SERVICE machine is kind of synonymous with a VM userid. Service refers to more of a task that it does rather than an actual machine named "SERVICE". I always considered them to be long running users. For instance, we use DB2, which runs 24/7, hence it is a service that is always running. There might be a technical/official definition, but that's how I've always looked at it. TCPIP might be considered a service machine as well.
Steve G. ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:41 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: newbie question - SERVICE machine what is the SERVICE machine for? i don't see it started in AUTOLOG1, yet there it is running. and it is not running disconnected, but on a terminal address. a look at its PROFILE EXEC doesn't reveal anything. searching on 'service' in the CP Planning and Admin book has so many hits that i gave up and turned to the VM list. what does it do? where does it get started? can it run disconnected? the underlying issue is that i want to remove a 3174 controller and it is using one of the addresses. do i need to give it an address on my OSA-ICC? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL
