Activating the CICS VR server address space

The commands that are required to activate the CICS VR server address space.

Use the VARY command to activate or terminate the CICS VR server on a single system. The following VARY commands are available for the CICS VR server address space:
  • VARY SMS,CICSVR,ACTIVE
  • VARY SMS,CICSVR,TERMINATESERVER
The VARY commands that are listed are not multi-system commands. Use the ROUTE command with the VARY command to route the request to all relevant systems. For example, when you issue the following command the CICS VR server address space is activated on all systems in the sysplex.
  • ROUTE *ALL,VARY SMS,CICSVR,ACTIVE
When all the installation steps are completed successfully, use the /V SMS,CICSVR,ACTIVE command to activate the server. When the server address space successfully starts, message DWW014I is issued. If the server address space initialization fails, investigate the log to solve the problem.
Figure 1. Message DWW014I
DWW014I CICSVR SERVER ADDRESS SPACE IS NOW ACTIVE.