WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 4/14/2002                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200274

Product Name:    VSE    Product Release#: 2.7

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Extend virtual tape support to exploit data spaces

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

 

Announced virtual tape support permits use of VSAM ESDS or a "remote" virtual tape server as repository for data written to virtual tapes.  Not all data needs permanent status.

                                                                                            

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)

Ease of Use, Performance

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?)

 

Many processes use tape function as a temporary repository for data, which can be readily recreated.  Many installations currently use Virtual Disk for these kinds of data, but virtual tape should be more efficient and simpler from a job setup perspective.

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:                                                                          

Author Name:            Dan Janda                                Author Title:      

Author Address:         RR 2 Box 49E, Montrose, PA  18801

Author E-mail:            theswami@epix.net

Telephone:                 (570) 934-2862