About This Book

About This Book

This book contains information about the Resource Access Control Facilit which is part of the OS/390 Security Server. The Security Server has components:

ŸRACF

ŸOpenEdition DCE Security Server

For information about the OpenEdition DCE Security Server, see the publ related to that component.

This book provides information to guide you through the migration proc OS/390 Release 1 Security Server (RACF) or RACF 2.2 to OS/390 Release Security Server (RACF).

The purpose of this book is

to ensure

an

orderly

transition to

a

ne

It notis intended

for

customers

installing

RACF

for

the

first

time

or

ins

release prior to Security Server (RACF) Release

2.

First-time RACF cust

should readOS/390

Security Server (RACF) Introductionand use the program

 

 

directory shipped

with the

product when

they

are

ready

to

install

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for experienced system programmers responsible migrating from OS/390 Release 1 Security Server (RACF) or RACF 2.2 to Release 2 Security Server (RACF). This book assumes you have knowledge OS/390 Release 1 Security Server (RACF) or RACF 2.2.

If you are migrating from a RACF release prior to 2.2, you should previous versions of this book, as described in “Migration Paths for Release 2 Security Server (RACF)” on page 23.

How to Use This

Book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This book

is

organized in the following order:

 

 

 

Ÿ

Chapter 1,

“Planning for Migration” on page 1, provides information to

 

plan

your

installation's migration to the new release of RACF.

 

Ÿ

Chapter 2,

“Release Overview” on page 5, provides

an overview

of s

 

the

new release.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ

Chapter 3,

“Summary

of

Changes to

RACF

Components for

OS/390

Release

 

2”

on

page 13,

lists

specific

new

and changed

support

for

the

ŸChapter 4, “Planning Considerations” on page 23, describes high-level

migration considerations for customers upgrading to the new release from previous levels of RACF.

ŸChapter 5, “Installation Considerations” on page 27, highlights informati

about installing the new release of RACF.

ŸChapter 6, “Customization Considerations” on page 35, highlights informat about customizing function to take advantage of new support after release of RACF is installed.

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