Well, assuming that your OPERATOR id has the console spooled, then it could be in the OPERATOR print queue. You may need to transfer it to your own reader to browse or receive it. If it isn't there, try doing Q V CONS on the OPERATOR to see where it gets spooled, then check that reader.
If a dump got taken by the system, it will most likely be in the reader of OPERATNS. If not there, check your SYSTEM CONFIG to see where DUMP gets spooled on the System_Userids setting. DUMPLOAD and VMDUMPTL can be useful. Other console logs can be located same as above. Happy hunting. Bob Bates Enterprise Hosting Services w. (469)892-6660 c. (214) 907-5071 "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kreiter, Chuck Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 1:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: z/VM Stopped Responding Last week, while I was out of the office, we had our first unplanned z/VM outage. We are running z/VM 5.3 with about 20 guests. Symptoms were that a user tried to access a Linux guest to do a production code move around 10:00 PM. He was unable to get in. Then, the operators received lightening bolt messages and nothing on z/VM or any of the Linux systems were available. The ultimate resolution was to re-IPL. All was fine afterwards. My dilemma is that I'm not accustomed to debugging z/VM. I'd really like to look at the system logs for that time to see if there are any messages. I know that can be done, but for the life of me can not find any procedures to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chuck Kreiter State Auto Insurance
