Technology Updates

Enhancements to PowerHA are listed by release in the tables below.

PowerHA 7.4	Release Date	PTF(s)
Power Virtual Server Global Replication Services	2024-12-26	SJ03274
PowerHA Modern Web Interface Management Actions	2024-06-20	SJ00821
PowerHA Modern Web Interface Enhanced Sorting, Searching and Filtering	2024-06-20	SJ00821
PowerHA Modern Web Interface view SQL button	2024-06-20	SJ00821
Administrative Domain Improved support of Adopted Authority	2024-06-20	SJ00821
Easily omit IBM-supplied user profiles when adding monitored resources to the administrative domain	2024-06-20	SJ00821
ADDCADMRE with generic and wildcards in batch environments with the addition of the CONFIRM parameter	2024-06-20	SJ00821
SQL Services for HyperSwap Status Information	2024-06-20	SJ00821
IBM FlashSystem Asynchronous Policy-based Replication	2024-03-26	SI86105
Administrative domain synchronization of SNMP User (SNMPUSR) and SNMP Context (SNMPCNTX) for printer device descriptions	2024-03-26	SI86105
Job Queue Tracking	2023-11-27	SI85215
Reduced Impact on Production for Changing Geographic Mirroring Parameters	2023-06-28	SI83746
Simplified Recoverability with the Ability to Detach Suspended Copies of the IASP	2023-06-28	SI83746
Ability to view monitored resource details in the PowerHA Modern Web Interface	2023-06-28	SI83746
New Modern Web-Based Interface	2022-12-10	SI81913
Synchronization of user auditing (CHGUSRAUD) via the Administrative Domain	2022-12-10	SI81913
Integrated FlashCopy Automation Enhancements	2022-12-10	SI81913
Geographic Mirroring FlashCopy Automation	2022-06-18	SI80035
Reduced data transfer during resynchronization with Geographic Mirroring Compression	2022-06-18	SI80035
Simplified ability to switch multiple IP addresses	2021-12-07	SI77788
Integrated switchover progress monitoring	2021-12-07	SI77788
Improved performance	2021-12-07	SI77788
Spectrum Virtualize (SVC) FlashCopy Automation	2021-06-25	SI76617
Switchover progress monitoring	2021-06-25	SI76617
Enhanced Deployment Automation	2021-06-25	SI76617
Improved control over node selection during switchovers	2021-03-10	SI75531
Guided wizard-based management of session and CRG options	2021-03-10	SI75531
Simplified Deployment of PowerHA	2020-12-16	SI74865
Health Monitoring Dashboards	2020-12-16	SI74865
Geographic Mirroring Recovery Point Objective (RPO) Information	2020-12-16	SI74865
PowerHA SQL Services for Session Information	2020-12-16	SI74865
Ability to specify port number used for Geographic Mirroring	2020-12-16	SI74865
Automated PowerHA and cluster version management	2020-06-18	SI73521
PowerHA SQL services for cluster, administrative domain and CRG information	2020-06-18	SI73521
Security compliance automation with Analyze CAD Profile (ANZCADPRF)	2020-03-26	SI72362
Enhanced visibility of real-time Recovery Point Objective (RPO) information	2020-03-26	SI72362
Simplified session screens taking advantage of 132-column display panels	2020-03-26	SI72362
Integrated recovery from a datacenter outage in a HyperSwap with LUN-level switching environment	2019-12-05	SI71412
Automated setup, increased capacity and simplified management of the administrative domain	2019-12-05	SI71412
7.4 Release centered around integration, automation of the administrative domain, and enhanced usability	2019-06-21	SI70216

Note: PowerHA 7.2 is under extended support. Information is provided for historical purposes only.

