WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 3/30/2002                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200244

Product Name:    DB2 for VSE & VM       Product Release#: 7.2

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Provide alternate logging mechanism

Detailed Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)

 

Introduce an alternate logging facility.  When one database log fills up, a log switch would take place.  The alternate log would then receive the log data, while the primary log file is being archived.  When the alternate log fills up, the primary log takes over while the alternate is being archived.

                                                                                             

Priority: (Select one: Urgent - High - Medium - Low) Medium

Requested Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year, Next Release) next release

Requirement Type: (Select one: Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability - Packaging - Interoperability)

RAS

Business Justification: (Why? Non-technical business case description. Do not reword Detailed Problem Description from above. What are the benefits to be gained by your company, and the vendor and others?  Quantify: run time, dollars, manpower, etc.   Why should the vendor do this for the customer?)

 

Alternate logging would prevent the stoppage of logical units of work while waiting for a tape to be mounted to handle the log archive request.  In this age of ultimate availability, it is important that there be no hold ups in the database for the simple task of taking a backup of a log file or disk.

Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a vendors ability to deliver a solution)

 

Add alternate logging capability to the already existing dual logging function.

Impact: (Optional) (How will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)

 

When logical units of work are not started due to a pending log archive, the business is affected due to database transactions that can not be completed in a timely manner.

 

Company Name:        Sytek Services, Inc.                                                              

Author Name:            Rich Smrcina                            Author Title: Senior Systems Programmer

Author Address:         119 N. Commercial, Bellingham, WA.

Author E-mail:            rsmrcina@sytek-services.com

Telephone:                 (262) 392-2026