WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 1/28/2003                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200203

Product Name:    DB2/VSE/VM      Product Release# (or state “current”):current

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Add "STOP TCPIP" command

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

 

Provide a way to stop access to a database via TCP/IP - the necessary converse of the "START TCPIP TCPPORT nnn" command.

                                                                                            

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

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, Interoperability,Availability

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?)

 

DB2/VSE/VM provides no way to stop access to a database via TCP/IP WITHOUT shutting down the dB. There are times when it is necessary to perform special batch maintenance that requires blocking remote access to the database for a period of time. This would provide maximum availability of the dB for batch access without the need to terminate the dB.

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

 

Provide a command that will shut off TCP/IP access to the database, the converse of the "START TCPIP TCPPORT" command.

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

 

Would provide smooth transitions from "all access" to "batch only" and back to "all access" at various times of the day WITHOUT the need to terminate the database.

 

Company Name:        Computer Credit, Inc.                                                                       

Author Name:            Michael Rosinger                                  Author Title: Systems Programmer / DBA

Author Address:         640 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC  27101

Author E-mail:            mrosinger@cciws.com

Telephone:                 (336) 7651-1524