OK, I stand corrected on the 'separateness' issue. I remember now trying REIPL without having AUTOIPL set up. It didn't work at all.
However there is obviously a difference. A vanilla VARY XCF OFF does not invoke automatic IPL because AUTOIPL is not triggered by WAIT 0A2. 'REIPL' must override that exception. . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile [email protected] From: Mark Zelden <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 09/30/2011 12:19 PM Subject: Re: AUTOIPL (was Re: Health Check (IBMSVA,SVA_AUTOIPL_DEFINED) Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:29:22 -0700, Skip Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > >Also to clarify: there is a REIPL option on the VARY XCF OFF command. This >is very useful when you just want to bounce a system for whatever reason. >No delay, no switching sysres volume. This option is totally separate from >AUTOIPL, which is intended to repair a sick system while getting doc on >the problem, all without manual intervention. > No, it is not totally separate from AUTOIPL. It is separate from the SADUMP option of AUTOIPL. Without the AUTOIPL specified in DIAGxx and an option for MVS, VARy XCF,sysname,OFFLINE,REIPL is not valid. Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
