Volume status section

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF42VOL 6 EBCDIC Volume serial number.
6 6   2   Reserved.
8 8 SMF42DEV 4 binary Device number.
12 C SMF42DB1 1 binary Device status flags, byte 1
Bit
Indicates
0-1
Device cache status
Format
Meaning
00xxxxxx
Caching is activated.
01xxxxxx
Unused.
10xxxxxx
Deactivate pending by explicit host system request. Transfer of modified data to DASD has failed.
11xxxxxx
Caching deactivated is unavailable.
2-3
Fast write status
Format
Meaning
xx00xxxx
Fast write is activated.
xx01xxxx
Unused.
xx10xxxx
Fast-write deactivate pending. Transfer of data to DASD has failed.
xx11xxxx
Fast write deactivated.
4-7
Duplex pair flags
Format
Meaning
xxxx1xxx
Primary of duplex pair.
xxxxx1xx
Secondary of duplex pair.
xxxxxx00
Duplex pair available.
xxxxxx01
Duplex pair is pending (copy to establish duplex pair is in progress or failed).
xxxxxx10
Failed duplex by command.
xxxxxx11
Failed duplex by subsystem.
13 D SMF42DB2 1 binary Device status flags, byte 2
Format
Meaning
00xxxxxx
No pinned data exists for the device, and fast write was not suspended.
01xxxxxx
Pinned data exists for the device, but fast write was not suspended.
10xxxxxx
Reserved.
11xxxxxx
Pinned data exists for the device, and fast write was suspended.
xxXXXXXX
Channel connect address for other device in duplex pair.
14 E   2   Reserved.