On 9/28/06, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It'd be interesting to know how many of these sites apply similar requirements to terminal servers attached to serial consoles. One could make a fairly strong argument that that's exactly the role that VM plays in this scenario.
It takes a wicked mind to come up with the right analogy (i trust both of us in that). I think Alan came up with the "virtual raised floor" so being able to logon a virtual server is like grant people accces to the floor. Some installations can use simple rules for that. But very often the rule is at least that you only go there when you have something that needs to be done there. I have also heard about colocation centers that have locked server racks and video camera's on the floor. You can have that as well with VM. The personal userid & RACF password allows access to the floor, and logonby is like the key to each rack, with RACF and the operator logging to audit it all. Much the same, but more flexible and easier to do. Rob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
