We've also setup DIAGxx to automatically take a SAD and re-IPL if z/OS gets one of the documented wait states. It does work as described. No operator intervention needed.
Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&[email protected] ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Thursday, November 19th, 2020 at 1:35 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > Years ago we eliminated tape from the SADUMP process altogether. Also > eliminated operator intervention. For each LPAR, we have a LOAD (IPL) profile > that points to a DASD volume containing SAD IPL text. The SAD parameters run > the dump to DASD without prompting the operator at all. When the dump is > finished, the operator IPLs z/OS as usual. The process is pretty quick. > > . > > . > > J.O.Skip Robinson > > Southern California Edison Company > > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > > 323-715-0595 Mobile > > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [email protected] On Behalf Of > Jeremy Nicoll > > Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2020 8:09 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: (External):Re: SADUMP IPL tape > > *** EXTERNAL EMAIL - Use caution when opening links or attachments *** > > On Thu, 19 Nov 2020, at 16:01, Dana Mitchell wrote: > > > They are definitely different. And even within z/OS there will > > > > sometimes be a PTF that changes an internal structure such that it has > > > > an ACTION HOLD telling you that you need to recreate the SADUMP > > > > program > > But the SADUMP program (at least, 20+ years ago) was a different matter. That > was generally placed on specific disk volumes. > > The SADUMP tape was only used to get the system IPLed and make it load the > disk-resident program. Has this process changed? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own. > > > ----------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
