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    Length: 5376 (0x1500)
    Notes: FORM36, MEMBER_O
    Names: »#HE@FST «

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└─⟦5475bb115⟧ Bits:30009795 AS/ENTRY - S/36 SYST SUPP PROG S/36 VALUE ADDED SOFTWARE PACKAGE Refer to Memo 051445 Product Number 5727SS6 Rel 05 Created 19950301 Level 01 Seq 001 of 002
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        └─⟦this⟧ ».#HE@FST « 

S/36 Forms

FormPointer36 {name=»CACHE001«, f1=0x00, start=0x0002, length=0x05, f5=0x00, f6=0x00, f7=0x00, f8=0x00, f9=0000000000000000}
  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
00│                              HELP FOR CACHE PROCEDURE       Page  1 of  4      │
01│╳DESCRIPTION     ╳                                                              │
02│                                                                                │
03│    The disk CACHE procedure allows the system operator to start, alter, or     │
04│    stop the disk cache.  The cache is used to keep recently accessed disk      │
05│    data in main storage to reduce the number of accesses to the disk.          │
06│                                                                                │
07│                                                                                │
08│                                                                                │
09│                                                                                │
10│                                                                                │
11│╳KEYS YOU CAN USE ON CACHE PROCEDURE DISPLAY                                   ╳│
12│                                                                                │
13│    Cmd2 - Display the previous prompt                                          │
14│    Cmd3 - Display the previous menu                                            │
15│    Cmd5 - Display the main help menu                                           │
16│    Cmd6 - Display your beginning help menu                                     │
17│    Cmd7 - End help                                                             │
18│    Home - Display your sign-on menu                                            │
19│                                                                                │
20│                                                                                │
21│                                                                                │
22│                                                                                │
23│ Cmd3-Exit help text     Roll keys-Page help text            COPR IBM Corp. 1986│
24│                                                                                │
25│                                                                                │
26│                                                                                │
27│                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FormPointer36 {name=»CACHE002«, f1=0x00, start=0x0007, length=0x04, f5=0x00, f6=0x00, f7=0x00, f8=0x00, f9=0000000000000000}
  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
00│                              HELP FOR CACHE PROCEDURE       Page  2 of  4      │
01│                                                                                │
02│╳Work with disk cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . START,ALTER,STOP╳               │
03│                                                                                │
04│    START - Causes the cache to be created and to be filled with disk data      │
05│            as disk operations occur.                                           │
06│                                                                                │
07│    ALTER - Causes the cache format to be changed to match the size, page       │
08│            size, and disk scan parameters specified.                           │
09│                                                                                │
10│    STOP  - Causes the cache to be stopped.                                     │
11│                                                                                │
12│                                                                                │
13│                                                                                │
14│                                                                                │
15│                                                                                │
16│                                                                                │
17│                                                                                │
18│                                                                                │
19│                                                                                │
20│                                                                                │
21│                                                                                │
22│                                                                                │
23│ Cmd3-Exit help text     Roll keys-Page help text            COPR IBM Corp. 1986│
24│                                                                                │
25│                                                                                │
26│                                                                                │
27│                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FormPointer36 {name=»CACHE003«, f1=0x00, start=0x000b, length=0x06, f5=0x00, f6=0x00, f7=0x00, f8=0x00, f9=0000000000000000}
  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
00│                              HELP FOR CACHE PROCEDURE       Page  3 of  4      │
01│                                                                                │
02│╳Cache size in kilobytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-7168╳               │
03│                                                                                │
04│    The amount of main storage to be used for the cache.  The storage will      │
05│    be taken away from the user area.                                           │
06│                                                                                │
07│                                                                                │
08│╳Cache page size in kilobytes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,2,4,8,16╳               │
09│                                                                                │
10│    The size of the individual pages of the cache.  A cache page is the         │
11│    smallest amount of contiguous disk data that can be held in the cache.      │
12│                                                                                │
13│                                                                                │
14│                                                                                │
15│ Note:  For systems with a main storage size of 2 MB or less, the ratio of      │
16│        cache size to cache page size must be greater than or equal to 32.      │
17│        For systems with more than 2 MB of main storage, the ratio of cache     │
18│        size to cache page size must be greater than or equal to the main       │
19│        storage size divided by 64.                                             │
20│                                                                                │
21│                                                                                │
22│                                                                                │
23│ Cmd3-Exit help text     Roll keys-Page help text            COPR IBM Corp. 1986│
24│                                                                                │
25│                                                                                │
26│                                                                                │
27│                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FormPointer36 {name=»CACHE004«, f1=0x00, start=0x0011, length=0x04, f5=0x00, f6=0x00, f7=0x00, f8=0x80, f9=0000000000000000}
  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
00│                              HELP FOR CACHE PROCEDURE       Page  4 of  4      │
01│                                                                                │
02│╳Cache disk scan operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . NOSCAN,SCAN╳               │
03│                                                                                │
04│    NOSCAN - Disk scan operations are not cached.                               │
05│                                                                                │
06│    SCAN   - Disk scan operations are cached.                                   │
07│                                                                                │
08│                                                                                │
09│                                                                                │
10│                                                                                │
11│                                                                                │
12│                                                                                │
13│                                                                                │
14│                                                                                │
15│ Note:  As disk scan operations are issued, the cache is first checked to       │
16│        determine if it contains the requested data.  If so, the scan is        │
17│        performed in memory.  If not, an entire cache page containing the       │
18│        requested data is read into the cache and then the scan is performed    │
19│        in memory.  The requested data is moved into the user's buffer if       │
20│        a scan hit occurs.                                                      │
21│                                                                                │
22│                                                                                │
23│ Cmd3-Exit help text     Roll keys-Page help text            COPR IBM Corp. 1992│
24│                                                                                │
25│                                                                                │
26│                                                                                │
27│                                                                                │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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