Administration of BS2000 comprises those tasks that have to be performed so that the system can be used efficiently, securely and with the greatest possible benefit.
System administration functions can be summarized as follows:
assembling and introducing the appropriate operating system components
managing and updating the organization program used in the data center and the program libraries
securing the functionality of the system software and system-related software
managing access authorization for the system
managing and distributing the resources
user and file management
evaluating error statistics
backing up system and user data
installing software products
taking action to rationalize and automate data center operation
creating and allocating operator IDs and operator roles (in connection with the administration of privileges)
creating diagnostic documents in the case of operating system, user program and operating errors
Suitable tools for performing these system administration tasks are available with privileged user IDs at the command and utility level.
Commands
In addition to special system administration commands which are reserved for privileged callers, all the user commands and a subset of the operator commands may be used.The subset of operator commands enables the system administration to exercise a controlling and monitoring influence at the operator interface over domains of the system operator, such as load distribution and task control.
With regard to the user commands, the privileges of the TSOS user ID, for example, provide an extended range of functions available to the system administration. These functions essentially provide a means of obtaining more precise and more extensive information and of enjoying the benefits typical of a “super user” of an operating system which come from the lifting of the resource, process and catalog limits that are set for non-privileged users.
Utility Routines
All the utility routines available to users are also available to the system administration, in some cases with extended functionality (e.g. DPAGE, HSMS/ARCHIVE, JMU, SPCCNTRL).
In addition, the system administration may use special utility routines which run only under a privileged user ID and which are used for controlling and monitoring the operating system.