Header data section

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF99E_VCM_SMF_Sequ 4 binary Balancer interval sequence number.
4 4 SMF99E_VCM_Flag1 1 binary Balancer interval flag1
Bit
Meaning when set
0
Topology has changed.
1
Rebuild affinity nodes
2
Honour priority has changed.
3
Dispatcher WUQ error.
4
Processor speed change.
5-7
Reserved.
5 5 SMF99E_VCM_Flag2 1 binary Balancer interval flag2
Bit
Meaning when set
0
CEC capacities are valid.
1
LPAR capacities are valid.
2
Old VCM state.
3
Reserved.
4
Dispatcher affinity was updated.
5
PTF was issued to initiate a switch opposite mode. However, the PTF return info tells us that we are already in the requested mode.
6
VCM in transition to/from vertical.
7
Reserved.
6 6 SMF99E_VCM_ErrorCode 2 binary VCM error code.
8 8 * 3 hexadecimal Reserved.
11 B SMF99E_VCM_CpsPerAN 1 binary Start of changeCPUs/coresEnd of change per affinity node.
12 C SMF99E_VCM_LparPhysProcShr 4 binary LPAR physical processor share for general Start of changeCPUs/coresEnd of change, scaled by 256.
16 10 SMF99E_VCM_MaxAffinityIndex 2 binary Maximum affinity index the system supports for the life of the IPL.
18 12 SMF99E_VCM_MaxCpuIdForIPL 2 binary Maximum CPU IDStart of change/core IDEnd of change the system supports activating for the life of the IPL.
20 14 * 4 hexadecimal Reserved.