It is not just ones being impacted by it who should be considered. Anyone using VM:Secure is a potential victim. That is the consideration that should make this a priority problem. I know that VM:Secure was not at fault in my corrupted IPL record, the problem that prompted the thread. It was not installed on the system where the problem occurred. I am sure that we encountered the problem some time ago, but stumbled upon the solution without knowing that VM:Secure was the perpetrator. When we saw that the original PARM disk was used, we did a NOAUTO start to save time, changed the allocation map and then re-ipled. This time, the new allocation was honored. We did not know that VM:Secure was responsible for the original problem of the allocation map being overwritten. For all we knew, our changes may not have actually been written. ________________________________
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Bolch Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:10 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Problem Reporting, was: Corrupted IPL Record A few weeks ago we were seeing comments like this: > As for the VM:Secure thing, I find that simply documenting how the product can screw > up a system is not only an unacceptable answer, it borders on repugnance. A > strategic product that should always be working should never violate the integrity > of the system. There is no justification for it. The changed allocation on the disk > must be respected. Reallocating a disk is a normal maintenance activity. >I'll second this comment. This is a serious bug impacting system >integrity. Documenting the bug is not an acceptable response. Yvonne then asked for any VM:Secure customers who were being impacted by this problem to call CA support and register their concern. Not one customer called in. For CA to allocate resources to customer problem resolution, the problems must be reported to CA technical support. VM:Secure has worked in the same manner, regarding the cached allocation map, for almost 25 years. One call from Mike in a quarter century does not sway management in the direction of allocating resources to do a design change in this area.. Complaining about something on the list is positive, in that it encourages discussion on issues. However, software vendors allocate resources based on submitted requirements and technical support calls. Speaking to Fran or Kitty is a very pleasant experience. It's easy to do and you'll enjoy it. Bob Bolch VM:Secure team
