29 bytes

5 bytes 13 STANDARD LABEL Indicates FBA or non-FBA-device.

RESERVED VERSION

5 bytes 1 byte

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FILE IDENTIFICATION

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1121 31 4 File

Serial System Code

Number

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FIELD NAME AND LENGTH FILENAME 44 bytes, alphameric EBCDIC

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Extent sequence number L-Key Location Extent type indicator

DESCRIPTION This field serves as the key portion of the file lobel.Eoch fire must have a unique file rome. Duplication of file names will couse retrieval errors. The file name can consist of three sections:

1 File 10 is an alphameric name assig-ned by the user and identifies the file.

Can be 1-35 bytes if generation and version numbers are used,or 1-44 bytes

FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

if they orc not used.

2 Generation number. If used, this field is separated from File ID by a period.

It has the format Gnnnn,where G iden-tifies the field as the generation number and nnnn (in decimal) identifies the ge-neration of the file.

3 Version Number of Generation If used, this section immediately follows the

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FILENAME (Cont'd)

DESCRIPTION

generation number and has the fonnat Vnn, where V identifies the field as the version of generation number and nnn lin decimal) identifies the version of generation of the file.

The remaining fields comprise the DATA portion of the file label:

FORMAT IDENTIFIER 1 = Format 1 1 byte, EBCDIC numeric

FILE SERIAL NO. Uniquely identifies a file/volume relation-6 bytes, ship. It is identical to the Volume Serial EBCDIC alphameric Number of the first or only volume of a

multivolume file.

VOLUME SEQUENCE NO. I ndicates the order of a volume relative to 2 bytes, the first volume on which the data file

binary resides.

CREATION DATE Indicates the year and the day of the year 3 bytes, the file was created. It is of the fonn YDD, discontinuous binary where Y signifies the year (0-99) and DO

the day of the year (1-366).

EXPIRATION DATE Indicates the year and the day of the year 3 bytes, the file may be deleted. The form of this discontinuous binary field is the same as that of field 5.

7A EXTENT COUNT Contains a count of the number of extents for this file on this volume. If user labels are used, the count does not include the user label track. BLOCK OF DIRECTORY

1 byte. binary

SPARE Reserved

1 byte

SYSTEM CODE Uniquely identifies the programming system.

13 bytes The character codes that can be used in this field are limited to EBCDIC characters. On input. IOes ignores this field. On output.

10CS writes the information supplied in DLBL.

LAST ACCESSED DATE Indicates the date of last access of this data 3 bytes, set. Form = YDD; Y ;; year.(O-99), disc. binary 0 = day (0-366).

FILE CONTROL INTERVAL Indicates the number of physical blocks per SIZE. 2 bytes CI for FBA device file.

FILE TYPE 2 bytes

The contents of this field uniquely identify the type of data file:

Hex 0000: Organization not defined in the file label Hex 0008: VSAM

Hex 2000: Direct access organization lOAMI

Hex 4000: Sequential organization (SAM) Hex 8000: Indexed sequential organization

(lSAMI

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FIELD NAME AND LENGTH 11 RECORD FORMAT RECORD LENGTH 2 bytes. binary

Bits within this field indicate various options used in building the file:

Bit 0:

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Bit 1: Reserved

Bit 2: Master index present (lSAM) Bit 3: Independent overflow prescnt (ISAM) Bit 4: Cylinder overflow prescnt (ISAM) Bit 5: Reserved

Indicates the block length of logical records (and therefore, the length of a physical record).

Indicates the length of each logical record.

Indicates the length of the key portion of the data records in the file.

Indicates the location of the key field.

Bits within this field are used to indicate the following:

Bit 0: If on, indicates that this is the last volume on which this file normally resides.

Bit 1,2,4,6,7: Used by OS/VS.

OFFSET to NEXT Starting position of next sequential record RECORD SPACE relative to the End of Data Pointer. Con·

2 bytes tains a negative di5placement.

EXTENT TYPE Indicates the type of extent with which the INDICATOR following fields are associated:

, byte HEX CODE

00: Next three fields do not indicate any extent.

01: Data area (SAM, DAM), Prime data area (lSAM1, Data Space (VSAM).

02: Overflow area of an indexed sequential file.

04: Cylinder index or master index area of an indexed sequential file.

40: User standard label area.

80: Shared cylinder indicator.

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STANDARD DASD FilE LABEL, FORMAT I ( .... Cont'd) FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

22 EXTENT SEQUENCE NO. Indicates the extent sequence in a multi·

1 byte, binary extent file.

23 LOWER LIMIT The address specifying the starting point 4 bytes, (lower limit) of this extent component.

discontinuous binary CCHH or blocks

25-28

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ADDITIONAL EXTENT These fields have the same format as the

10 bytes fields 21-24 above.

29-32 ADDITIONAL EXTENT These fields have the same format as the

10 bytes fields 21-24 above.

