CICS cold start

This section describes the CICS® startup processing specific to a cold start.

Starting CICS with the START=COLD parameter
START=COLD performs a dual type of startup, performing a cold start for all local resources while preserving recovery information that relates to remote systems or resource managers connected through the resource manager interface (RMI).
Starting CICS with the START=INITIAL parameter
If you specify START=INITIAL, CICS performs an initial start as if you are starting a new region for the first time.

Parent topic: Administering restart and recovery