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DEFINE CONSOLE
DEFINE CONSOLE
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DEFine
Authorization
Purpose
Operands
Usage Notes
Responses
CONsole
AS
vdev
Privilege Class: G
Use DEFINE CONSOLE to add a system console to your virtual machine
configuration.
vdev
AS vdev
identifies the virtual device number of the console you are defining.
3215
3270
identifies the virtual console device type. Type 3215 is the default.
1. If a terminal is controlled by a VTAM* service machine with a level lower than
3.1.1., the console cannot be defined as a 3270. If you attempt to do so, the
console is defined as a 3215, and an error message is displayed.
2. Only one virtual console is permitted. You receive an error message if you
already have a virtual console defined.
3. The default spool file class given to spool files created on the virtual console is
class T.
4. Any time you enter the DEFINE CONSOLE command, you define the console
mode for your display. This becomes the console mode for the duration of the
session or until you reenter DEFINE CONSOLE or enter TERMINAL
CONMODE. For more information on the console mode setting and its
significance to the programs that you run in your virtual machine, see
“TERMINAL CONMODE” on page 1584.
5. For additional information, see “Usage Notes” on page 113.
Response 1:
3215
3270
CONSOLE vdev DEFINED
confirms the virtual console definition.
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