WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 10/7/2009                                            Requirement #:  WAVV201007

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

Vendor Name:           IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Provide DSE option on CMS TAPE

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

 

Provide a way to invoke the data security erase (DSE) function of modern tape drives from CMS

                                                                                            

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?)

 

Most businesses now have the regulatory or other requirements to ensure that removable media are subjected to significant erasure attempts before disposal. The drives have DSE capability, but there is no way to invoke the capability from the command line.

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

 

Add a ERASE subcommand to the CMS TAPE command

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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