z/VM doesn't hide the hardware. In just about all cases, if it won't run in an LPAR, it also won't run under z/VM. I'm sure SLES 9 since it is so old starts up in ESA/390 mode and then switches to z/Architecture mode (64 bit.) The z14 doesn't support ESA/390 mode for Linux, so SLES 9 will not IPL in an LPAR or under z/VM. I'm not sure what level of z/VM you are on now, but you can test it by shutting down Linux, entering SET MACHINE Z, and then trying to IPL it.
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