INGPLEX IPL

Purpose

With the INGPLEX IPL command you can view and compare the IPL information of the operating system. The IPL information is collected by the PROCLIB member (for further information, refer to the installation procedure step "Configure SYS1.PARMLIB Members" in "Configuring SA z/OS on Host Systems" of IBM Z System Automation Planning and Installation). If a system does not behave after IPL as expected, the IPL recording function enables you to identify parameters that were changed, for example, since the last IPL. The recording function enables you to compare different IPL scenarios. INGPLEX IPL is a tool that helps to identify and resolve the cause of startup problems. The following information can be displayed:
  • The selected system (or blank)
  • The name of the sysplex
  • The maximum number of IPLs that are stored for each system
  • An indicator showing whether comments in PARMLIB members are ignored when collecting information

The parameter DSN on invocation allows you to select a different IPL data set for displaying or comparing IPL information. It might be useful in case of a disaster recovery when you need IPL information of the sysplex that is down.

Example

Figure 1. INGPLEX IPL Main Panel
 INGLX200                  SA z/OS  - Command Dialogs       Line   1   of 22
 Domain Id . : IPSFP   ---------- INGPLEX IPL -----------   Date . . : 01/26/18
 Operator Id : NETOP1          Sysplex = KEY1PLEX           Time . . : 09:56:43

 System  . . . . . ==>                   Max. number of IPL records/system : 10
 SAplex  . . . . . ==> KEY4PLEX          Suppression of PARMLIB comments . : Y
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Cmds: C compare record / D display details / E erase record

    System   IPL Timestamp   /local        Dev  Volume  OpSys  Release  FMID
    -------- ----------------------------  ---- ------  ------ -------- -------
 __ KEYA     2017-11-08 17:59/11-08 18:58  5025 22M711  z/OS   SP7.2.2  HBB77A0
 __ KEY1     2018-01-10 17:44/01-10 18:43  500F 21M801  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY1     2017-12-06 17:55/12-06 18:54  500B 21M712  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY1     2017-11-08 17:54/11-08 18:54  502F 21M711  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY1     2017-10-04 17:17/10-04 19:16  500F 21M710  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY1     2017-09-06 16:54/09-06 18:54  500B 21M709  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY2     2018-01-10 17:51/01-10 18:51  500F 21M801  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY2     2017-12-06 18:04/12-06 19:04  500B 21M712  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790
 __ KEY2     2017-11-08 18:02/11-08 19:02  502F 21M711  z/OS   SP7.2.1  HBB7790

 Command ===>
 F1=Help      F2=End       F3=Return                              F6=Roll
              F8=Forward   F9=Refresh  F10=Previous F11=Next     F12=Retrieve

Use F10 and F11 to scroll through all available columns. SORT by column numbers is supported as well as the FIND and RFind command to locate information on the panel. You can also limit the display to a particular system by specifying the system name in the appropriate entry field.

The following command codes are available:
C
Compares the complete IPL information with another IPL record. A second panel will be displayed where you can select the second record.
D
Displays detailed information about this IPL record.
E
Erases the IPL information records. This action must be confirmed.

  • The Sysplex field shows the name of the sysplex.
  • The System field shows the name of the system in the sysplex.
  • The IPL Timestamp field shows the date and time of the IPL. The format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM converted to local timezone.
  • The Dev field shows the IPL device number.
  • The Volume field shows the volume serial of the IPL device.
  • The OpSys field shows the name of the operating system, for example, z/OS® or OS/390®.
  • The Release field shows the release level of the operationg system.
  • The FMID field shows the FMID of the operating system.

For further information about the panel fields refer to the online help.