Accessing the Load task

Notes:
  • Depending on your machine type, model, and features installed, you can have up to four Load types:
    • ECKD
    • SCSI
    • NVMe
    • Tape
  • For daily or routine loading of images, it is recommended that you customize activation profiles to specify how you want to load images, and then use a profile with the Activate task to perform all the operations necessary to make an image operational, including loading it with a control program.
  • The Load task is considered a disruptive task. If the object is locked, you must unlock it before continuing.

Load (except coupling facility and SSC images) causes a program to be read from a designated device and initiates execution of that program. If the CPC is operating in logically partitioned (LPAR) mode, the logical partition is the target of the load. Otherwise, if the CPC is operating in General mode, the CPC is the target of the load.

To perform a load:

  1. Select one or more CPC images.
  2. Open the Load task. The Load window is displayed with the information that was last used when the CPC image was loaded.
  3. Review the information in the window to verify that the object you will load is the correct one.

    If the information is correct, click OK. The Load Task Confirmation window is displayed. If you click Yes to proceed, then the Disruptive Task Confirmation window is displayed. Review the confirmation text to decide whether or not to proceed with the task.

  4. To continue with the load, click Yes. The Load Progress window is displayed indicating the progress of the load and the outcome.
  5. Click OK to close the window when the load completes successfully. Otherwise, if the load does not complete successfully, follow the directions on the window to determine the problem and how to correct it.