Backup of critical data for the HMC and its components must be documented and tracked

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-24844	HMCP0130	SV-30533r1_rule	COTR-1	Medium

Description
If procedures for performing backup and recovery of critical data for the HMC is not in place, system recoverability may be jeopardized and overall security compromised.

STIG	Date
IBM HARDWARE MANAGEMENT CONSOLE (HMC) STIG Policies	2010-11-09

Details

Check Text ( C-30871r1_chk )
Review the documentation for backup of critical data for a HMC with the System Administrator. Review documentation for completeness and accuracy. If no documentation exists, this is a FINDING.

Fix Text (F-27491r1_fix)
Verify that procedures for backup of the critical data for the HMCs are properly documented. If not, create Backup Procedures documentation. CPC data should be backed-up when configuration or CPC- licensed internal code changes have been made or as a routine preventive maintenance procedure.