The Linux Console Connection to NetView
When a Linux® target system IPLs, its boot messages are displayed on the Console Integration facility (CI) of the System z® or 390-CMOS processor Support Element (SE). For SA z/OS processor operations, CI is the only supported interface to communicate with the Linux operating system.
The communication between the processor operations focal point and CI is based on the NetView RUNCMD and the Support Element's Operator Command Facility (OCF), an SNA application. In SA z/OS processor operations, this connection path is referred to as a NetView Connection (NVC).