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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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