To terminate the SMSVSAM address space, issue the following command
from the MVS console:
V SMS,SMSVSAM,TERMINATESERVER
Note: Use the V SMS,SMSVSAM,TERMINATESERVER command before you
partition a system out of the XCF Sysplex. Failure to do so can result
in unexpected abends in the SMSVSAM address space.
To terminate and automatically restart the SMSVSAM address space,
issue the following command from the MVS console:
FORCE SMSVSAM,ARM
Note: You should use the FORCE SMSVSAM,ARM command if the SMSVSAM
address space did not terminate successfully with the V SMS,SMSVSAM,TERMINATESERVER command.
In this case, make a console dump of the hung SMSVSAM address before
you issue the FORCE SMSVSAM,ARM command, and report the problem to
your IBM® representative.
The SMSVSAM address space automatically terminates and restarts
after detecting fatal internal errors. If this situation occurs, report
the failure, along with any dumps that were produced, to your IBM representative.
After any six consecutive restarts of the SMSVSAM address space,
the system issues message IGW418D, which prompts the MVS operator
for a reply to cancel or to continue with SMSVSAM initialization.