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PowerHA Tools maintenance provides support for code issues, runtime support and upgrades. Customers are responsible for contacting IBM Technology Expert Labs (Formerly Lab Services) either via case or sending and email to iessspt@us.ibm.com for code updates.
For maintenance of the PowerHA Tools, customer is required to have an IBM i Software Maintenance Agreement (i.e. SWMA) as a prerequisite. For example, the table below indicates that toolkit version 4.5 functioned on IBM i 7.2, however because there is no SWMA is available for IBM i 7.2 the toolkit is no longer maintained to function on IBM i 7.2.
NOTE regarding Flash System firmware 8.7.0.0:
There is an issue with Flash System firmware level 8.7.0.0 which affects the toolkit's ability to connect using ssh. Clients who must use 8.7.0.0 should upgrade to PowerHA Tools 5.2, which uses REST API's instead of ssh (except for RUNSVCCMD, which only uses ssh) and the Flash System SSL protocol level should not exceed 5.
| Version | Supported | Build Date |
IBM i OS
Support
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Required CSM Levels | Upgrade From | Supported Source Version* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Yes | June 25th, 2024 | 7.4, 7.5 | >= 6.3.1 | 4.6, 5.1 | 5.2, 5.1, 4.6 | Major update for FlashSystem Policy-Based replication, Volume-Group flashcopy, and SafeGuarded Copy without CSM |
| 5.1 | Yes | September 20th, 2023 | 7.4, 7.5 | >= 6.3.1 | 4.6 | 5.1, 4.6 | Major update for PowerVS functionality |
| 4.6 | Yes | October 12th, 2023 | 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 | >= 6.3.1 | 4.5, 4.4 | 4.6, 4.5 | Many significant updates |
| 4.5 | Limited | February 21st, 2022 | 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 | 6.2.5 - 6.3.1 | 4.4, 4.3 | 4.5, 4.4, 4.3 | Required Upgrade for any PowerHA Tool version older than December 2021 |
| 4.4 | No | Any | None | <= 6.2.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Upgrade required to a supported PowerHA Tool release.
Support for runtime issues provided through maintenance agreement, but no code updates will be provided.
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| 4.3 | No | Any | None | <= 6.2.8 | 4.3 | Upgrade required to a supported PowerHA Tool release. | |
| 3.1 | No | Any | None | Upgrade required to a supported PowerHA Tool release. |
| Replication | Flashcopy | Detach? | Flash from PPRC Target? | VGFC SGC? | CSM SGC? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCYGM | CG (V1) | Yes4 | No | No | Yes |
| PCYGM | VG (V2)5 | Yes4 | No2 | Yes | Yes1 |
| GMIR | CG (V1) | No | No | No | Yes |
| GMIR | VG (V2)5 | No | No | Yes | No1 |
| MMIR | CG (V1) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| MMIR | VG (V2)5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No1 |
| GMCV | CG (V1) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| GMCV | VG (V2)5 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No1 |
| GRS | PowerVS Clone | Yes | No | N/A3 | N/A3 |
- Only supported with CSM 6.3.9 or above and non-LTS FlashSystem code
- FlashCopy from PCYGM Target will hopefully be possible in the near future.
- PowerVS does not have support for SGC.
- Additional manual steps are required.
- Max supported volumes per LPAR is currently 127
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10 July 2024
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