Security considerations

Before you begin the deployment process, you must secure the TLS (HTTPS) communication for the OMEGAMON® for Storage components and follow the required authentication and authorization steps.

Implementing security for OMEGAMON for Storage is unique to your enterprise setup. You can use the information in the following sections to understand the security guidelines.

For IBM® Tivoli® Management Services, you can use one of the following for user authentication:
  • Resource Access Control facility (RACF®), a part of z/OS
  • Security Authorization Facility (SAF)