On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:03:21 -0500 John McDowell <[email protected]> wrote:
:>I'm trying to get a feel for problems that occur in the early stages of z/OS system start up (e.g. IPL/NIP). Generally problems in these stages result in a non-restartable wait state, for example wait state x'0B1' (e.g. LOADxx or IODF problem). :> :>Questions: :>1. FREQUENCY: How often do they occur ? When I stick in early IPL code - not that frequent. :>2. DURATION: How long does it take to resolve them (e.g. minutes, hours, etc.) ? Usually not long. :>3. IMPACT: What are the consequences (e.g. missed SLAs, etc.) ? None, it is a test system. :>4. CAUSE: What are the underlying sources (e.g. hardware, software, etc.) ? My code. :>5. RECOVERY: How do you recover from them ? Sometimes poking in storage (under VM) is enough - otherwise an SA diump. -- Binyamin Dissen <[email protected]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

