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VMNODE Resource Class—Secure z/VM Nodes

Valid on z/VM.

Use VMNODE to secure z/VM nodes (RSCS Network Node prefixes).

When used with TSS ADDTO/REMOVE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(acid) VMNODE(oper,...)

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

When used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS PERMIT(acid) VMNODE(oper,...)

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to five prefixes per TSS command

This keyword is used with:

• The commands CREATE, ADDTO, REMOVE, PERMIT, REVOKE, ADMIN, DEADMIN, WHOHAS, and WHOOWNS
• The VMNODE ACID types User, Profile, Department, Division, Zone, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS ADD/REMOVE
• The VMNODE ACID types User, Profile, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE
• VMNODE(OWN) authority to ADD or REMOVE nodes from ACIDs
• VMNODE(XAUTH) authority to permit or revoke access to VMNODEs

The administrator can use any of the following methods to control access to VMNODEs: Expiration, Facility, Time/Day, and Actions.

Examples: VMNODE resource class

This example protects a VMNODE called JACKSON, by assigning ownership to the Corporate Level Division:

TSS ADDTO(CORPDIV) VMNODE(JACKSON)

This example removes ownership of VMNODEs:

TSS REMOVE(CORPDIV) VMNODE(JACKSON)

This example permits a user in the Accounts Payable Department to transfer data to RSCS nodes in Dallas and Miami:

TSS PERMIT(APUSER) VMNODE(DALLAS,MIAMI)

This example revokes access to the RCSC node in Miami:

TSS REVOKE(APUSER) VMNODE(MIAMI)