Common Operator Commands for z/VM
This appendix summarizes the commands you commonly use as a z/VM® operator. The
appendix includes the commands to:
- Check the status of users
- Check the status of the SSI cluster
- Check the commands and DIAGNOSE codes you can use
- Check the maximum number of spool files for the system
- Set the maximum number of users for the system
- Check whether a virtual machine is a quick dispatch virtual machine
- Check CP file system status
- Control processors and storage
- Communicate with users
- Control channel paths and local devices
- Control spool files in the print, reader, and punch queues
- Define and set time zones
- Shut down z/VM
- Collect information about system events, performance, accounting, and hardware errors
- Perform data management services.
Note: Some of the listed commands require a privilege
class other than A (the IBM® default
class for System Operator).