IPL Start up Procedure in z/OS Mainframe System

1. Switch on the HMC and login to the HMC Control or Interface Panel.

2. Then, Click the "Groups" Icon in the "view" section and than click the "CPC Images Icon in the Work area.

3. Select the appropriate LPAR on which you have to load the MVS image and finally, Double Click on the Activate button in the Daily panel which is at the right pane of the HMC window.

4. Similarly, select the LPAR on which you have to load the MVS Image and finally, double click on the LOAD button in the REcovery panel which is at the right pane of the HMC window.

5. Then enter the LOAD ADDRESS, IODF Address and LOADxx member information.

6. Now, Start the emulators by clicking on the console actions in the view area and configure 3270 Emulators button in the group work area.

7. Enter IP's like z8789300@192.168.1.1:1024 and z7676767@192.168.2.10.

8. Select the LPAR and then click on Operating system messages button in the daily panel which will throw some messages which we must respond as per our needs.

9. You need to type oo,cont and then deactivate the duplicate volumes on inappropriate devices by typing 00,D501.

10. Then activate all the consoles using VARY CN(*) ACTIVATE. and issue d r,l to see how to start the JES. For cold start, type oo, CLPA, SYSParm =00. For warm start, type 02, WARM, NOREQ.

11. The the master Console should be activated using VARY 200, CONSOLE.

12. Here you will specify the commands in the order like

-> S RMF
-> DLF
-> S VLF
-> S VTAM
-> S TSO
-> -START DB@
-> S CICS
-> S TCPIP