Why don't you call it an exercise instead of a test, then you can always say that in an exercise you would expect something to fail and that's the reason for the exercise. To me a DR test implies that you are testing your DR and it better not fail, while with the exercise you might expect something to fail and once fixed it makes DR better.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 2:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Virginia DOT outage >Especially when every company that does DR testing always come back proclaiming how successful the test was. Tell me about it! I was involved, as a customer, when our service provider declared a test a success when it didn't even meet more than 5 (out of almost 100) success criteria. Some applications didn't even get successfully restored. DB2 and IMS never came up. I was in the dog-house for telling it like it was: a dismal failure. Not only from our service provider, but from my own managemenrt chain. As far as I'm concerned, a test is to tell you what's not working, and fix it. But, everybody wants to flee from their auditors and call every test a success. I guess, in a way, finding out flaws is a success, but politics don't work that way. - I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! Kimota! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ========================== This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
