Header/Self-defining Section

This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number), if applicable, that locate the other sections on the record.

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF73LEN 2 binary Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
2 2 SMF73SEG 2 binary Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4 4 SMF73FLG 1 binary System indicator
Bit
Meaning when set
0
New record format
1
Subtypes used
2
Reserved
3-6
Version indicators*
7
System is running in PR/SM™ mode.

*See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.

5 5 SMF73RTY 1 binary Record type 73 (X'49').
6 6 SMF73TME 4 binary Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, when the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10 A SMF73DTE 4 packed Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
14 E SMF73SID 4 EBCDIC System identification (from the SMFPRMxx SID parameter).
18 12 SMF73SSI 4 EBCDIC Subsystem identification (‘RMF’).
22 16 SMF73STY 2 binary Record subtype=1.
24 18 SMF73TRN 2 binary Number of triplets in this record. A triplet is a set of three SMF fields (offset/length/number values) that defines a section of the record. The offset is the offset from the RDW.
26 1A   2   Reserved.
28 1C SMF73PRS 4 binary Offset to RMF™ product section from RDW.
32 20 SMF73PRL 2 binary Length of RMF product section.
34 22 SMF73PRN 2 binary Number of RMF product sections.
36 24 SMF73HIS 4 binary Offset to channel path control section from RDW.
40 28 SMF73HIL 2 binary Length of channel path control section.
42 2A SMF73HIN 2 binary Number of channel path control sections.
44 2C SMF73HPS 4 binary Offset to Channel Path data section from RDW.
48 30 SMF73HPL 2 binary Length of Channel Path data section.
50 32 SMF73HPN 2 binary Number of Channel Path data sections.
52 34 SMF73HES 4 binary Offset to Extended Channel Path data section from RDW.
56 38 SMF73HEL 2 binary Length of Extended Channel Path data section.
58 3A SMF73HEN 2 binary Number of Extended Channel Path data sections.