2 Secure Installation

The IBM z/OS System Authorization Facility (SAF) provides essential protection for most security aspects of ELS. SAF is typically implemented with the IBM RACF package or equivalent. This section outlines using a RACF-based SAF environment to install and configure a secure ELS installation.

Installing NCS/ELS

The Oracle document StorageTek Enterprise Library Software: Installing ELS describes how to install and configure your version of ELS using RACF protection. Refer to this document for more information on following security-related installation topics:

  • Installing the base software and the latest cumulative maintenance bundle

  • ELS load library APF authorization

  • HSC user exit library APF authorization

  • SMC JES3 load library APF authorization

Post-Installation Configuration

These Oracle documents describe post-installation configuration tasks for your version of ELS:

  • StorageTek Enterprise Library Software: Configuring HSC and VTCS

  • StorageTek Enterprise Library Software: Configuring and Managing SMC

  • StorageTek Enterprise Library Software: ELS Programming Reference

Refer to these documents for more information on the following security-related post-installation topics:

  • Defining RACF protection for CDS data set security

  • Defining command authority and programmatic interface authority using HSC user exit SLSUX15

  • Defining volume access authority for mounting and ejecting volumes using HSC user exit SLSUX14

  • Defining MVC pool and scratch subpool volser authority

  • Defining an SMC OMVS RACF segment for communication with a remote HSC subsystem

  • Defining an SMC OMVS RACF segment for communication with a VLE appliance