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. Jatinderpal (Mickey) S. Virdi z/OS Software Support (XCF/XES/GRS) 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 845-435-8118 T/L 8-295-8116 SUT: 720-349-9829 jvi...@us.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
