WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 10/7/2009                                           Requirement #:  WAVV201006

Product Name:    z/VM CMS   Product Release# (or state “current”): current

Vendor Name:     IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Provide method to reinitialize degaussed tapes

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

 

If a degaussed or otherwise damaged tape with servo tracks is inserted in a VM-owned drive, prompt to reinit and perform init if approved

                                                                                            

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)

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?)

 

Not all sites have z/OS available, and the use of degaussing equipment to recycle tapes with guaranteed erasure is becoming more and more common. VM must be able to manage the case where a tape has been degaussed and the servo tracks are missing or damaged.

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?)

 

     

 

Author Name:            David Boyes                           Author Title:      

 

Company Name:        Sine Nomine Associates                                                                   

 &         Address:        43596 Blacksmith Square

                                    Ashburn, VA 20147/US                                  

 

Author E-mail:            dboyes@sinenomine.net

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