CA Tape Encryption Installation and Configuration Best Practices › Configuration for Optimal Performance › Multi-System Environments

Multi-System Environments

Use a single PARMLIB in shared multi-system environments.

Business Value:

A single PARMLIB simplifies maintenance and control of the system options.

Additional Considerations:

If you are sharing the BES database and mirror database among multiple systems, consider the following:

• The CA Tape Encryption installation libraries can be shared or cloned.
• The CA Tape Encryption maintenance levels of sharing systems do not need to be the same, but new features or enhancements might be usable only when supported by all systems.
• The sharing systems do not need to belong to the same SYSPLEX and do not have to be at the same MVS level.
• Keep production and test BES systems separate. Have a test “sandbox” system with a different BES database and mirror and a separate tape management system catalog.