To initialize a star complex, specify GRS=STAR either in the IEASYSxx parmlib member, or during IPL when prompted for system parameters. Specify GRS=STAR, for each system that is part of a star complex.

If the system is the first system in the complex, it will initialize ISGLOCK on the coupling facility to start the star complex. If there is no previously-activated CFRM policy, you can specify the name of the CFRM policy to be started in the COUPLExx parmlib member used to initialize the sysplex. The system uses the CFRM policy name specified by the CFRMPOL keyword on the COUPLE statement to identify the policy to be started. If there is a previously-activated CFRM policy, the CFRMPOL specification is ignored and the system uses the name of the CFRM policy that was previously in effect.