gtpd1m1vDatabase Reference

Output

The output of the real-time disk formatter is a disk pack that is formatted for online use. In addition, a status report is provided for the disk pack that was formatted with information about the type of records on each track. The following is an example of a status report:

******  DISPLAY OF FORMATTED DISK   ******
                                       CYL-HEAD TO  CYL-HEAD
      LARGE NONDUPLICATE              000 001      009 007
      4K RECORD                        009 008      010 001
      LARGE NONDUPLICATE              010 002      044 028
      VTOC TRACK                       044 029      044 029
      NOT FORMATTED                    045 000      554 029
SMALL RECORD:   0381 BYTES      LARGE RECORD:   1055 BYTES      2K RECORD:
2048 BYTES      4K RECORD:      4096
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