Change your system IPL from the control panel

You can specify the type of IPL you need to perform from the system control panel.

1. Use the Increment/Decrement buttons to select Function 02, and press Enter.
2. Use the Increment/Decrement buttons to select the IPL type and mode you want, and then press the Enter button to save.
3. You can also specify a fast or slow IPL that can only be set one time at the console panel when the server is turned off. Select Function 02 and press Enter twice. Then, use the Increment/Decrement buttons to select F(Fast), S(Slow), or V(Value from IPL attributes).

• IPL type
  The IPL type determines which copy of programs your system uses during the initial program load (IPL).
• Operating mode of an IPL
  Use the operating mode to determine the number of options that are presented to the operator for consideration during and after the initial program load (IPL). It can also secure (lock) the control panel to prevent an unauthorized or inadvertent IPL from the control panel.
• Change operating modes and IPL types
  By changing IPL types, the user can perform an initial program load (IPL) from the load-source media or from an alternate load source media. With this operation, the user can change IPL types to also apply fixes (PTFs). Changing the operating mode gives the user several options in controlling the IPL.
• Change system values during IPL
  System values control information that affects the operation of certain parts of the system. Some system values that you change do not take effect until the next initial program load (IPL); other system values take effect immediately.