What's new for IBM i 7.2

Read about new information for the High Availability overview topic collection.

What's new as of October 2016

IBM® PowerHA® for i Standard Edition enhanced advanced node failure detection to support a new representational state transfer (REST) interface. The Hardware Monitor Console (HMC) is being updated to replace the existing Common Information Model (CIM) server with a new representational state transfer (REST) based interface. HMC version V8R8.5.0 is the last version of HMC to support the CIM server, and is the first version of HMC to support all REST API functions that are required by IBM PowerHA SystemMirror® for i licensed program. This function is provided through a new function PowerHA PTF.

What's new as of April 2016

IBM PowerHA for i Enterprise Edition was enhanced to support DS8000® HyperSwap® with independent auxiliary storage pools (IASPs). This new function provides near-zero downtime for planned and unplanned storage outages and can be used with other IASP-based PowerHA technologies. This function is provided through a new function PowerHA PTF.

In IBM Knowledge Center, the terms IASP and independent disk pool are synonymous.

What's new for IBM i 7.2

Enhanced IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i licensed program number (5770-HAS)

In 7.2, IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i licensed program supports enhancements to the graphical interface, command-line interface, and APIs. This new function can assist administrators in configuring and managing high availability solutions. Refer to the following topics for details on the features of each of these interfaces:

IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for i licensed program is now packaged into an express, standard, and enterprise editions. Each edition lists the function that it supports.

IBM PowerHA for i Express® Edition supports full system HyperSwap.
IBM PowerHA for i Standard Edition supports synchronous geographic mirroring, switched disk, switched logical units (LUNs), FlashCopy®, and all express edition function.
IBM PowerHA for i Enterprise Edition supports asynchronous geographic mirroring, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and all express and standard edition function.

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Full System HyperSwap

Full System HyperSwap is a full system solution that allows for logical units that are mirrored between two IBM System Storage® DS8000 units to be switched between without an outage, providing a minimal impact high availability solution.

For more information on full system HyperSwap, see DS8000 Full System HyperSwap.