The Target System

Disk Volume Structure

At the end of this process, we'll have the following 2314 disk volumes:

DOSRES: DOS/360 system residence volume with System Core Image, Relocatable module, and source book libraries, a label cylinder, IPL bootstrap records, and a generated supervisor tailored to the DOS/360 Hercules configuration.

SPOOL1: Primarily a spooling workspace containing the POWER queue and data files. The job stream to start POWER is stored on this volume in a two-track file. This volume also contains private libraries that store relocatable modules and source books for the 1400 emulators available for DOS/360. Hercules does not support the 1400 emulator hardware features, which are required to use the 1400 emulation code. Saved for your reading enjoyment only.

WRK14A: A work space volume for the BG partition. It includes compiler and link editor work files; work files for Disk and Tape sort overlay the compiler work files.

WRK14B: A work space volume for the F2 partition. It includes compiler and link editor work files for the F2 partition. Work files for Disk and Tape sort overlay the compiler work files. This volume also contains a Private Core Image Library for phases linked to run in F2. The installation procedure for POWER catalogs DOS/360 utilities, Sort/Merge, and compilers to run in F2

DOS Partitions

F1: Foreground 1, used for the POWER spooler application. In real life systems where teleprocessing was supported, F1 would run the teleprocessing application (I used Minicomm), and a spooler that did not require a partition or created an "F0" partition would be used.

F2: Foreground 2, used as you see fit. In real life, F2 would be used for production batch processing.

BG: Background, used for system maintenance activities, and in real life, often used for program compilation and testing.

Dispatching priority for the partitions is fixed: F1 (highest) down to BG (lowest).

Ready to perform the Installation? Then follow the Installation Instructions!

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