FIELD NAME AND LENGTH 33

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24

POINTER TO NEXT FILE LABEL WITHIN THIS LABEL SeT 5 bytes, discontinuous binary CCHHR or blocks

UPPER LIMIT 4 bytes CCHH or blocks

DESCRIPTION

The address of a continuation label if needed to further describe the file. If field 10 indicates Indexed Sequential organl·

zation, this field points to a Fonnat 2 file label within this label set. Otherwise, It points to a Format 3 file label, and then onlv if the file contains more than three extent segments. This field contains all binary zeros if no additional file label is pointed to.

The address specifying the ending point (upper limid of this extent component.

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shared Track unshared Track

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2d level ^~~dress of

3d Level Moster Index Mosler Index

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Prime 17 Record Count

-Status Indicator

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LNumber bytes for Highest Level Index Non first Overflow Reference Count

r--Number of independent Overflow Tracks Bytes remaining on Overflow Trock---,

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last Cylinder Index En try Address

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SEE NEXT PAGE FOR FURTHER EXPLANATiON

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STANDARD DASD FILE LABEL. FORMAT 2 ( •••• Cont'd)

FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

K1 KEY IDENTIFICATION This byte contains the hex code 02 in order D2 NUMBER OF INDEX 1 '" Cylinder Index

1 byte to avoid conflict with a file name. LEVELS 2 = Cylinder and Master Index

K2 ADDRESS OF 2nd LEVEL This field contains the address of the first 1 byte, binary

MASTER INDEX track of the second level of the master index, D3 HIGH LEVEL INDEX This field contains the number of tracks

7 bytes, in the form MBBCCHH. (OSNS only) DEVELOPMENT determining development of Master Index.

discontinuous binary INDICATOR (ooNS only)

K3 LAST 2nd LEVEL MASTER This field contains the address of the last 1 byte, binary

INDEX ENTRY index entry in the second level of the master D4 FIRST DATA RECORD This field contains the address of the first

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5 bytes. index. of the fonn CCHHR.IOSIVS only) IN CYLINDER data record on each cylinder in the fonn

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discontinuous binary 3 bytes HHR.

K4 ADDRESS OF 3rd LEVEL This field contains the address of the first D5 LAST DATA TRACK IN This field contains the address of the last

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7 bytes. in the form MBBCCHH. IOS/VS only) 2 bytes HH.

discontinuous binary

D6 NUMBER OF TRACKS This field contains the number of tracks in ¹ K5 LAST 3rd LEVEL MASTER This field contains the address of the last INDEX ENTRY entry in the third level of the master index, OVERFLOW FOR CYLINDER cylinder overflow area. (OS/VS only)

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6 bytes. in the form CCHHR. IOS/VS only) 1 byte, binary

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discontinuous binary ^a

D7 HIGHEST "R" ON HIGH :'This field contains the highest possible R

K6 SPARE Reserved LEVEL INDEX TRACK on track containing high·level index entries.

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11 bytes 1 byte

K7 LAST PRIME TRACK The address of the last prime track on the DB HIGHEST "R" ON This field contains the highest possible R

ADDRESS last prime cylinder. PRIME TRACK on prime data tracks for fonn F records.

Bbytes 1 byte

D1 FORMAT IDENTIFIER 2: Fonnst 2 D9 HIGHEST ··R·· ON This field contains the highest possible R

1 byte, EBCDIC numeric OVERFLOW TRACK on overflow data tracks for form F records.

1 byte

'--STANDARD DASD FILE LABEL, FORMAT 2 ( •••• Cont'd)

FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

010 "R" OF LAST DATA This field contains the R of the last data 017 STATUS INDICATOR The eight bits of this by to am used for the

RECORD ON SHARED record on a shared track. 1 byte following indications:

TRACK Bit 0-1: must remain off

1 byte Bit 2: fjle closed for ADD or ADDRTR

01tA "A" OF LAST DATA The record nember of the last data record Bit 3-5: must remain off

RECORD ON on an unshared track of the track index. Bit 6: lasttracktull

UNSHARED TRACK Bit 7: last block full r

0118 HIGHEST "R" ON The highest possible record number for 018 ADDRESS OF CYLINDER This field contain; the address of first track

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INDEPENDENT independent overflow tracks with format F INDEX of the cylinder index, in the form

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OVERFLOW TRACK records. 7 bytes MBBCCHH.

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D12 TAG DELETION This field contains the number of records 019 ADDRESS OF LOWEST This field contains the address of the first §:

COUNT that have been tagged for deletion. LEVEL MASTER INDEX track of the lowest·level index of the high

m 2 bytes, binary 7 bytes level indexes, in the form MBBCCHH. ~

013 NONFIRST OVERFLOW This field contains a count of the numbor 020 ADDRESS OF HIGHEST This field contains the address of the fim

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REFERENCE COUNT of random references to a nonfirst over· LEVEL INDEX track of the highest level master index, in ~

3 bytes, binary flow record. 7 bytes the form MBBCCHH. ⁰

014 NUMBER OF BYTES FOR HIGHEST LEVEL The contents of this field indicate how many bytes are needed to hold the hi!tlost 021 LAST PRIME DATA RECORD ADDRESS This field contains the address of the last data record in the prime data area, in the

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INDEX level index in main storage. S bytes farm MBBCCHHR.

