Entering Virtual Machine Commands after You IPL an Operating System
After you IPL an operating system in your virtual machine, you are usually in the virtual machine command environment. The only time you may need to leave the virtual machine command environment is when you enter CP commands.
When you are in the virtual machine command environment, the operating system you are running handles all commands you enter. For example, after you IPL MVS/ESA in a virtual machine, you are usually in the MVS/ESA command environment. MVS/ESA handles all commands you enter.