WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 4/4/2002                                             Requirement #:  WAVV200253

Product Name:    DB/2   Product Release#:      

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Allow data base archives to go to disk instead of tape

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

 

DB/2 archives require operator intervention because tapes must be mounted. They also run longer to tape than to disk which impacts the availablitiy of DB/2 when doing non-online archives.

                                                                                            

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

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

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

Availability, Performance, Ease of Use (not sure!)

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?)

 

DB/2 archives to disk appear to work in 7.1 but are not officially supported so we

cannot use it in a production environment.  If it was supported, it would reduce the

run time needed to do an offline archive.  It would also allow for the possibility of

remotely archiving the data base since no tapes would need to be mounted.

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

 

     

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

 

     

 

Company Name:        Illinois Mutual Life                                                               

Author Name:            Ed Zell                         Author Title: Manager, Information Systems

Author Address:         300 S. W. Adams Street   Peoria, IL 61634

Author E-mail:            ewzell@illinoismutual.com

Telephone:                 (309) 674-8255 x-107