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name: vpc-vsi_is_configuring_zos
title: Configuring and managing z/OS virtual server instances
description: After you connect to your z/OS virtual server instance, you can perform the following additional tasks for your instance.
last-updated: 2025-07-13
---

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# Configuring and managing z/OS virtual server instances
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After you connect to your z/OS virtual server instance, you can perform the following additional tasks for your instance.
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- [Viewing products and services in z/OS stock images](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=vpc-viewing-products-services-in-zos-stock-images){: external}

- [Configuring additional disk volumes for z/OS virtual server instances](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=czvicv-configuring-additional-disk-volumes-zos-virtual-server-instances){: external}

- [Installing software products for z/OS virtual server instances](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=vpc-installing-software-products-zos-virtual-server-instances){: external}

- [Installing APARs or PTFs for z/OS virtual server instances](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=vpc-installing-apars-ptfs-zos-virtual-server-instances){: external}

- [Initiating a stand-alone dump with z/OS virtual server instances](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=czvicv-initiating-stand-alone-dump-zos-virtual-server-instances){: external}
  
- [Changing active I/O software configuration for z/OS virtual server instances](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=czvicv-changing-active-io-software-configuration-zos-virtual-server-instances){: external}

- [Shutting down z/OS virtual server instances](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/wazi-aas/1.1.0?topic=vpc-shutting-down-zos-virtual-server-instances){: external}