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Previous off-site location
Retention period, already converted to a date
Time last used
VOLDATA format version
Volume information status
Use count at last cleaning
Date tape last cleaned
Number of times tape opened since birth date
5.5.3 Data converted, but not quite the same
The following fields are present in the AutoMedia or ASG-ZARA DBD, but not in
DFSMSrmm (see Table 5-1 on page 184 for the field definitions):
Creation date
Creation time
Data set sequence
Date last used
Date tape was first used
Expiration date
5.6 Cross reference
In this section we present tables that map data from the EDGCNVT input records
to AutoMedia or ASG-ZARA.
5.6.1 Volume information
Table 5-5 shows the EDGCLREC volume information.
Table 5-5 EDGCLREC volume information
Note: In DFSMSrmm, only the count of tape opens since the last assigned
is stored.
AutoMedia or
ASG-ZARA
Status
Volume serial number √ Req
Volume owner
1
√ Req
Volume owner user ID
Volume owner node ID
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Volume security level
Volume sequence number
√ Req
Volume create date
√ Req
Volume create time
√
Volume create user ID √
Volume create job name √
UCB type (copy of UCBTYP)
Tape media type information
Tape recording format:
Not 3480
18 track
36 track
128 track
256 track
384 track´
EFMT1
Tape media type:
Not 3480
Standard capacity
Enhanced capacity
High performance cartridge tape
Enhanced high performance cartridge tape
MEDIA5
Tape compaction technique:
Unknown
Not compact
IDRC
Tape special attributes:
None
18 track read-only
√
√
√
Cond
Total volume kilobytes used
JCL volume expiration date
√ Req
Volume expiration date
√ Req
AutoMedia or
ASG-ZARA
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Volume retention date Cond
Count of data sets on volume
√ Req
Temporary read errors
√
Temporary write errors √
Permanent read errors √
Permanent write errors √
Tape density (copy of JFCBDEN) √
BPI indicator:
1600 bpi
6250 bpi
3480
3480 compact (IDRC)
Undefined
√ Req
Volume status indicators:
Volume is master
Volume pending release
Vital record - do not release
User tape (assigned by librarian)
Tape is on loan
Tape open - not yet closed
Volume is scratch
Volume recorded by open, close, or EOV
√
√
√
√
Additional volume status indicators:
Scratch volume claimed by getvol
Scratch volume has never been initialized
Scratch volume with init action pending
Scratch volume waiting to enter ATL
Abend in process when a data set closed
Abend probably in open, close, or EOV
√
Req
Volume label type:
Default retention period used
Label type is NL
Label type is AL
Label type is SL
Tape last written with BLP
SL or AL with user labels
√ Req
AutoMedia or
ASG-ZARA
Status
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Volume release actions:
Return to scratch pool - default
Replace tape on release
Reinitialize
Degauss/security erase
Return to owner
Notify owner
Volume access information:
Owner may read volume
Owner may update volume
Owner may alter volume
Read-only protection
Update protection
Can be used on MVS systems
Can be used on VM systems
No data set recording
√
Req
Media name
Unit address used for creation
√
Last used unit address √
Loan location √
Date volume last read √
Date volume last written √
Assigned from scratch date √
Assigned from scratch time
Copy of JFCBLTYP
√
From JFCTRTCH - IDRC support:
DSN used 3480 IDRC
No compaction
√ Req
Current location of volume
√ Req
Destination name
Home location name
Storage group name
AutoMedia or
ASG-ZARA
Status
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Accounting information √
User description
Authorized user IDs area
Rack number
2
Req
Remote store bin number
√ Cond
Remote store bin date
√ Cond
Remote store bin media name Cond
Label number of first file
√ Req
Name of first data set on volume
√
First data set’s owner’s name √
Sequence number of first data set √ Cond
First data sets RECFM
√ Cond
First data sets LRECL
√ Cond
First data sets BLKSIZE
√ Cond
First data sets block count
√ Cond
First data sets kilobytes Cond
First data sets security level
DSN1 create date
√ Req
DSN1 create time
√
DSN1 last read √ Cond
DSN1 last written
√ Cond
DSN1 flag:
Data set cataloged
Abend in progress when data set closed
√
√
VRS management value
3
Cond
SMS Management Class Cond
First file creating step name Cond
AutoMedia or
ASG-ZARA
Status
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