Format-7 DSCB

Common Name:
Format 7– –VTOC Data Set Control Block
Owning Component:
DADSM (DF107)
Eye-catcher ID:
X'07070707'
Subpool and Key:
Not applicable
Size:
140 bytes.
Pointed to by:
The CCHHR address of the first format-7 DSCB is contained in the DS4EFPTR field of the format-4 DSCB.
Function:
Extent description for certain devices
Offset Type/Value Len Name (Dim) Description
0 (0) CHARACTER 4 DS7KEYID KEY IDENTIFIER (X'07070707')

               SPACE FOR 5 F7 ENTRIES

4 (4) CHARACTER 40 DS7EXTNT SPACE FOR 5 EXTENT DESCRIPTIONS
44 (2C) CHARACTER 1 DS7FMTID FORMAT IDENTIFIER (X'F7')

                SPACE FOR 11 F7 ENTRIES

45 (2D) CHARACTER 88 DS7ADEXT SPACE FOR 11 EXTENT DESCRIPTIONS
133 (85) CHARACTER 2   RESERVED

               DESCRIPTION OF THE F7 FORWARD POINTER

135 (87) CHARACTER 5 DS7PTRDS POINTER (CCHHR) TO NEXT FORMAT 7 DSCB OR ZERO
135 (87)   * DS7CCPTR TWO BYTES OF CYLINDER DATA (CC)
    * DS7HHPTR TWO BYTES OF HEAD DATA (HH)
    * DS7RPTR ONE BYTE OF RECORD DATA (R)
    * DS7END END OF THE DSCB 7 MAPPING

               SINGLE FORMAT 7 RTA EXTENT DESCRIPTION
                 EACH FORMAT 7 ENTRY HAS THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
                   BYTES 0-3     START RTA ADDRESS
                   BYTES 4-7     END RTA ADDRESS + 1

  CHARACTER 8 DS7EXT DESCRIPTION OF ONE F7 EXTENT DESCRIPTION ENTRY
  CHARACTER 4 DS7RTAST STARTING RTA VALUE
  CHARACTER 4 DS7RTAED ENDING RTA VALUE + 1