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VMO Records

VMO records define system‑wide options. You can change the system options you define in VMO records with the ACF subcommands. No reassembly is required. Some of the VMO records CA ACF2 for z/VM provides are listed below. Use VMO records to specify the following system‑wide options:

• The format of infostorage application records
• The time for automatic backups, and who should be notified when CA ACF2 for z/VM takes a backup
• Which CP commands are protected and the CA ACF2 for z/VM mode used during validation
• Which diagnose instructions are protected and the CA ACF2 for z/VM mode used during validation
• The exits loaded by the service machine
• The VM options available to the system
• The password options and controls, such as the maximum number of password attempts allowed in a session, in a day, and minimum password length
• The resource rule keys and the size of the cache
• The options important to access rule and resource rule maintenance and where resident resource rule directories are built
• The text of a warning message to display at the terminal or job log when CA ACF2 for z/VM is in WARN mode and a security violation occurs.

You can find complete descriptions of all the VMO records and how to define them in the Administrator Guide.