Chapter 6. Restarting Z/Vm And Checking The System; Steps For Restarting Z/Vm; Steps For Checking Paging And Spooling Space - IBM ZVM - FOR LINUX V6 RELEASE 1 Getting Started

Chapter 6. Restarting z/VM and checking the system

After making changes to the system, configuring DirMaint, and setting up the
network configuration, restart z/VM and check that the changes you want were
made. This topic explains how to do that.

Steps for restarting z/VM

In this procedure, you restart (IPL) z/VM and log onto MAINT, from which you
can check that all your configuration changes are in effect.
Before you begin: You need to be logged on as MAINT. Be sure you have checked
the syntax of the SYSTEM CONFIG file (see "Steps for checking the syntax of the
SYSTEM CONFIG file" on page 48). Be sure other important z/VM processing is
complete.
Perform these steps to restart z/VM:
1.
2.
3.
You are done. Go on to the next procedure.

Steps for checking paging and spooling space

Before you begin: You need to be logged on as MAINT.
Perform these steps to check that paging and spooling space matches your
intended definitions:
1.
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Type this command and press the Enter key:
shutdown reipl
Result: When the system shuts down and re-IPLs, you see a number of IPL
messages. z/VM restores the system to the same state as it was prior to
shutdown (for instance, with OPERATOR disconnected).
To get a z/VM logo, press the Enter key.
Log onto MAINT.
Type this command and press the Enter key. Check the response for paging
volumes.
query alloc page
EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES
VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE
------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----
610PAG C331 0 3338 601020 13646
SUMMARY
USABLE
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:07:56
HIGH %
PAGE USED
31175 2%
------ ------ ----
601020 13646 2%
601020 13646 2%
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