Introduction

This document contains information for the CA VM:Secure for z/VM (CA VM:Secure) and CA VM:Director for z/VM (CA VM:Director) products:

• CA VM:Secure is a security and directory management product that provides the following:
  • System and resource access management and control
  • Directory and disk space management
  • Data encryption for the z/VM environment

  It enhances z/VM security by combining all of the elements needed for greater control of resources and system access with more efficient management of the people who use the system. This integrated approach to security and directory management helps ensure the following:

  • Compatibility with current and future releases of z/VM
  • Central control of access to system resources
  • Complete synchronization of authorizations, users, and resources defined to z/VM
• CA VM:Director is an efficient and comprehensive directory and DASD management system for z/VM. It does the following:
  • Significantly reduces the time required to manage the resources defined in the z/VM directory
  • Prevents costly errors in DASD mapping

  With CA VM:Director, you can delegate aspects of directory management to your users without jeopardizing system control.

Both products manage the z/VM directory by distributing the burden of user ID and DASD management from a single system administrator to several directory managers. They also allow users to make some directory changes for their own virtual machines.