VM Header Record for the Error Recording Area (Cylinder)

Table 1 shows an example of the VM header record for the error-recording area.

Table 1. VM Error Recording Cylinder Header Record
Offset Dec(Hex) Size(bytes) Alignment(bits) Field Name Description
0(0) 4 RECCCPD Address of this cylinder.
4(4) 2 RECNXT Displacement to the next available space for records.
6(6) 1 RECFLAG1 Record usage flags:
  1... .... RECPAGIU The page contains valid data.
  .1.. .... RECPAGFR The page is cleared. This bit is set by EREP when it clears the error-recording area.
  ..1. .... RECPAGFL The page is full. When this bit is set, a message is issued to the operator to clear the error-recording area.
  ...1 .... RECPAGER The next page is unreadable.
  .... 1... RECPAGFA Frame records exist for this page.
  .... .xxx   Reserved.
7(7) 1 RECFLAG2 Record format flags:
  1... .... RECPAGFM The cylinder is being formatted. This bit is turned on in the first page of a recording cylinder while the cylinder is being formatted. The field is reset only when all pages are cleared.
  0000 0000 RECPAGDN The cylinder has been formatted. If this field is nonzero, the cylinder is in the process of being formatted.