Chapter 3. Elements of Data Access
The Internal Disk Subsystem emulates the characteristics of 3380 and 3390
devices while using real RAID arrays for disk storage. References to devices in this
section and all sections in this publication which are concerned with a view of data,
refer to the perspective of a user program using the CCW interface to manage
emulated logical volumes rather than viewing the physical RAID arrays. Data
accesses involve only the cache and have the same characteristics as access from
a CKD device. For example, the count area of a record, as seen by a program
through this interface, consists of eight bytes; a five-byte record ID, a one-byte key
area length, and a two-byte data area length.
Beyond the view of the CCW interface, data is recorded on the physical devices
using fixed blocks organized in a RAID-5 structure. None of the metadata
maintained by the subsystem for data identification, error detection and correction
can be reached through the CCW interface.
Track Format
The smallest directly addressable recording area on the emulated device is a track.
Each track has a unique address.
The first record on a CKD track is a special single area record, which is the home
address. (The Internal Disk Subsystem does not actually record this area on the
disk subsystem, but keeps the CCHH value as part of the cache directory.)
Following home address is record zero.
One or more user data records can be written on a track following record zero.
The actual number of user data records that can be recorded on a track depends
on the record length and the specific device type.
Track Address
Tracks are grouped into sets, which are cylinders. Each cylinder contains an equal
number of tracks. Cylinders are numbered consecutively, starting with 0. Tracks
on each cylinder are numbered consecutively, starting with 0.
Each track has a two-level address, (CCHH). (CC) is an unsigned 16-bit binary
cylinder number. (HH) is an unsigned 16-bit binary number for the read/write head
that accesses the track within that cylinder.
Data Access
Access to data requires physically accessing the track (actually cache track image),
finding a place on the track, and sometimes, searching for a specific record. The
following text describes each of these operations.
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