5.9 DASDINIT (DASD image file creation)
5.9.1 Function
The Hercules DASD image file creation program (DASDINIT) is used to create an empty DASD image
file.
5.9.2 Syntax
Descriptive
DASDINIT [-option [-option ... ]]
filename devtype[-model]
volser [size]
Diagram
Êʬ¬¬ DASDINIT ¬¬¬§¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬§¬¬¬ filename ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Ê
-option ¬¬¬¨¬¬¬¯
ʬ¬¬ devtype ¬¬¬§¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬§¬¬¬ volser ¬¬¬§¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬§¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ÊÍ
-model ¬¬¬¯
-size ¬¬¬¯
5.9.3 Parameter
options:
-v
Display version information and help text.
-z
Build compressed DASD image file using zlib.
-bz2
Build compressed DASD image file using bzip2.
-0
Build compressed DASD image file with no compression (0 = zero).
-lfs
Build a large (uncompressed) DASD file (single file), if it is supported on the plat-
form DASDINIT is running on.
-a
Build a DASD image file that includes alternate cylinders. This option is ignored if
the size is manually specified.
-r
Build raw DASD image file (no VOL1 or IPL track).
-b
Make the wait PSW in the IPL1 record a BC-mode PSW. If this option is not spe-
cified, the wait PSW will be an EC-mode PSW.