When an element unexpectedly fails, automatic restart management is given control during end-of-job and end-of-memory termination after all other recovery has taken place. If the element should be restarted, then MVS™:

1. Gives control to the element-restart exit.
2. Gives control to the event exit.
3. Restarts the element.
4. Issues an ENF signal when the element re-registers with the automatic restart manager.

When a system unexpectedly fails, automatic restart management determines if any elements were running on the system that failed. If those elements can be restarted on another system, and cross-system restarts are allowed, MVS does the following for each system on which the elements will be restarted:

1. Gives control to the workload restart exit.
2. For each element that will be restarted:
   1. Gives control to the element restart exit.
   2. Gives control to the event exit.
   3. Restarts the element.
   4. Issues an ENF signal when the element re-registers with the automatic restart manager.