Here is how the system "sees" and iASP:
                         Work with Configuration Status                S02      
                                                             06/13/13  10:49:17 
 Position to  . . . . .                Starting characters                      
                                                                                
 Type options, press Enter.                                                     
   1=Vary on   2=Vary off   5=Work with job   8=Work with description           
   9=Display mode status    13=Work with APPN status...                         
                                                                                
 Opt  Description       Status                -------------Job--------------    
      IASP1             AVAILABLE                                               
                         Work with Device Descriptions                       
                                                             System:   S02   
 Position to  . . . . .                Starting characters                   
                                                                             
 Type options, press Enter.                                                  
   2=Change   3=Copy    4=Delete   5=Display   6=Print   7=Rename            
   8=Work with status   9=Retrieve source                                    
                                                                             
 Opt  Device      Type        Text                                           
      IASP1       *ASP                                                       
                           Display Device Description                  S02      
                                                             06/13/13  10:50:41 
 Device description . . . . . . . . :   DEVD        IASP1                       
 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   OPTION      *BASIC                      
 Category of device . . . . . . . . :               *ASP                        
                                                                                
 Resource name  . . . . . . . . . . :   RSRCNAME    IASP1                       
 Relational database  . . . . . . . :   RDB         IASP1                       
 Message queue  . . . . . . . . . . :   MSGQ        QSYSOPR                     
   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 QSYS                      
 Current message queue  . . . . . . :               QSYSOPR                     
   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :                 QSYS                      
 Last activity date . . . . . . . . :               05/26/13                    
 Allocated to:                                                                  
 Job name . . . . . . . . . . . . . :               *NONE                       
   User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :                                           
   Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . :                                           
From the IFS point of view:
                            Work with Object Links                            
                                                                              
Directory  . . . . :   /dev/IASP1                                             
                                                                              
Type options, press Enter.                                                    
  2=Edit   3=Copy   4=Remove   5=Display   7=Rename   8=Display attributes    
  11=Change current directory ...                                             
                                                                              
Opt   Object link            Type             Attribute    Text               
      .                      DIR                                              
      ..                     DIR                                              
      QDEFAULT.UDFS          BLKSF                                            
                             Work with Object Links                           
                                                                              
 Directory  . . . . :   /IASP1                                                
                                                                              
 Type options, press Enter.                                                   
   2=Edit   3=Copy   4=Remove   5=Display   7=Rename   8=Display attributes   
   11=Change current directory ...                                            
                                                                              
 Opt   Object link            Type             Attribute    Text              
       QSYS.LIB               DIR                                             
       STCIS                  DIR                                             
       STNGO                  DIR                                             
       TAAVTP                 DIR                                             
       WMIS                   DIR                                             
       WWWDEV                 DIR                                             
This is an example of what happens when you vary on an iASP ... It is very much like a mini-ipl...
                            Display ASP Vary Status                           
                                                                              
 ASP Device . . . . :   IASP1             Step . . . . . . . :      / 34      
 ASP Number . . . . :   33                Current time . . . :   00:06:04     
 ASP State  . . . . :   AVAILABLE         Previous time  . . :   00:06:04     
                                                                              
       Step                                                   Elapsed time    
       UID/GID mismatch correction                              00:00:00      
       Database access path recovery                            00:00:03      
       Database cross-reference file merge                      00:02:43      
       SPOOL initialization                                     00:00:00      
       Image catalog synchronization                            00:00:00      
       Command analyzer recovery                                00:00:08      
       Catalog validation                                       00:00:00      
And when you vary it off... (Note: In this example, this iASP is Varied On right now because HA mirroring is active)
                            Display ASP Vary Status                           
                                                                              
 ASP Device . . . . :   IASP1             Step . . . . . . . :      / 5       
 ASP Number . . . . :   33                Current time . . . :   00:01:39     
 ASP State  . . . . :   VARIED ON         Previous time  . . :   00:01:39     
                                                                              
       Step                                                   Elapsed time    
       Cluster vary job submission                                            
       Ending jobs using the ASP                                00:00:00      
       Waiting for jobs to end                                  00:00:05      
       Image catalog synchronization                                          
       Writing changes to disk                                  00:01:33      
                                                                              
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