8.80 IPL (IPL Normal from device xxxx)
8.80.1 Function
This console command performs the Initial Program Load (IPL) Normal manual function from the given
device. The IPL command may also be used to perform a load from CD-ROM or server. For example if a
standard SUSE S/390 Linux distribution CD is loaded and mounted on /cdrom, this CD-ROM may then be
IPL’ed using ”IPL /cdrom/suse.ins”.
If the first operand is a device name (devnum is a 1- to 4-digit hexadecimal number), a CCW-type IPL is
initiated from the indicated device number and SCLP disk I/O is disabled.
If the first operand is a filename a list-directed IPL is performed from the specified ".ins" file and SCLP
disk I/O is enabled for the directory path where the ".ins" file is located.
An optional ‘LOADPARM’ keyword followed by a 1-8 character string can be used to set the LOADPARM
prior to IPL.
An optional 'PARM' keyword followed by a string can also be passed to the IPL command processor. The
string will be loaded into the low-order 32 bits of the general purpose registers (4 characters per register
for up to 64 bytes). The PARM option behaves similarly to the VM IPL command.
An optional 'CLEAR' keyword will initiate a Load Clear manual control function, prior to starting an IPL.
8.80.2 Syntax
Descriptive
filenameiplparm parmstring]
Diagram
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8.80.3 Parameter
devnum
The device address from which the emulator will IPL the system.
filename
The name of a ".ins" file to be loaded.
LOADPARM
This is the optional LOADPARM keyword.
iplparm
This is an 1-8 byte character string used to set the LOADPARM prior to the IPL.
