IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power

Discover VMRM's Automation, Cost-Effectiveness, and Cross-Platform Support

Automated High Availability and Disaster Recovery Solution 

Reduce recovery time and cut costs with IBM® VM Recovery Manager for IBM Power11. This restart-based HA/DR solution for AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® eliminates duplicate DR licenses, automates failovers, and streamlines compliance. Integrates host, VM, and application monitoring plus non-disruptive DR rehearsals.

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Ease of Implementation and Management

VMRM, based on restart technology, is easier to deploy and manage compared to traditional clustering solutions, meeting the HA/DR needs for a large share of production environments. 
Cost-effectiveness

Eliminates the need for duplicate software licensing at the recovery site, offering a more economical HA/DR solution.
Streamlined Site Switches

Automates site switches, eliminating manual intervention and operational complexity.
Comprehensive Monitoring and Management

Provides host, VM, and application monitoring options, along with an application monitoring framework and included agents for popular databases, ensuring automated VM moves and restarts via LPM.

Features

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Active/Inactive Configuration

MRM operates in an active/inactive configuration, allowing production VMs to be moved to a cold standby configuration for planned events or unplanned outages. 
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Real-Time Compliance Alerts 

VMRM is an operating system-agnostic solution, providing a uniform HA/DR solution for AIX, IBM i, and Linux environments.
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Data Center Policy-Based Automation

Operations based on either Live Partition Mobility (LPM) or virtual machine (VM) restart enable automated relocation of VMs during firmware updates or outages.
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DR Rehearsal

Enables testing of production environment at the DR site without impacting production.

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