Any DASD device is going to eventually fail. If the data is not backed up efficiently (mirrored, physical or otherwise) and there aren't solid and, more importantly, TESTED procedures in place for when that failure does happen (the DMX-3 is an older piece of EMC hardware) then the DOT in Virginia have no one to point at other than themselves. I can sympathize if procedures in place fail but lack of procedures doesn't let them off the hook....
EMC has a number of DR solutions (GDDR most prominent) that would have made this failure completely invisible to the outside world. It's all a matter of how much of an investment the Virginia DOT wants to make in YOUR data's security and persistence... Regards, Stan Weyman Senior Software Engineer [email protected] where information lives It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.... -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelman, Tom Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Virginia DOT outage That's my feeling also. In looking at the timeline on the Virginia Government web site, it looks like it took about 24 hours to do the full maintenance and repair of the EMC box. It was up by the morning of the next day. However, it took a week to get the data completely recovered. What took so long? What kind of backup/recovery procedures do they have in place? Tom Kelman Capacity Planning Commerce Bank, Kansas City -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerhard Adam Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 2:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Virginia DOT outage Regardless of the cause, doesn't this say more about the disaster recovery scenario than anything else? Adam ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
