WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 4/10/2003                                           Requirement #:  WAVV200311

Product Name:    VSE/VTAM           Product Release# (or state “current”): 4.2

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Move VTAM IOBUF to 31-bit

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

 

Move VTAM IOBUF buffers out of 24-bit System getvis.

                                                                                             

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

Requested Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year, Next Release) 6 mos

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

Feature/Function

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?)

 

Reduce system downtime caused by VTAM memory problems.  Increased stability for end users.

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

 

Move IOBUF buffers to 31-bit partition or system getvis.  Even moving them to 24-bit PARTITION getvis would allow much more growth.

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

 

Continued outages, might need to move network to multiple LPARs and increase complexity.

 

Company Name:        CharterOne Technology Services                                                                

Author Name:            Rich Szabo                               Author Title: VP, Systems Programming

Author Address:         4780 Hinckley Industrial PKWY

Author E-mail:            rszabo@charteronebank.com

Telephone:                 (216) 263-3972