Starting CICS with the START=INITIAL parameter

If you specify START=INITIAL, CICS® performs an initial start as if you are starting a new region for the first time. This initial start of a CICS region is different from a CICS region that initializes with a START=COLD parameter, as follows:

Note:
An initial start can also result from a START=COLD parameter if the global catalog is newly initialized and does not contain a recovery manager control record. If the recovery manager finds that there is no control record on the catalog, it issues a message to the console prompting the operator to reply with a GO or CANCEL response. If the response is GO, CICS performs an initial start as if START=INITIAL was specified.

For more information about the effect of the state of the global catalog and the system log on the type of start CICS performs, see the CICS System Definition Guide.

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