What's new in PowerHA SystemMirror Commands

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December 2023

The following information is a summary of the updates that were made to this topic collection:
  • Updated the clmgr add volume group operation in the clmgr command for platform keystore (PKS) type of authentication method support in PowerHA SystemMirror.
  • Updated the clmgr add storage in the storage system. For more information, see. clmgr command.
  • Updated the clmgr delete storage in the storage system. For more information, see. clmgr command.
  • Added new fields in clmgr modify cluster operation. For more information, see. clmgr command.
  • Added a field in clmgr query cluster operation. For more information, see. clmgr command.
  • Added a new command clreserveip in the storage system. For more information, see. clmgr command.

December 2022

The following information is a summary of the updates that were made to this topic collection:
  • Starting with PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.7, or later, a new cl_survey command is added. The cl_survey command analyzes the asynchronous Geographical Logical Volume Manager (GLVM) configuration.
  • Updated the clmgr add cluster operation in the clmgr command.

June 2022

Added the clmgr manage cluster cloudroha operation in the clmgr command.

December 2021

Updated the following operations in the clmgr command:
  • clmgr modify file_system <fsname>
  • clmgr add logical volume
  • clmgr modify logical volume

December 2020

Updated the following operations in the clmgr command:
  • clmgr add cluster
  • clmgr modify cluster
  • clmgr add node
  • clmgr modify node

December 2019

  • The clsnapshot command is deprecated in PowerHA SystemMirror Version 7.2.4 for AIX®, and later. You must use the clmgr command for all snapshot-related functions.
  • Added the cl_ccv_collector command that collects data from a PowerHA SystemMirror cluster for cross-cluster verification (CCV).
  • Added the cl_ccv_comparator command that compares specific attributes of two different PowerHA SystemMirror clusters.
  • Added the clccv command that simplifies the process of using the cross-cluster verification (CCV) utility to compare specific aspects of two different PowerHA SystemMirror clusters.
  • Added the following operations in the clmgr command:
    • clmgr compare snapshot: Compares two different snapshot files.
    • clmgr compare cluster: Compares two different cluster configurations.
    • clmgr view report snapshot: View snapshot details.
    • clmgr add storage_system: Add storage as a non-root user.
  • Added the -b, -e, and -p flags to the cl_availability command.

April 2019

Updated the values for the HEARTBEAT_FREQUENCY, GRACE_PERIOD, and SITE_GRACE_PERIOD parameters in the clmgr command topic.