I'm not a z/VM person. I'm a z/OS sysprog. I don't know how SuperSession works. A z/OS console is not BTAM, per se, a z/OS console is usually associated with a local non-SNA 3270 device. Note that the z/VM DIAL command (which is what I am used to) presents a 3270, however connected to z/VM, as a local non-SNA 3270. If this is the 3270 where you did a LOGON to start up the z/OS guest, then the console is likely in CONMODE 3215. That is the very old style printer keyboard console. z/OS does not support 3215 consoles any more at all. In this case, before IPL'ing z/OS, enter the command #CP CONMODE 3270 to set the console mode to 3270. If your z/OS guest first IPLs CMS (as many do), this will "blow away" CMS. And you'll need to enter the IPL nnnn command where "nnnn" is the virtual address of the z/OS IPL volume by hand.
Another possibility is that the CONSOLnn member of PARMLIB is messed up. Make sure that the CONSOLE statements either don't specify the USE parameter or it is set to USE(FC). USE(MS) and USE(SD) won't work right for a normal console. Hope this was of at least some help. I only use z/VM when we do a D.R. test. John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 2:28 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: ZOS Guest Console Not Working The ZOS console does not have the command line at the bottom. There is no way to input data. I can dial into TSO np, even look at the console in EJES (we are JES3), and everything else looks fine. But just logging onto to ZOS guest through SuperSession and entering *b* shows the ZOS console output only without any command line at the bottom. We do have a VTAM vsm, but ZOS consoles are BTAM, not VTAM terminals.
