RE: New AS/400 - Now What?

Good Points...

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Kirk Goins
IBM Certified AS/400 Technical Solutions
Pacific Information Systems
503-290-2104
kirkg@pacinfosys.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Silberberg [SMTP:jsilberberg@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 5:38 AM
> To:   midrange-l-digest@midrange.com
> Subject:      RE: New AS/400 - Now What?
> 
> Kirk,
> 
>       You missed what in my mind would be some important steps.
> 
> #5 - Using the Security Advisor questionnaire at
> http://www.as400.ibm.com/tstudio/secure1/index_av.htm   set up the
> security
> levels and establish the security policy for your system.
> 
> #6 - Setup a Source CLP member and start the SYSVALMOD or what ever
> you call
> it CL program.  This and the CLP from the Security advisor combined
> should
> hold any and all CL commands executed to configure the system suchas
> CHGSYSVAL Qanything. This way the changes are documented, and the CL
> can be
> used in the event of a Disaster recovery issue at a latter date.
> 
> #7 - Setup any system journals like Security Audits, and Job
> Accounting for
> the Box.
> 
> #8 - Now let the world in according to your Security policy !!
> 
> Jeffrey M. Silberberg
> CompuDesigns, Inc.
> (770) 399-9464
> 
> Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy.
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:38:54 -0800
> From: Kirk Goins <KirkG@pacinfosys.com>
> Subject: RE: New AS/400 - Now What?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gallagher, Debbie [SMTP:dgallagher@deloitte.ca]
> > Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:24 PM
> > To: Midrange-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: New AS/400 - Now What?
> >
> > < SNIP >
> > SNIP...
> < SNIP >
> 
> #4 Now is a good time for a FULL BACKUP of the base machine. GO
> SAVE and take an opt #21.
> 
> < SNIP >
> 
> At this point or before #4 you need to assign IP addresses,
> Setup any networking, Setup the Netfinity/IPCS with NT or whatever if
> you have it.
> 
> OK call your SW Vendor(s)/Programmer(s)/Consultant(s) etc and
> let them started. There will still be lots to do like setting up users
> based on the security plan, getting your regular backups started...
> etc.
> 
> Hope this helps...
> 
> - ---------------------------------
> Kirk Goins
> IBM Certified AS/400 Technical Solutions
> Pacific Information Systems
> 503-290-2104
> kirkg@pacinfosys.com
> - ---------------------------------
> 
> 
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