If the SMSVSAM server fails, it is automatically restarted. This is a complete reinitialization of the address space and the data space; all connections to prior instances of the SMSVSAM server are invalidated.

Requirement: For SMSVSAM to start, the RLSINIT parameter of the IGDSMSxx parmlib member must be set to YES.

The SMSVSAM server can be automatically restarted up to six times. If the limit is reached, the system issues message IGW418D. You respond to this message by indicating whether the automatic restart facility is to be re-enabled by the system or whether you want to manually enable it. If the automatic restart mechanism has been disabled, use the VARY SMS,SMSVSAM,ACTIVE command to restart SMSVSAM and re-enable the automatic restart facility.