Software requirements for the FlashCopy feature

To use the FlashCopy® technology in an IBM i high-availability solution, the minimum software requirements should be met.

The FlashCopy feature has the following minimum software requirements:

• Each IBM i model with in the high-availability solution must be running at least IBM® i V6R1 for use with the IBM PowerHA® for i licensed program.
  Note: For prior releases, you can still use the IBM Advanced Copy Services for PowerHA on i, which is an offering from Lab Services, to work with IBM System Storage® solutions. If you are using Global Mirror on multiple platforms, or if you want to implement Global Mirror on multiple IBM i partitions, you can also use the IBM Advanced Copy Services for PowerHA on i.
  
• IBM PowerHA for i installed on each system.
• Ensure that the latest PTF have been installed.