<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="concept" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Causes of abnormal IPLs" /> <meta name="abstract" content="This topic describes some causes of an abnormal initial program load (IPL)." /> <meta name="description" content="This topic describes some causes of an abnormal initial program load (IPL)." /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rzal2ipl.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="../rzahg/rzahgictroub2.htm" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Rights.Owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1998, 2006" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rzal2abnormalipl" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Causes of abnormal IPLs</title> </head> <body id="rzal2abnormalipl"><a name="rzal2abnormalipl"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Causes of abnormal IPLs</h1> <div><p>This topic describes some causes of an abnormal initial program load (IPL).</p> <p>An abnormal IPL can be caused by any of the following reasons:</p> <ul><li>Using the End Job Abnormal (ENDJOBABN) command. To see if this command has been used, look for message CPC1124 in the job log.</li> <li>Using option 7 (Start a service tool), then option 7 (Operator panel function) on the Dedicated Service Tool (DST) menu.</li> <li>Using the Power button (on the control panel) instead of the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) command.</li> <li>Displaying a power failure before all data is written from main storage to disk.</li> <li>Using any B900 xxxx system reference code (where xxxx is any number or letter) during the start of the operating system phase of the IPL.</li> <li>Ending with a system reference code of B900 3F10, if a PWRDWNSYS command that did not complete, .</li> <li>Causing the system to end by any function check in the controlling subsyste .</li> <li>Issuing a PWRDWNSYS command in the primary partition without first powering down secondary partitions.</li> <li>The system going down when database recovery has not completed during the IPL.</li> </ul> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> If the ENDJOBABN command is issued, message CPI0990 will be in QHST. For all other reasons, message CPI091D will be in QHST stating why the IPL is abnormal.</div> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzal2ipl.htm" title="Use this topic to select a method for starting your server and handling problems with IPL.">Start the server</a></div> </div> <div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br /> <div><a href="../rzahg/rzahgictroub2.htm">Service, support, and troubleshooting</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>