Duane, Trust you want these products! I have worked at companys that had VM:Manager suite and those that did not and it is so much sweeter with.
and as an added bonus the support staff is one of the best in the business, if not the best. You would want at least; VM:Secure VM:Backup VM:HiDRo VM:Spool VM:Archive good luck Bill Munson -----Original Message----- >From: Duane Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 20, 2006 10:27 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: CA's VM:Manager VM Management Suite > >I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I thought >that this might be the best place to get useful information. If this is >not the right place for this, I apologize. > >Last July we purchased a z/890 to take advantage of cost savings. My >manager thought we might be able to use a Linux IFL and run a particular >piece of software. As a result of this, in addition to supporting z/OS, >I have become the z/VM support person. I have attended an IBM class on >installing z/VM and Linux. I am still trying to get a handle on using >this operating system. Currently, we are not using the VM system or the >Linux instance that we created. > >As a result of the z/890 purchase, we received, for one year, the free >use of CA's VM:Manager VM Management Suite. Since we weren't utilizing >the z/VM system and because of other priorities on the z/OS side, the >software never got installed. Now maintenance is coming due and my >manager wants to know if we should keep it or keep certain components of >the suite. > >Is anyone using CA's VM:Manager VM Management Suite or any of its >components? Would someone, please, give me some feed back on this >product? >As far as I can tell, it includes the following components: > >BrightStore VM:Backup >BrightStore VM:Backup HiDro >BrightStore VM:Tape >Unicenter VM:Account >Unicenter VM:Schedule >Unicenter VM:Sort >Unicenter CA-Explore Performance Management for VM >Unicenter VM:Operator for VM >Unicenter VM:Spool >Unicenter VM:Spool V/Seg Plus Feature >eTrust: Director >eTrust: Top Secret Security of VM >CA CIS for VM > > >I do know that CA's Director is their version of IBM's Directory >Maintenance (DirMaint). > >Thanks in advance for your input. > >Best Regards, > >Duane Shields >Delta Dental Plan of Michigan >Systems Administrator >Phone: (517) 347-5843 Fax: (517) 347-5366 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bill Munson VM Resources LTD www.vm-resources.com President MVMUA http://www.marist.edu/~mvmua
