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"Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse=K2GnTyEPumIAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote in 000901c2599e$010f9b20$6501a8c0@ne2.client2.attbi.com:">news:000901c2599e$010f9b20$6501a8c0@ne2.client2.attbi.com: > Hardware diagnostics can be triggered at an IPL with doing a > full power down. The default IPL attribute is *MIN, but using > the CHGIPLA command, this can be switched to *ALL. For those > installations who are not performing IPL's under tight time > constraints, it would make sense to keep it at *ALL on a > permanent basis, perhaps only switching for events like > upgrades which require multiple IPL's. > IBM's recommendation is to use *ALL on an annual basis or when you are making modifications to your hardware. (And obviously, we hope you're modifying your hardware at least once per year <grin>.) -- Sue iSeries Advanced Technical Support Rochester, MN
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