Tom, z/OS contains a cblock IPST pointed by ECVTIPST.
This cblock contains information about the IPL time for various steps. SHOWzOS display the data and there is also a IPCS command but can't remember the name. Roland >Timothy, > >I saw your post talking about having an A01 warm standby with Z03 CBU. >That's similar to what my management is thinking, but without the warm >standby. We have EMC storage and it we do synchronous mirroring from >our main site to our DR site. Since that is all done via the EMC >control units we don't need to have the system up for it. We do want to >go to the DR site as needed to do minimal "connectivity" tests. For >those we plan to just IPL the A01 system. Then, when we need to do >"serious" DR tests we would activate the Z03 and IPL that. Basically, >the whole purpose of this exercise is to determine how long it would >take to be up and ready for those minimal "connectivity" tests. > >Tom Kelman >Enterprise Capacity Planner >Commerce Bank of Kansas City >(816) 760-7632 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On >> Behalf Of Timothy Sipples >> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:26 AM >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >> Subject: Re: Benchmarking the IPL >> >> Tom, >> >> I'm a little confused by your question. Reading between the lines, you >> seem >> to be describing IBM's standard Capacity Backup (CBU) offering as part >of >> your contract. CBU covers both actual disasters and a certain number >of >> rehearsals over the contract period. There are no additional IBM >software >> charges (beyond your normal charges) associated with CBU activations, >> provided you're adhering to the terms of the CBU contract. >> >> What confuses me is why you'd be IPLing outside the CBU terms. >Everything >> you described seems like it would be covered as part of CBU, and if >you >> have a CBU capacity of Z03 then you'll be experiencing IPL times >> associated >> with the Z03 capacity (upon CBU activation). >> >> Could you elaborate a bit on what scenario(s) you have in mind? >Thanks. >> >> - - - - - >> Timothy Sipples >> Resident Architect (Based in Singapore) >> STG Value Creation and Complex Deals Team >> IBM Growth Markets >> E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >> Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > >********************************************************** ******************* >If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its >affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at >http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure >Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com > >NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are >confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the >individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not >the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, >retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message >or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. >If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please >advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and >permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments >and any copies of this message from your computer system. >********************************************************** ******************* > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
