Another two cents. You definitely need RACF. A security package should be a requirement and RACF can be purchased with engine based charging. I am not sure of what CA is charging now for VMSECURE. DIRMAINT is highly recommended- very useful, makes the sysprog's life easier. Also available with engine based charging. RTM is good for snapshots and quite inexpensive (again engine priced). I also recommend Velocity Software's Linux Performance Suite. So basically I'd go with the IBM products for security and directory maintenance. The pricing is better and you know they'll be kept up to date. But I do recommend ESALPS from Velocity Software. It is reasonably priced and the best VM performance products.
"Kittendorf, Craig" wrote: > We're currently have SuSE Linux/390 in an LPAR. Management is asking about > z/VM and I really know very little about it. > > If we get z/VM to run Linux/390 as guests, what else would be required (not > just desirable) beyond the base z/VM, e.g. RACF or Top Secret, etc? > > Thanks, > Craig
