Starting z/VM

To start z/VM®, issue awsstart under ibmsys1 user ID or equivalent home by using directory structure /usr/ibmsys1.

Restriction: You cannot use the runzpdt script when you perform a sysplex activation.

To start z/VM, complete the following steps:

Switch to a non-root user ID.
Switch to the path where you defined your devmap. For example, if your devmap is located in /usr/ibmsys1/volumes, enter the following command:
```
cd /usr/ibmsys1/volumes
```
Enter the following command.
```
awsstart generateddevmap
```
generated devmap is the name of your devmap.
Open the terminal emulator, and enter the IP and port (3270) of the machine where you have installed Parallel Sysplex® to configure the emulator. If you use Linux 3270, use the following command to start.
```
x3270 -port 3270 <session_name_in_devmap>@localhost &
```
Open the devmap, and find the address of system residence volume for z/VM (M01RES).
IPL the z/VM system by entering the following command, where address 200 is the device address in the devmap of the system residence volume for z/VM (M01RES).
```
Ipl 200 parm 0700
```
When the 3270 session is switched to operator console as shown below, press F10 and escape key to next page. Then, enter the address of VMCOM1 from DEVMAP at the pdvol= in the master console screen
Enter force if it is required in the IPL process.
Open another terminal emulator sessions (#701), and enter Enable All in the master console of z/VM with the device address 0700.

In case the connection to master console is lost, or the master console is not displayed after you issue awsstart command, issue the following commands in the Linux machine where you issued the awsstart command by using the non-root user ID.

oprmsg 'VARY CN(*),ACTIVATE'
oprmsg 'vary 0700,console'