2 bytes, binary

022 LAST TRACK INDEX This field contains the address of the last 015 NUMBER OF TRACKS This field contains a count of the number ENTRY ADDRESS normal entry in the track index an the last

FOR HIGHEST LEVEL of tracks occupied by the highest level 5 bytes cylinder in the form CCHHR.

INDEX index. 023 LAST CYLINDER INDEX This field contains the address of the last

1 byte, binary ENTRY ADDRESS index entry in the cylinder index in the

016 PRIME RECORD COUNT This field contains a count of the number 5 bytes form CCHHR.

4 bytes, binary of records in the prime data area. 024 LAST MASTER INDEX This field contains the address of the last ENTRY ADDRESS index entry in the master index, in the farm

5 bytes CCHHR.

STANDARD DASD FILE LABEL, FORMAT 2 ( •••• Coot'd)

~ NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION

025 LAST INDEPENDENT This field contains the address of the last 029 CYLINDER OVERFLOW This field contains the number of cylinder OVERFLOW RECORD record written in the current independent AREA COUNT overflow areas full.

ADDRESS overflow area, in the form MBBCCHHR. 2 bytes, binary 8 bytes

D30 DUMMY TRACK INDEX This field contains the HHR portion of the 026 BYTES REMAINING ON This field contains the number of bytes ENTRY dummy track index entry.

OVERFLOW TRACK remaining on current independent overflow 3 bytes 2 bytes, binary track. (OSIVS only)

031 POINTER TO FORMAT This field contains the address (in the form 027 NUMBER OF This field contains the number of tracks 3 FILE LABEL CCHHR) ofa Format 3 file label if more

INDEPENDENT remaining in independent overflow area. 5 bytes than 3 extent segments exist for the data

OVERFLOW TRACKS file within this volume. Otherwise it

con-2 bytes, binary tains binary zeros. (OS/VS only)

D2B OVERFLOW RECORD This field contains a count of the number COUNT of records in the overflow area.

2 bytes, binary ~

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-~T!-~_~~R_D D_A_S_~ .. ~_~~~~£L-,-F ORM~ Format 3: This format is used to describe extra extent segments on the volume if there ore morc than can be described in the Formal I (and Format 2 if it exists) file label.

This file lobel is pointed to by a Format 1 ,Format 2,or another Format 3 file lobel.

rField fExlcnl Type Indicator

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Extent 2 Extent 3 Extent 4 17

;1 Extent Sequence Number

ill],Q NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION FIELD

KEY IDENTIFICATION Each byte of this field contains the Hex code 19-54 4 bytes 03 in order to avoid conflict with a dota

file name.

2-17 EXTENTS (;n KEY) Four groups of fields identical in format to 55 40 bytes fields 21·24 in the Format 1 label are can·

to ined here.

18 FORMAT IDENTIFIER 3: Format 3 I byte, EBCDIC numeric

Extent 5 _E1rnmt1L ~entZ

~ Format Identifier

NAME AND LENGTH ADDITIONAL EXTENTS 90 bytes POINTER TO NEXT FILE LABEL 5 bytes

:21

55

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DESCRIPTION Nine groups of fields identical in format to fields 21-24 in tne Format 1 label are contoined here.

This field contains the address of another Format 3 label if additional extents must be described. Otherwise. it is all binary zeros.

(in the form CCHHR or blocks)

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STANDARD DASD FILE LA8EL , FORMAT 4 This formqt Is used to describe the Volume Table

Extent Sequence Number

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compatibility) ^Area Pointer limit limit AVAILABLE FILE LABEL RECORDS 2 bytes

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DESCRIPTION

Each byte of this field contains the Hex code 04 in order to provide a unique key.

4: Format 4.

Contains the address (in the form CCHHR) of the last active Format 1 file label. It is used to stop a search on a file name. (OSI VS only)

Number of label records available after disk initialization. VTOC INDICATORS , byte

15

§

DESCRIPTION

Contains the address (in the form CCHH) of the next track to be assigned as an alternate track. FBA '" zero Contains the number of alternate tracks available. FBA = zero

Bit 0: Always on;

Off applies to OSNS only.

Bit 3: On'" Volume reserv~ for use by

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-S.TANDARD DASD FILE lABEL, FORfvlAT 4 ( .... Cont'd) FIELD NAME AND LENGTH DESCRIPTION SA NUMBER OF EXTENTS

1 byte

Contains the hexadecimal constant 01, to indicate one extent in the VTDe.

88 RESERVED

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