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IPL, or Initial Program Load, is the process where the hardware initiates the loading of the base operating system.
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{{AN}} is an acronym (pronounced "eye-pee-ell") for {{bu|I|nitial}} {{bu|P|rogram}} {{bu|L|oad}}, and is the process where the hardware initiates the loading of the base operating system.
  
On some systems, this is called the "Bootup" or "Bootstrap" process.
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{{AN}} can be used
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*as a verb ("IPL the system")
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**with past tense ("then we IPLed")
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**and present tense ("while we were IPLing")
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*as a noun ("after the next IPL.")
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On other systems, this is called the "Bootup" or "Bootstrap" process.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*Determing IPL times via [[QWCCRTEC]]
 
*Determing IPL times via [[QWCCRTEC]]
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==External links==
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*[http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r3s/topic/iphb5/iplvalues.htm Values for IPL types, system operating modes, and speeds] from IBM.com
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*[http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzahb/rzahbiplsrcfinder.htm IPL system reference code (SRC) finder] from IBM Infocenter
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*([http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/experience/ipla3.pdf PDF]) of [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/experience/ipla-3-exprabstract.htm ''Reducing iSeries IPL Time Experience Report''] from the V5R4 [[IBM]] [[InfoCenter]].
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 15 March 2007

IPL is an acronym (pronounced "eye-pee-ell") for Initial Program Load, and is the process where the hardware initiates the loading of the base operating system.

IPL can be used

  • as a verb ("IPL the system")
    • with past tense ("then we IPLed")
    • and present tense ("while we were IPLing")
  • as a noun ("after the next IPL.")

On other systems, this is called the "Bootup" or "Bootstrap" process.

See also

External links