VitalSigns for FTP
VitalSigns for FTP Works with FTP Server and Clients on z/OS 1.6 or Later
SFM Agents reside on z/OS 1.6 or later:
• The z/OS system provides the z/OS Communications Server 1.6 or later.
• The z/OS Communications Server provides the z/OS FTP Server and FTP Client.
• z/OS Communications Server is configured to support the z/OS Network Management API.
• z/OS provides RACF or a comparable security system that supports the z/OS Systems Authorization Facility (SAF) interface.
• z/OS 1.8 provides details about FTP sessions that are not available from earlier z/OS versions.
SFM Agents work with the z/OS security system and the FTP server program exits to…
• Validate SFM users.
• Thoroughly log FTP server sessions and data transfers.
• Enforce security rules for FTP server resources, for example… – Allow/disallow data set access, – Allow/disallow individual FTP commands at the server.
SFM’s FTP Client interfaces with the z/OS FTP client to…
• Dynamically reconfigure the z/OS client for specific batch jobs.
• Thoroughly log FTP client sessions and data transfers.
• Process SFM’s FTP Control Language in z/OS batch jobs,
then pass FTP commands to the z/OS client.
The SFM – SSH Tectia™ bundle:
• SFM monitors SFTP and SCP traffic via SMF records reported by Tectia clients and servers.
• SFM FTP Clients can direct z/OS FTP traffic to a Tectia SOCKS proxy for… – Encrypted transmission through a secure SSH tunnel. – Dynamic translation to the SFTP protocol.
Two SFM Databases reside on z/OS USS, on Linux/Unix, or on Windows:
• SFM uses a Derby 10.4 database server.
• The SFM Live Database holds immediate real-time FTP monitoring data delivered to it by the SFM Agents.
• The SFM Live Database provides user and configuration data to all other parts of SFM.
• Long-term data is periodically copied to archive files, then purged from the Live Database.
• The SFM Archive Database provides access to the archived data through the same browser interface that displays the live data.
SFM Live and Archive Web Servers reside on z/OS USS, on Linux/Unix, or on Windows.
• SFM uses a Tomcat 5.5 web server to provide user access to SFM Databases.
• The web servers also provide SFM configuration tools to SFM administrators