Effective IBM Tivoli zSecure Admin - Administration and Reporting
Course: ZSECAD
Duration: 2 Days
Level: I
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Course Summary
Students will learn the frequently used administrative functions, standard reports, and verification functions of IBM Tivoli zSecure Admin product and gain experience administering RACF profiles using the built-in functions and line commands provided by the product interface.
Students will be able to produce customized reports.
Topics Covered In This Course
Revue of RACF concepts and terminology
Running IBM Tivoli zSecure Admin
Select and display details of user, group, data set, and general resource profiles that match particular criteria
Select and display details of group profiles that match particular criteria
View the access control list (ACL) using different formats
Modify single profiles, using line commands, overtyping, or the quick administration panel
Change profiles in a way that affects multiple profiles and generates multiple RACF commands
Mass update, define, delete or recreate up to 10 profiles of the same entity
Display SETROPTS and Class Descriptor Table settings
Define new input file sets
Create new data sets to serve as input to zSecure
Produce reports about RACF profiles and resources
View the group tree of a RACF database
Produce general status and system settings reports
Report who can manage application segments
Report users based on password characteristics
Identify users with specific attributes
Report groups and their settings
Compare different users side by side to identify different connects and permissions
Compare different groups side by side to identify different permissions
Identify the sensitive resources and global writable data
Select and report general resources with their member lists
Report Global Access Checking (GAC) tables and started tasks
Report the status of digital certificates
Identify inconsistencies in the RACF database
Use CKGRACF to run commands for profiles that require special care
Create your own customized reports
Customize the way that RACF installation data is displayed and printed
What You Can Expect
- Display RACF users and user information from the zSecure Admin panels
- Manage RACF groups interactively and create printed reports
- Administer RACF data set and general resource profiles and examine access lists
- Create textual reports on RACF users, groups, data sets, and general resources
- Review and maintain RACF and Class Descriptor Table (CDT) options
- Define and maintain input files to control your IBM Tivoli zSecure Admin session
- Use the reports provided with IBM Tivoli zSecure Admin
- Analyze RACF profiles containing segments
- Review the installations RACF control tables and analyze the group structure in the installation
- Create reports on the RACF database and resolve inconsistencies
- Customize installation data, compare users, queue commands, and run commands using CKGRACF
Who Should Take This Course
This course is for RACF administrators and auditors who use the IBM Tivoli zSecure Admin ISPF panel interface.
Recommended Prerequisites
You should have a basic knowledge of and experience with the z/OS platform and with the RACF product.
Related Courses
Code |
Course Title |
Duration |
Level |
|
RACFAD01 |
RACF Administration |
4 Days |
II |
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