Restrictions in VM2000 commands/functions

Restrictions affecting the monitor VM and the monitor system

Some VM2000 commands must not be used for the monitor VM or the monitor system. The following restrictions apply:

• The monitor VM cannot

  • be initialized (/CREATE-VM)

  • be started using /START-VM

  • be suspended (/HOLD-VM, /RESUME-VM)

  • be moved within main memory (/MOVE-VM)

  • be migrated (/MIGRATE-VM)

  • be terminated (/DELETE-VM)

  Monitor VM and monitor system are initialized and started during initialization of VM2000 operation and terminated with /SHUTDOWN-VM VM-ID=*VM2000, with the BS2000 shutdown of the monitor system or via the SE manager.

• The monitor system cannot

  • be aborted (/RESET-VM)

  • be terminated as an individual guest system using /SHUTDOWN-VM

• Virtual consoles are prohibited for the monitor VM (/ADD-VM-DEVICES ..., TYPE=*VC).

• The monitor VM cannot be monitored with MONJVs.

• The monitor VM and its VM definition cannot be made persistent.

Special considerations regarding input from a BS2000 console of the monitor system

• The commands /BEGIN-VM-DIALOG and /CALL-VM-PROCEDURE cannot be entered from a BS2000 console of the monitor system.

• VM2000 procedures can be called from BS2000 consoles of the monitor system by means of /RUN, in which case the commands /REMARK and /STEP are ignored. The procedure must not contain any continuation lines.

• In all commands entered from a BS2000 console of the monitor system, the operand VM-ID=*CURRENT is assumed as the selection for the monitor VM.