CA Mainframe Chorus updated

CA has added two integrated roles in the latest release of its Mainframe Chorus unified management workspace.

In addition to the DB2 for z/OS management role, included with the first release of the workspace, this latest release adds two new roles: Mainframe Chorus for Security and Compliance Management, and Mainframe Chorus for Storage Management. All three roles access a common workspace to support the management of more than one administrative area.

Mainframe Chorus for Security and Compliance Management role features: extended ACF2 and Top Secret Compliance Information Analysis database, to provide accurate security information in real time; advanced reporting capabilities that help administrators understand security policies and the context around security events so they can more quickly create customised reports; and enhanced event handling for z/OS to assist organisations in addressing and continuously maintaining compliance with government regulations and industry standards.

Mainframe Chorus for Storage Management features: web browser capabilities to reduce management complexity and accelerate storage management productivity and efficiency; improved automated monitoring of storage levels to more quickly identify, diagnose and resolve problems before they impact storage availability and performance; an interactive graphical topology that provides qualitative analysis to help storage managers more easily and quickly view and accurately report on the entire storage infrastructure; and historical trend analysis that automates the tracking and graphing of comparative storage volume data to simplify diagnosis and resolution of performance issues.