Kernel parameter

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7.1 z/VM guest

You can specify a DCSS name by adding the mondcss parameter to the kernel parameter line.

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This section describes how to specify a DCSS name if the z/VM® *MONITOR record reader device driver is compiled into the kernel.

Figure 1. z/VM *MONITOR stream read support kernel parameter syntax

1! monreader.mondcss=MONDCSS
1? monreader.mondcss=<dcss>

where <dcss> is the name of the DCSS that z/VM uses for the monitor records.

Example

To specify MYDCSS as the DCSS name add the following parameter to the kernel parameter line: 
monreader.mondcss=MYDCSS
The value is automatically converted to uppercase.