Thanks Jim - it is always good to get an answer from an expert.

> On 24 Oct 2023, at 20:43, Jim Mulder <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>   The Validated Boot enhancements to z/OS made a change to a channel program 
> that we
> use to build the nucleus.  The changed channel program is used regardless of 
> whether you are doing
> a validated boot or not.  z/VM minidisk caching screws up while emulating the 
> channel program.   Last
> I talked to the z/VM developers, they still had not figured out what the bug 
> is.  As long as minidisk caching (MDC)
> is turned off for at least the z/OS IPL device minidisk, the channel program 
> will be executed by the I/O subsystem, 
> which executes it correctly.  The problem only occurs when you are IPLing 
> z/OS from a minidisk to which you
> have LINKed (or is in your VM directory), with MDC enabled for that minidisk. 
>  If you instead ATTACH the device to
> the VM user, the problem will also not occur, since it is not being treated 
> as a minidisk in that case.
> The type of processor or DASD controller is not relevant to the problem.
> 
> Jim Mulder
> 
> 
> 
>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Heads up: z/os 3.1 WAIT 006 under z/VM + DS6800 question
>> 
>> For my first z/OS 3.1 IPL (under z/VM) I got WAIT 006. After a long search I 
>> found z/VM APAR VM66721: Z/OS GUEST IPLS FAIL AFTER APPLYING 
>> UJ92591/UJ92728. There is no PTF as

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