If your VSE machines are being IPLed by first IPL-ing CMS and then IPLing VSE from their PROFILE EXEC, then you may do the following:
1. Include 'CP XAUTOLOG VDISKS' in all VSE machines' PROFILE EXECs anywhere before IPL command. (Make sure all your VSE machines are properly authorised to XAUTOLOG VDISKS machine.) 2. Modify PROFILE EXEC in your VDISKS machine to include the check wether the virtual disk is already initialised (check the label or try ACCESSing it) and then don't initialise it if it is. Another way would be to define a VDISK in the PROFILE EXEC of the VDISKS machine (instead of VM directory definition) and check the return code of CP DEFINE (if it's 0, initialise it). If you want to keep a VDISK alive for reasons other than having to manually autolog VDISKS before you IPL the first VSE machine, then take one of the other good suggestions. Ivica Brodaric BNZ
