I got this off of another list. This is a nice presentation on how the IPL process works. Since we do have some new sysprogs on this list, I thought I would pass it along.
Abstract: This presentation describes general processing involved initializing z/OS System from the IPL process until the system is ready to start JES2 or JES3. http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS3699 Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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