If a LABEL parameter is omitted from a DD Statement for disk or cartridge data sets then the assumed default is LABEL=(1,SL). So what does Standard Label mean? In their own way, each of the columns in the table below represent Standard Label cartridges, in EBCDIC (rather than ASCII) form, and with no User Labels present.

Each label record will be an 80 byte record, and several records with different prefixes will make up the label set. The individual label records must be in the order depicted below.

Clicking on the links in the table below will reveal a fuller description.

Single or Multi-File Cartridge

 

Multi-Cartridge File

 

Non-OS/390

VOL1

 

VOL1

 

VOL1

HDR1

 

HDR1

 

HDR1

HDR2

 

HDR2

 

TM

TM

 

TM

 

Data Set

Data Set

 

Data Set

 

TM

TM

 

TM

 

EOF1

EOF1

 

EOV1

 

TM

EOF2

 

EOV2

 

TM

TM

 

TM

 

 

HDR1

 

 

 

 

HDR2

 

 

 

 

TM

 

 

 

 

Data Set

 

 

 

 

TM

 

 

 

 

EOF1

 

 

 

 

EOF2

 

 

 

 

TM

 

 

 

 

TM

 

 

 

 

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