That's correct, you do not respond START with startup parms, just enter the startup parms. In your case reply with COLD DRAIN NOAUTO and you'll be fine.
-Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IPL VM/VM Issues Trying to IPL 2d Level but getting the following: 17:34:24 z/VM V5 R4.0 SERVICE LEVEL 0802 (64-BIT) 17:34:24 SYSTEM NUCLEUS CREATED ON 2008-11-28 AT 19:22:25, LOADED FROM 54XRES 17:34:24 17:34:24 **************************************************************** 17:34:24 * LICENSED MATERIALS - PROPERTY OF IBM* * 17:34:24 * * 17:34:24 * 5741-A05 (C) COPYRIGHT IBM CORP. 1983, 2008. ALL RIGHTS * 17:34:24 * RESERVED. US GOVERNMENT USERS RESTRICTED RIGHTS - USE, * 17:34:24 * DUPLICATION OR DISCLOSURE RESTRICTED BY GSA ADP SCHEDULE * 17:34:24 * CONTRACT WITH IBM CORP. * 17:34:24 * * 17:34:24 * * TRADEMARK OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES. * 17:34:24 **************************************************************** 17:34:24 17:34:25 HCPZCO6718I Using parm disk 1 on volume 54XRES (device 125B). 17:34:25 HCPZCO6718I Parm disk resides on cylinders 39 through 158. 17:34:25 17:34:25 HCPZPM6700E File SYSTEM CONFIG, record 169: 17:34:25 HCPZPM6711E Duplicate volume identifier ABOF* specified -- statement ignored. 17:34:25 17:34:25 HCPISU951I CP VOLID 54XSP2 NOT MOUNTED 17:34:25 Start ((Warm|Force|COLD|CLEAN) (DRain) (DIsable) (NODIRect) 17:34:25 (NOAUTOlog)) or (SHUTDOWN) 17:35:12 START COLD DRAIN NOAUTO 17:35:12 Start ((Warm|Force|COLD|CLEAN) (DRain) (DIsable) (NODIRect) 17:35:12 (NOAUTOlog)) or (SHUTDOWN) Seems like it does not recognize the START command.
