ACF2 GSO Options, Databases and Reports

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

Description

In this course we will look at the ACF2 GSO options and how to maintain them. We will also tell you about the ACF2 databases, as well as, the various utilities and reports that you can run.

Audience

Application programmers, systems programmers, database administrators, security administrators and anyone requiring knowledge on how to use the Security Server (ACF2) on the OS/390 platform. Prerequisites:How to use TSO and ISPF, plus an understanding of data sets and basic security issues.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• List the ACF2 GSO Options.
• Set GSO options to control the operation of ACF2.
• Understand the ACF2 Special User Privileges.
• Issue various ACF2 Operator Commands.
• Backup the ACF2 Databases.
• Customize the UID String.
• Identify ACF2 exits.
• Use various ACF2 utilities and reports.

Topics Include

Unit 1: ACF2 GSO Options and Commands

• Current GSO Options in Effect
• Using the ACF2 ISPF Panels to Create, Change and Delete GSO Options
• Password Options and Controls
• Changing Password Options Using ACF2 Commands

Unit 2: ACF2 Special User Privileges and Operator Commands

• ACCOUNT, SECURITY and NON-CNCL special user privileges
• How to enter operator commands
• Authority required for entering operator commands
• ACF2 operator commands to refresh GSO options
• Some other ACF2 operator commands
• Operator commands to activate/reactivate ACF2

Unit 3: ACF2 Databases and Customization of ACF2

• The ACF2 Databases
• Backing up the ACF2 Databases
• Customizing UID strings
• Overview of ACF2 Installation Exits

Unit 4: ACF2 Utilities and Reports

• ACFBATCH - batch command processor
• ACFBCOMP - batch rule compiler
• ACFBDCMP - batch rule decompiler
• ACFRPTxx - ACF2 logging, violation and usage reports
• ACFRULCU - ACF2 rule cleanup utility

Duration

(Currently no course duration information)

Minimum Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT (Workstation and Server), Version 4+/Windows 2000, Windows XP.
Hardware – Recommended Configurations:

¨ Windows NT 4.0 Server with SP6 or Windows 2000 Server
¨ Pentium 200Mhz or higher (dual Pentium III processors recommended)
¨ 64 MB RAM (1GB recommended)
¨ 200 MB available hard disk space (1 GB recommended)
¨ Ethernet (10 Mbps) network adapter. Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) recommended.
¨ TCP/IP services
¨ JRun Pro 3.1

¨ IIS 4.0 or greater
¨ Personal Web Server for Windows 95
Client Minimum Configuration: 486processor, with 32MB RAM
Client Recommended Configuration: Pentium II, with 64 MB RAM
Modem: 24.4 kbps or greater
Connectivity Requirements for Datatrain v 4: Any standard TCP/IP connection to an HTTP server.
Macromedia Flash 5: Flash 5 is required. Datatrain detects and warns if Flash is not installed or needs to be upgraded.

Microsoft Internet Explorer – 4.72, 5.00, 5.50, and 6
Netscape – 4.71 and 4.75 (4.72, as well as 6 and greater are NOT supported)
Screen Resolution: Any
Audio: Datatrain v 4 courses do not have audio.

Media

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