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How to Use

Execute the INIT function with the following command format:

►►─ INIT AREA=FXX,BLKSIZE=nnnnn ─┬──────────────────┬─ ,TASKS=n ──────────────►◄
                                 └─ ,BLOCKS=nnnnnn ─┘

Command

INIT

Invokes the function to format areas for CA Datacom/DB use.

Required Keywords

AREA=FXX

Identifies the area to be formatted as the Force Area.

,BLKSIZE=

Indicates the logical block size. The FXX is paired with the LXX in that it must have the same physical and logical block size. When initialized for Version 15.0 and not for use by older versions, set the BLKSIZE to 27998.

Valid Entries:

An integer from 16384 to 98280

Default Value:

(No default)

,TASKS=

Specifies the number of tasks to be supported. When choosing the number of tasks, consider the following:

• If you are running without CA Datacom STAR in a single MUF, use the number specified for the TASKS MUF startup option. If you have any plans for more tasks in the future, however, specify a larger number now.
• If you are running with CA Datacom STAR in a single MUF, use the TASKS MUF startup option number plus the number of STAR MUF startup option tasks.
• In a Data Sharing environment, do the appropriate previous calculation for every MUF in the MUFplex, defined by a specific MUFplex number (1 through 7), that might be enabled or might have been enabled since the LXX was last reset or since the FXX was last initialized. Specifically, if a MUFplex 3 is enabled, space for its tasks must be maintained in the FXX, even if it is ended.

Valid Entries:

1 through 9999

Default Value:

(No default)

Optional Keywords

,BLOCKS=nnnnnn

(Optional) Specifies the number of physical blocks per logical block. The FXX is paired with the LXX in that it must have the same physical and logical block size.

Valid Entries:

An integer from 1 to 3

Default Value:

1