Introduction › Planning

Planning

You should be planning for the technical installation of CA ACF2 for z/VM and its ongoing systems maintenance concurrently with the general implementation planning. Some of the topics that you should consider in the technical portion are listed below. These are in general chronological sequence but, with careful planning and coordination, you can do many of these steps in parallel.

• Planning and organizing for installation, including schedules, responsibility assignments, and check points.
• Establishing a stable operating system at the minimum required maintenance level.
• Reviewing special program products (data or operational management packages) that already exist on the system and planning for the resolution of any possible conflicts.
• Reviewing local system modifications (local modifications to CP, CMS, or other system components) and planning for the resolution of any logic or physical (locational) conflicts.
• Planning for the creation of logonid records so users can access the system. This includes executing the ACFLIDGN utility to create logonid records and modifying these logonids with the ACF command.
• Planning for and processing the distribution tape and steps, such as:
  • Running CA‑ACTIVATOR
  • Applying maintenance from pertinent genlevel maintenance updates (if any).
• Unloading the tape is usually done early to obtain other information that you might need to proceed with some of the other steps described here.
  • Selecting the ACFFDR and VMO options (as applicable) and preparing the assemblies and modules for CA ACF2 for z/VM processing.
• Completing the installation process, including:
  • Creating the final target system with all CA ACF2 for z/VM CP and CMS modules
  • Making final adjustments for the local running environment
  • Defining and initializing the CA ACF2 for z/VM databases or any additional groups of databases
  • IPLing the system (normally in LOG mode)
  • Establishing the initial system users (through the ACFLIDGN utility)
  • Testing the system and rules.
• Tailoring and testing the database recovery procedures.
• Running and reviewing CA ACF2 for z/VM reports.
• Establishing practices and procedures for:
  • The timely, ongoing application of CA ACF2 for z/VM and system maintenance.
  • The periodic review and modification of CA ACF2 for z/VM system options (updating the ACFFDR, including reassembly and reload of the new version into storage using the ACFSERVE RELOAD FDR command).
  • Handling new features and migration of controls to other areas, such as DirMaint and VMBACKUP.

Other Product Interfaces

There might be several other software products running under CA ACF2 for z/VM at your site. These can include database systems, disk management and archiving systems, tape management systems, sorts, and other utilities and packages. Many of them can continue to operate without any changes or special information related to implementing CA ACF2 for z/VM. With some software products, however, you may notice some minor differences and might want to consider using special CA ACF2 for z/VM interfaces to provide the best overall security level.

Other Documentation and Publications

Interfaces to other products are available through CA, CA ACF2 for z/VM users, or other software vendors. Review other CA ACF2 for z/VM guides (System Programmer’s Guide and the Installation Guide) and CA periodicals for the most current information. “Planning the Implementation” provides information you need to know to prepare for CA ACF2 for z/VM implementation.