IBM ZVM - FOR LINUX V6 RELEASE 1, Getting Started

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Steps for using CP commands at the Linux virtual console
Before you begin: You must have authority to log on the virtual machine that runs
Linux.
Perform these steps to use CP commands at the Linux virtual console:
1.
Log on the virtual machine that runs Linux.
2.
Base your action on the choices in the table:
If you want to ... Then use this command ...
Change the line end
character TERMINAL LINEND new_char
Example:
%cp terminal
Tips:
v
If you followed “Steps for updating special escape character
defaults” on page 47, you defined “%” as a system-wide
default line end character. Use this command if you need to
change the line end character for the virtual console (3270
session) for an individual Linux server. Note that after
changing the line end character, you must use the
newly-defined line end character instead of the default.
v Some Linux distributions support the hcp utility, which allows
you to issue CP commands from the virtual console or telnet
session by prefacing the command with “hcp” rather than the
line end character plus “cp”.
Newer Linux distributions support the vmcp
module/command, which allows you to substitute “vmcp”
rather than the line end character plus “cp”. Consult
documentation for your distribution to determine whether it
supports the hcp utility or vmcp.
Disconnect your display
from z/VM without
stopping operations in
your virtual machine DISCONNECT
Examples:
%cp disconnect
DISCONNECT AT
hh:mm:ss zone weekday mm/dd/yy
If you use “vmcp” to address CP:
vmcp disconnect
DISCONNECT AT
hh:mm:ss zone weekday mm/dd/yy
Tips:
v
Once you issue DISCONNECT, you remain disconnected until
you enter the LOGON command.
v
When your virtual machine is reconnected using the usual
logon procedure, it might be placed in CP console function
mode (CP READ). If so, to resume execution on your virtual
machine, enter the BEGIN command.
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z/VM: Getting Started with Linux on System z