Oh yes another lesson: Besides running CPSYNTAX, saving your old SYSTEM CONFIG is something to take care off. We used SYSTEM CONFIG-1, SYSTEM CONFIG-2 etc. Then you can easily IPL with the old config file: - enter a 3270 address or SYSG in the LOADPARM field to have SAPL prompt you - on the SAPL screen enter FT=CONFIG-1
2008/12/28 Kris Buelens <[email protected]> > > When you can IPL from an older resident, the you can update the broken MAINT > CF1. > - If you don't know the start cylinder of that broken MAINT CF1: > ATTACH the broken resident to yourself as "vdev" > Start ICKDSF, press neter twice > enter CPVOL LIST UNIT(vdev) NVFY > The you should see where the first PARM disk starts > DETACH the broken resident from yourself > - ATTACH the broken resident to SYSTEM > issue DEFINE MDISK 1111 startcyl 200 530RES > ACCESS 1111 Z and you've got access to the broken MAINT CF1 > > 2008/12/28 Mike Walter <[email protected]> >> >> Did you run CPSYNTAX on the changed SYSTEM CONFIG file after making the >> change and before the IPL? If I remember correctly from home, CPSYNTAX is >> on MAINT's 193 disk. >> >> Double check your change for proper REXX comment syntax, in other words: >> proper opening chars "/*" and closing chars "*/". If the closing characters >> are not correct, all the rest of the SYSTEM CONFIG file is treated as a >> comment. >> >> I always include at the top of our SYSTEM CONFIG a line like: >> Say 'Beginning SYSTEM CONFIG processing from MAINT CF1.' >> and another at the very end like: >> Say 'Ending SYSTEM CONFIG processing from MAINT CF1.' >> The first "say" confirms (on the OPERATOR console) which config file is >> executing, and the last "say" confirms that the whole thing was processed. >> >> Check the OPERATOR console for config file processing errors. Consider >> including the statement "TOLERATE_ERRORS OFF" (check the manual for the >> syntax and usage, that may be a little off). >> >> Mike Walter >> Hewitt Associates >> >> ________________________________ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lim Ming Liang" [[email protected]] >> Sent: 12/28/2008 04:09 PM ZE8 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: IPL SOFT WAIT PROBLEM >> >> I have a running z/VM 5.3 for quite a long while. >> >> I just edit the system config, to comment out 2 lines of define AND grant >> vswitch. >> >> Now I can't ipl the system up again. >> >> Any suggestions to recover from this ? I have an old RES volume somewhere, I >> can ipl up from that volume, but how to I migrate those latest data from my >> current VMRES ? >> >> Please help. >> >> Regards Lim ML >> >> ________________________________ >> The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may >> contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from >> disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if >> this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert >> the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any >> attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of >> this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly >> prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be >> monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure >> compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails >> are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be >> intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed >> to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail. > > > -- > Kris Buelens, > IBM Belgium, VM customer support -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
