If you are willing to zap your SYS1.NUCLEUS, this will implement the OA50533 change.
For z/OS 2.1 with PTF UA72063 //STEP1 EXEC PGM=AMASPZAP,PARM='IGNIDRFULL' //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSLIB DD DSN=SYS1.NUCLEUS,DISP=SHR //SYSIN DD * NAME IEANUC01 BLWRSTOP VER 0FB4 0003 REP 0FB4 0004 /* // For z/OS 2.2, VER 1014 0003 REP 1014 0004 Jim Mulder z/OS Diagnosis, Design, Development, Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie NY > This APAR has been open for more than a year. > Does anyone have any information about when a fix will be issued. > Gadi > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on > behalf of Jatinderpal S Virdi <jvi...@us.ibm.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2017 16:14 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: V XCF,xxxx,OFFLINE,REIPL not working > > Hello Gadi, > > Sounds like you are running into the situation described by APAR OA50533. > The apar is still open. The situation arises in a BASE SYSPLEX, where the > storage of one of the systems can be significantly larger than the other. > The APAR contains more details: > . > ERROR DESCRIPTION: > When using REIPL feature on VARY XCF command in a Base Sysplex > (No CF) where one system is large compared to the other(s), the > re-ipl may not be performed. In the reported case one system had > 90 GB of real storage while the other had 18 GB. > > ANALYSIS: > The Problem is related to Load Clear being used instead of Load > Normal which can take consdierable more time on larger system. > Because of how long the Load Clear takes, it's possible the > RESET issued from the other system could arrive late, and > disrupt the IPL that is in progress (the IPL due to REIPL). > This causes the IPL to stall, and the system needs to be > re-IPLed again > > KNOWN IMPACT: > AUTOIPL is not performed. IPL is hung. > > VERIFICATION STEPS: > Base Sysplex where systems differ greatly in size. > > LOCAL FIX: > > BYPASS/CIRCUMVENTION: > Don't specify REIPL on the VARY XCF command and then do a manual > IPL once the system has been RESET. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
