IIRC, there is a 'load upon activate' option in the activation profile. Check to see if that is selected or not.
Our standard procedure is to Activate. An attempt to IPL an inactive LPAR ought to generate messages. However, an activate without the load option will just quietly complete much like your observed symptoms. I'd not completely trust the operator's perception as (s)he has been hacking around and may not remember exactly what was done in what sequence. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of van der Grijn, Bart (B) Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: problem w/ data stream to System Operator console at ipl Our standard procedure is to use LOAD rather then activate for a normal IPL, so I might be missing how this works. However, I always thought the Activate of an object does whatever it needs to do to get the object in the desired state, but nothing more. If nothing changes in your activation profile for this LPAR, is there really anything for the Activate to do? Did it really try to IPL? You have the problem with just the one LPAR. Can it be that you're not changing the profile for this LPAR while you are for the other LPARs? Bart -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bonno, Tuco Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: problem w/ data stream to System Operator console at ipl <...> when you click on "activate" a small window opens up, saying"to view activation profile for partition click 'view activation profile' " ; you then get into a dialog which eventually allows you to see your L1 and L2 parms REGULAR DATA STREAM == the series of messages which appear on the OPERATOR console, beginning w/ "IEA371I sys1.iplparm on device ..... " and culminating w/ "IEA101a specify system parameters" "what do you see .... " ==== nothing on the operator console; after you enter your final "z eod" the stuff *already* on the operator console stays there until it blanks itself out (the screen does) when the series of messages beginning w/ IEA371I begin to arrive ;; when those messages DO NOT arrive after 5 minutes, we know it's hung up and then we go do the "reset/clear" no, we do not get the ipl successful message at the HMC; in any case, the hardware console never changes color ; it's the (proprietary) IBM HMCz9B Hardware Management Console Workplace v2.10.0; we got one automatically w/ each of our z9 mainframes. it's a GUI-type thing: a "graphic user interface" <...> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
