There is an option in the SYSTEM CONFIG file to clear the T-DISK. It is in the FEATURES list and CLEAR_TDISK can be either ENABLED or DISABLED.
The manual states that it clears only cylinder 0 (zero) or the first eight blocks on the temporary minidisk when it detaches the minidisk. Do they mean the minidisk that is created with the DEFINE statement or is it the T-DISK area that gets cylinder 0 or first 8 blocks cleared? Further, and in the same manual, it states that you can clear each T-DISK before it is reassigned. It depends on your point of view but this seems contradictory. Clear, in my opinion, means the T-DISK created with the DEFINE command is completely cleared. Of course clearing cylinder 0, in effect, makes the area unreadable. Also one section of the manual seems to say that the area is cleared at IPL time, the other section seems to say it is cleared before it is reassigned. I'm not trying to point out discrepancies in the manual, I'm curious as to why it was originally needed and when does it actually get cleared. (An external auditor is really hung up on this area not being cleared.) Thanks, Steve
