Look at the Features statement in your SYSTEM CONFIG. There is Auto_IPL
that can be omitted and Disable Auto_Warm_IPL that may be of interest. I
personally have never been too much in favor of a system that
automatically does a Warm Start (or any other kind, for that matter). I
think that the only place they should be employed is in a lights-out
center. If the system does the start without prompting the operator, it
is difficult to keep service machines off in a problem situation.
Besides, the operators need the practice when VM is ipled every 4 or 5
moths due to a POR.
Regards,
Richard Schuh
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gentry, Stephen
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:02 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Format a SPPOL VOLUME on First IPL
I think you specify COLD when VM asks about
FORCE/NOAUTOlog/COLD/DRAIN, etc. Then you'll get the date prompt, then
I think you'll get a message telling you how many records are in the
spool file and a prompt to format/erase. I think the reply would be GO
I haven't done it in a while.
Steve
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin, Terry R. (LOCKHEED
MARTIN Performance Engineering/CTR) (CTR)
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Format a SPPOL VOLUME on First IPL
Hi
I am building a new test system and I want the first IPL to
format the spool volume. Currently VM is set up to IPL automatically
WARM. Where/how do I change it to prompt for a Startup parameter at IPL
time so that I can specify the formatting of the spool volume?
Thank You,
Terry Martin
Lockheed Martin - Information Technology
z/OS & z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning
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