Using the CA Tape Encryption Health Checker › About the Health Checker

About the Health Checker

Use the IBM Health Checker for z/OS to identify potential problems in your z/OS environment by checking system or product parameters and system status against recommended settings. The IBM Health Checker for z/OS is structured as a framework that includes a health check started task and various separate check routines provided by IBM and other vendors.

CA Tape Encryption provides health checks for database capacity, BESKEY usage, and other conditions that could result in a problem. When these conditions are found, CA Tape Encryption Health Checker provides recommendations on how to correct the problem.

The CA Tape Encryption Health Checker also make best practice recommendations for using the product.

In order to use CA Tape Encryption Health Checker you must have the following components configured and running on your system:

• CA Health Checker Common Service—Supplied with CA Common Services. This service does not require any address space.
• IBM Health Checker for z/OS—Distributed with z/OS.

For information on the IBM Health Checker, including set up and configuration tasks, see the IBM Health Checker for z/OS User's Guide.

For information on the health checks provided with CA Tape Encryption, see the section CA Tape Encryption Health Checks.