IDSK Internal Disk

This section contains special considerations for EREP reports that contain information about the IDSK.

This subsystem is internal to a processor and is defined to the operating system as the type of control unit/DASD that is being emulated (for example: 3990-06/3390-03). Addresses with these devices are selected with the same parameter as the emulated device (for example: DEV=(3390) or DEV=(33XX) - NOTE: DEV=(IDSK) is NOT valid).

The following report is useful for this mode of connection:

Only the emulated device type will appear on this report.

Bytes 54 and 55 of the OBR contain the OBR code of the device the IDSK is emulating (for example: x'2024' for a 3390-03). The OBR code of the IDSK is in the ECKD sense data later in the record. See "OBR Codes" in Chapter 7.

Byte 4 of the MDR contains the MDR code of the device the IDSK is emulating (for example: x'24' for a 3390-03). The MDR code of the IDSK is in the ECKD sense data later in the record. See "MDR Codes" in Chapter 7.