What does the Disabled wait state message issued during IPL mean?
There may be several reasons the Hercules’ emulated CPU could enter a disabled wait state during IPL, but most of the times the error condition will be found to be some component required for IPL is missing or incompatible. This is one of the most frequently posted questions on the discussion groups and I probably should have added an entry here earlier. Nevertheless, better late than none at all. Since there may be several reasons to receive a disabled wait state, I will add to this answer as different causes are encountered. For each reason, I will reproduce the message(s) issued, then explain the cause and resolution. HHCCP077I 0009:Sense=INTREQ HHCCP011I CPU0000: Disabled wait state PSW=000200FF 80000005 If you want to look up the wait state code, the code value is the last three digits of the PSW, which is the last information shown in the last message Hercules issues (the last two messages are reproduced above). The list of codes is found in MVS System Codes manual (GC28-1780) an
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