PowerHA 7.2 (for IBM i 7.2 and 7.3)	Release Date	PTF(s)
Integrated FlashCopy Automation Enhancements	2022-12-10	SI81912
Geographic Mirroring FlashCopy Automation	2022-06-18	SI80112
Improved performance	2021-12-07	SI77845
Spectrum Virtualize (SVC) FlashCopy Automation	2021-06-25	SI76617
Enhanced Deployment Automation	2021-06-25	SI76617
Improved control over node selection during switchovers	2021-03-10	SI75466
Guided wizard-based management of session and CRG options	2021-03-10	SI75466
Simplified Deployment of PowerHA	2020-12-16	SI74921
Health Monitoring Dashboards	2020-12-16	SI74921
Geographic Mirroring Recovery Point Objective (RPO) Information	2020-12-16	SI74921
PowerHA SQL Services for Session Information	2020-12-16	SI74921
Ability to specify port number used for Geographic Mirroring	2020-12-16	SI74921
Automated PowerHA and cluster version management	2020-06-18	SI73520
PowerHA SQL services for cluster, administrative domain and CRG information	2020-06-18	SI73520
Security compliance automation with Analyze CAD Profile (ANZCADPRF)	2020-03-26	SI72439
Enhanced visibility of real-time Recovery Point Objective (RPO) information	2020-03-26	SI72439
Simplified session screens taking advantage of 132-column display panels	2020-03-26	SI72439
Integrated recovery from a datacenter outage in a HyperSwap with LUN-level switching environment	2019-12-05	SI71480
DS8000 HyperSwap with Global Mirror & Copy Services Manager Metro Mirror and Global Mirror Integration	2019-04-05	SI69233
SVC & Storwize HyperSwap with LUN Level Switching	2016-11-15	7.3 group level 3 7.2 group level 6
Advanced cluster node failure detection enhanced with HMC REST interface	2016-11-15	7.3 group level 3 7.2 group level 6
DS8000 HyperSwap with LUN Level Switching	2016-04-13	7.3 group level 1 7.2 group level 4
PowerHA 7.2 on IBM i 7.3		N/A
SVC, Storwize Global Mirror with Change Volume support	2014-12-18	SI53476
PowerHA 7.2 Enhancements		N/A

Note

PowerHA 7.1 and 6.1 are under extended support. Information is provided for historical purposes only.

Note: PowerHA 7.1 is at end of program support. The information provided is for historical purposes only. See the IBM i Release Life Cycle for additional information.

PowerHA 7.1	Release Date	PTF(s)
Advanced cluster node failure detection enhanced with HMC REST interface	2016-11-15	7.1 group level 13
SVC, Storwize Global Mirror with Change Volume support	2014-04-23	7.1 group level 7
SVC Split Cluster with PowerHA LUN level switching	2013-07-26	7.1 group level 6
LUN level switching for SVC, V7000, V3700	2013-03-30	SI48371
PowerHA GUI support for all technologies	2013-03-30	SI48371
Global Mirror target FlashCopy	2013-03-30	SI48371
Reverse FlashCopy support for remote mirror copy and no-copy relationships	2013-03-30	SI48371
WRKCADMRE command	2013-03-30	SI48371
Ability to add or remove cluster administrative domain entries when not all cluster nodes are active	2013-03-30	SI48371
Clusterize copy description, session, and administrative domain functions	2013-03-30	SI48371
Ability to change geographic mirroring synchronization priority when IASP is varied on	2013-03-30	SI48371
Administrative domain jobs now use QCSTJOBD job description	2013-03-30	SI48522 SI48540
Support for San Volume Controller (SVC) and Storwize V7000 copy services	2012-04-16	SI45741
PowerHA GUI	2012-04-16	SI45741
CFGGEOMIR command to configure geographic mirroring	2012-04-16	SI45741
CFGDEVASP command to create IASP	2011-10-14	SI44141
N-2 support in PowerHA	2011-10-14	SI42297
Inquiry message for duplicate libraries and spool files during vary-on	2011-10-14	SI44326
PowerHA support for live partition mobility	2011-10-14	No PTF Required

PowerHA 6.1	Release Date	PTF(s)
Inquiry message for duplicate libraries and spool files during vary-on	2012-04-13	SI44564