Fxotm with fixed-length record format, Fxotm record format requirements, Table 5 – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual
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NOTE:
Do not update the volume that is transferred directly by the FXotm.
Table 5 FXotm Record Format Requirements
See Figure
Record Format Requirements
FCU Direc-
tion
Target Dataset
Source File
Fixed-length
Fixed-length: no padding, no delimiters
FXotm
Fixed-length
Fixed-length containing padding
FXotm
Fixed-length
Fixed-length containing delimiters
FXotm
Fixed-length
Fixed-length containing padding and delim-
iters
FXotm
Variable-length
Variable-length: with delimiters
FXotm
Fixed-length
Variable-length: with padding and delim-
iters
FXotm
FXotm with Fixed-Length Record Format
No padding, no delimiters.
on page 32 shows an FXotm operation for a fixed-length source
file without padding or delimiters. The target dataset must have a fixed-length record format with the
record length set to the actual length of each data entity. If the data entity length does not exactly
match the record length defined for the target dataset, the FCU aborts the operation and reports an
error.
Figure 15 FXotm with Fixed-Length Records: No Padding, No Delimiters
.
With padding.
on page 33 shows an FXotm operation for a fixed-length source file with
padding from a previous FXmto transfer. The original FXmto dataset cannot be used as the FXotm
target dataset.The FCU transfers the data entities, including padding, to the target dataset. The length
of each data entity in the source file equals the maximum record length minus 4 bytes (for the RL field).
The target dataset must have a fixed-length record format with the record length set to the maximum
record length minus 4 bytes. If the length of any record (data entity plus padding) in the source file
does not exactly match the record length defined for the target dataset, the FCU aborts the operation
and reports an error.
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