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z/VM Systems

Under z/VM, the DC/UCF console terminal is the terminal that is defined as the virtual console for the virtual machine on which DC/UCF runs as a guest operating system under z/VM.

You execute a DC/UCF operator command or task code from the operator's console using the following syntax:

Syntax

►►──────┬─ operator-command ───────────────────┬─────────────────────────────►◄
        ├─ 99 task-code ─┬───────────────────┬─┤
        │                └─ task-parameters ─┘ │
        └─ 99 user-response ───────────────────┘

Parameters

operator-command

Specifies an operator command, as shown in Operator Commands.

99

Specifies that a task code follows a response to a prompt.

task-code Specifies the task code of a task defined on the system generation TASK statement.

task-parameters Specifies a command or any input parameters used by the task.

user-response

Specifies your response to a prompt issued by the task.

Example

The following example shows how to use the z/VM operator's console as a DC/UCF terminal:

1. Enter the DISPLAY RUN UNITS operator command as follows:

   display run units
   

2. Sign on to DC as follows:

   99 signon oper
   

3. Execute the DCMT DISPLAY PRINTERS system task as follows:

   99 dcmt display printers
   

4. Execute the SEND system task and supply parameters in response to prompts as follows:

   99 send
   
   IDMS DC299001 V82 ENTER IDENTIFIER-TYPE (L,U,D, or A)
   99 u mas
   
   IDMS DC299003 V82 ENTER MESSAGE
   99 your job abended