This may be way off base, but I seem to remember running into a similar issue a long time ago when SYS1.NUCLEUS went into extents. NIP could not load a module and the IPL went into a disabled wait. I'm sure this has been fixed by now in z/OS, but this might be worth a look?
Todd Burrell, PMP, ITIL Expert, CISSP | Project Manager | ITSO AHB | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Contractor - HP Enterprise Services | 1600 Clifton Rd, Building 21, MS D24, RM 1300 | Atlanta, GA 30338 | 404-971-7275 (Blackberry) 404-723-2017 (Mobile) | z...@cdc.gov THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR OTHERWISE PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is for use only by the intended recipient. If you received this in error, please notify the sender and delete the communication from all computers. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 10:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Disabled wait > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Pace > > RTFH - tried that. I need something more like - For a SAD do this. For xxx > do that. > > Found the process I ran last night does have a lot of output. > Following Lizette's idea I looked for NIP messages. This was every place > that NIP was mentioned. > IEA41001I NIP RIM IEAVNIP0 has failed > and > *** NIP MESSAGES ON THE DELAYED ISSUE QUEUE *** THERE ARE NO NIP MESSAGES ON > THE DELAYED ISSUE QUEUE. > > IEA41001I - Doesn't show up in the the manual MVS System Messages > Volume 6 (GOS - IEA) It's in the _z/OS_MVS_Dump_Output_Messages_ manual: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r13/topic/com.ibm.zos.r13.ieah600/iea2h69020.htm#wq42 IEA41001I NIP RIM modname HAS FAILED Explanation: A nucleus initialization program (NIP) resource initialization module (RIM) was in control when the system entered a wait state. In the message text: modname The name of the NIP RIM. System Action: The system enters a wait state. User response: Use VERBEXIT SYMPTOM command to retrieve the symptoms for doing problem searches. Also issue VERBEXIT MTRACE command to find messages that cannot be issued to the console because it is not yet initialized. Source: System initialization (IPL/NIP) -jc- ********************************************************************** Information contained in this e-mail message and in any attachments thereto is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy this message, delete any copies held on your systems, notify the sender immediately, and refrain from using or disclosing all or any part of its content to any other person. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
