Definitions

userid

The user ID running the command requesting minidisk formatting.

Userid2

The owning user ID of the minidisk being formatted.

vaddr

The virtual address of the minidisk owned by userid2.

acigroup

The ACI group of userid2. If userid2 does not have an ACI group or if the ACI group is not available, an asterisk (*) is specified.

link_vaddr

The virtual address of the link to the disk being formatted.

fmtmode

The CMS access mode to be used on the format command.

fmtblksize

The block size to be used on the format command. Expected values are 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 1K, 2K, or 4K.

fmtlabel

The label to be used on the format command.

fmttype

Indicates if the disk being formatted is a new area (ADD) or is being deleted (DEL).

macroname

The caller of the FORMATMD macro, which calls the FORMAT user exit.

fmtcmd

Indicates the format command that CA VM:Secure would use, as specified on the CA VM:Secure ALTERNAT record in the PRODUCT CONFIG file.

Note: For more information, see ALTERNAT Record.

cmdtarget

Indicates the CA VM:Secure primitive to use to issue your commands. Valid entries for this field are USER or SERVANT.