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Sharing Rule Data Sets

AOF rule data sets (rule sets) can be shared between multiple copies of CA OPS/MVS that are running on either the same or different z/OS images that share DASD.

This configuration lets you easily manage your automated AOF application in a multi-system environment and is strongly recommended by CA. Even in cases where systems do not share DASD; we strongly recommended that you develop and manage a single set of AOF rule data sets from a central location and distribute these data sets to the remote systems.

For a discussion of how to implement the OPS/REXX logic to allow or disallow execution of a shared AOF rule on selected systems, see the chapter “AOF Rule Tools.”