23.3. z/VM tools

Add-on software products exist that can be used to further enhance the integrity and security of a z/VM system. Two of those products from IBM are z/VM Version 4 feature options called IBM Directory Maintenance for z/VM (DirMaint) and IBM Resource Access Control Facility for z/VM (RACF).

23.3.1. DirMaint

DirMaint provides a safe, efficient, and interactive way to maintain the z/VM system directory. Through its command line or full-screen interface, you can quickly and easily add, modify, or delete users from the system directory. DirMaint includes these features:

  • Distributed virtual machine management. DirMaint is designed on the assumption that there are multiple system administrators and is implemented so that two administrators ...

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