6.8.7.4 Syntax ACF description file
#
comment line
*
arguments
filename [arguments]
6.8.7.5 Parameter
#
The hash symbol starts a comment line.
*
Any options following the asterisk are applied to each file of the list, followed by the
options specified on the device configuration entry, followed by the options speci-
fied on each individual entry of the file list. Care must be taken that all ‘*’ lines are
processed at once.
filename
The filename (and path) of the AWS, HET, Fake Tape or OMA tape file.
arguments
These are the same arguments that apply to the AWS, HET, Fake Tape or OMA
files, as described above. The arguments are processed in the order in which they
appear. Any conflicting argument overrides the previous one.
6.8.7.6 Examples
Example 1:
Define a 3490 Automatic Cartridge Feeder (ACF) on device address 0589. ZLIB compression is turned
on. The file "newstack" describes a list of tape emulation files to be loaded in succession.
a) Hercules configuration file:
0589 3490 @NEWSTACK COMPRESS=1
b) “NEWSTACK” file:
* MAXSIZEM=16 EOTMARGIN=131072
tape01.aws COMPRESS=0
tape02.het MAXSIZEM=32 EOTMARGIN=65536
tape03.het MAXSIZE=0
The above example is equivalent to issuing the following (one at the start and one after each tape
unload):
