Setting Runmodes at SA z/OS Initialization Time

At SA z/OS® initialization time, you can set a runmode as a reply to message AOF603D.

Message AOF767I offers you the following choices.

AOF767I AUTOMATION OPTIONS:
   .STOP  -CANCEL AUTOMATION
   .PAUSE  -SUSPEND AUTOMATION
   .NOSTART - DO NOT AUTOMATE SUBSYSTEM STARTUP
   .RUNMODE=x -SET RUNMODE (CURRENTLY *ALL)
   .ENTER  -CONTINUE

If you are using runmodes in your configuration you see the runmode currently set. You can reply RUNMODE=x where x is a valid runmode defined on the current system. You can enter RUNMODE=? to see a list of valid runmodes:

AOF779I VALID RUNMODES ARE:
  .*ALL
  .BASIC=TBASIC1 TBASIC2
  .DISASTER_RECOVERY=TDISASTER1 TDISASTER2