WAVV
Requirement Form
Date: 4/7/2005 Requirement #: WAVV200410
Title: (Paraphrase problem in a
single statement)Provide way to verify log
and data archives
Detailed
Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)
There is no way to know that
a log or data archive is readable after it is created. The only way currently
is to actually perform a restore. This is not practical. There needs to be a
way to verify the contents of an archive.
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)
Reliability/Availability/Peace of Mind!
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?)
For any type of backup, it always provides
peace of mind to be able to know that the backup that was just taken is correct
and readable when it is stored off-site or to the tape library (in the case of
tape). Most backup software provide a means to verify their backups without actually
performing a restore (like LIBR's RESTORE SCAN=YES).
Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a
vendors ability to deliver a solution)
Provide a batch utility that can read any
DB2/VSE/VM archive (from tape or disk) from beginning to end and list for you
some detail of the contents. It would work for either log or data archive. This
would prove that it is intact and readable should a restore become necessary.
Impact: (Optional) (How
will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)
Being able to know that an archive is good and
readable before storing it will provide great peace of mind to any DBA. Having
to wait until a crisis where a restore is necessary, only to discover that the
archive is faulty, would be a nightmare. Please help us keep our sanity.
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) 761-1524