Description of the commands

The commands are described alphabetically under the following headings:

• Command name and function

• Description of the command function

• Representation of the command format

• Description of the command operands

• Description of the command return codes

• List of guaranteed messages

• For information commands: output in S variables

• For information commands: output formats

• Example if required

Command name	Function
ACTIVATE-VM-DEFINITION	Activate VM definition
ADD-VM-DEVICES	Allocate devices to a VM
ADD-VM-TO-VM-GROUP	Add a VM to a VM group
ASSIGN-VM-GROUP-TO-CPU-POOL	Assign a VM group to a CPU pool
ASSIGN-VM-TO-CPU-POOL	Assign a VM to a CPU pool
ATTACH-VM-RESOURCES	Attach real CPUs
BEGIN-VM-DIALOG	Start administration or operation
CALL-VM-PROCEDURE	Start a VM2000 procedure file
CHECK-VM-DISK-CONFIGURATION	Checks the VM2000 disk configuration
CHECK-VM-MIGRATION	Checks if a VM can be migrated
CREATE-VM	Initialize a VM
CREATE-VM-ASSIGNMENT-SET	Create assignment set
CREATE-VM-CPU-POOL	Create a CPU pool
CREATE-VM-DEFINITION	Create a VM definition
CREATE-VM-GROUP	Create a VM group
DELETE-VM	Terminate a VM
DELETE-VM-ASSIGNMENT-SET	Delete an assignment set
DELETE-VM-CPU-POOL	Delete a CPU pool
DELETE-VM-DEFINITION	Delete a VM definition
DELETE-VM-GROUP	Delete a VM group
DETACH-VM-RESOURCES	Detach real CPUs
END-VM-DIALOG	Terminate administration or operation
EXTEND-VM-MEMORY	Increase main memory for a VM
HOLD-VM	Suspend VM
MIGRATE-VM	Migrate a VM
MIGRATE-VM-DEFINITION	Migrate a VM definition
MODIFY-VM-ATTRIBUTES	Modify attributes of a VM
MODIFY-VM-DEFINITION	Modify a VM definition
MODIFY-VM-DEVICE-ATTRIBUTES	Modify device attributes
MODIFY-VM-DEVICE-USAGE	Modify usage mode of the devices of a VM
MODIFY-VM-GROUP-ATTRIBUTES	Modify attributes of a VM group
MODIFY-VMCONS-PARAMETERS	Modify parameters of $VMCONS
MOVE-VM	Move a VM in main memory
RECOVER-VM-DEFINITION	Recover a VM definition
REDUCE-VM-MEMORY	Reduce main memory for a VM
REMOVE-VM-DEVICES	Deallocate devices from a VM
REMOVE-VM-FROM-VM-GROUP	Remove a VM from a VM group
RESET-VM	Aborts the guest system on a VM
RESTORE-VM-CONFIGURATION	Restores the saved VM2000 configuration
RESUME-VM	Resume VM operation
SAVE-VM-CONFIGURATION	Saves the current VM2000 configuration
SEND-VM-MESSAGE	Pass messages to VM administrators
SHOW-VM-ASSIGNMENT-SET	Output assignment sets
SHOW-VM-ATTRIBUTES	Output attributes of a VM
SHOW-VM-CPU-POOL	Output attributes of a CPU pool
SHOW-VM-DEFINITION	Output a VM definition
SHOW-VM-DEVICE-STATUS	Output detailed device information
SHOW-VM-GROUP	Output attributes of a VM group
SHOW-VM-RESOURCES	Output status of VM2000 resources
SHOW-VM-STATUS	Output VM2000 monitored data
SHUTDOWN-VM	Execute a shutdown in the guest system and for VM2000
START-VM	Start a guest system on a VM
SWITCH-VM-CPU	Remove CPUs from a CPU pool, add them to another
SWITCH-VM-DEVICES	Deallocate devices from one VM, allocate them to another