WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 10/17/2008                                          Requirement #:  WAVV200903

Product Name:           ICKDSF    Product Release# (or state “current”): current

Vendor Name:           IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Update DSF CPVOL FORMAT to supply modern "disk full" indicator

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

 

Modify DSF to incorporate all modern indicators for "disk full" for VM DASD exposed to z/OS.  The old VTOC "full" indicator is no longer sufficient.

                                                                                            

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

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

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

Compatibility/RAS

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?)

 

Ensures that z/OS cannot allocate datasets on VM DASD regardless of setup of z/OS system. Also permit safe use of z/OS-based image backup tools on shared DASD between z/VM and z/OS. 

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?)

 

Data integrity is very important.

 

Author Name:            David Boyes                          Author Title: CTO

 

Company Name: Sine Nomine Associates                                                                 

 &         Address:            43596 Blacksmith Square

                                    Ashburn, VA, 20147, USA                           

 

Author E-mail:            dboyes@sinenomine.net

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