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MVS Logical Partition (LPAR) Checklist

Name

MVS Logical Partition (LPAR) Checklist, v2 Release 1.3

Version

v2 Release 1.3

Status

Final

Creation Date

Not available.

Revision Date

2004-06-25

Product Category

Operating System

Vendor

IBM

Product

IBM OS/390 Operating System

Product Version

Not available.

Product Role

Server

Checklist Summary

This SRR Review Procedures, MVS Logical Partition (LPAR) document provides the procedures for conducting a Security Readiness Review (SRR) to determine compliance with the requirements in the OS/390 Logical Partition Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG).

This checklist must be used together with the corresponding version of the STIG document.  This SRR guide focuses strictly on the IBM OS/390 operating system (OS).  Additionally, this checklist ensures the site has properly installed and implemented the IBM OS/390 OS and that it is being managed in a way that is secure, efficient, and effective, through procedures outlined in the checklist.  The items reviewed are based on standards and requirements published by DISA in the OS/390 Logical Partition Security Technical Implementation Guide.

Known Issues

Not available.

Target Audience

Developped for the DOD.
This checklist has been created for IT professionals, particularly operating system administrators with a background in the IBM OS/390 OS, as well as information security personnel.  The document assumes that the reader has experience installing and administering IBM OS/390-based systems in domain or standalone configurations.

Target Operational Environment

Enterprise and Specialized Security-Limited Functionality.

Checklist Installation Tools

The scripts need to be unzipped (Windows) or untarred/uncompressed (Unix) and/or copied to the host system (Windows, Unix copy commands).

Rollback Capability

The scripts create temporary tables to store and hold results to produce the results files. These files are removed at the completion of the script. No other changes are made to the OS/390 operating system.

Testing Information

Not available.

NIAP/CMVP Status

Not available.

Regulatory Compliance

DOD Directive 8500.

Comments, Warnings, Disclaimer, Miscellaneous

Please refer to the Checklist or the README.txt files provided with the scripts for any comments, warnings, or detailed instructions.

Disclaimer

Not available.

Product Support

It should be noted that FSO Support for the STIGs, Checklists, and Tools is only available to DOD Customers.

Submitting Organization/Authors

Defense Information Systems Agency

Point of Contact

Not available.

Sponsor

Not available.

Licensing

Not available.

Checklist Homepage

http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/checklist/index.html

Download Package

http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/checklist/
lpar-checklist-2v103-062504.doc

Integrity

SHA1 Digest
(lpar-checklist-2v103-062504.doc) =
33044ec2c2ca88418b82516042f6895f5bc2ae4e

SHA256 Digest
(lpar-checklist-2v103-062504.doc) =
693c340d4f3723ac3185f343be1a0eee1254cf71a
5c740fbf460dfb03afc709e

Change History

Not available.

Dependency/Requirement

OS/390 Logical Partition Security Technical Implementation Guide, v2 Release 2

References

Not available.

NIST Identifier

1070




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