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PowerHA for AIX

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PowerHA Cluster Testtool Test Tool enhancements require at PowerHA 7.1 and later.

When using the PowerHA Cluster Test Tool in Custom Test mode with a Test Plan, the NETWORK_DOWN_LOCAL event fails and brings down the network interfaces. Other network event tests may also fail. There was architecture change between PowerHA v 6.1...
about 2 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

Add function "MONITOR_INTERFACE" in AIX 7.2 TL4

We have to stop the multicast executed by PowerHA.The function of MONITOR_INTERFACES is deleted in AIX 7.2 TL4, there is no other way to stop the multicast.
over 3 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 2 Not under consideration

PowerHA make use of the SVC tiebreaker information

For SVC Stretched Cluster based PowerHA implementation. For split-brain situations, it would be very helpful if PowerHA would be able read the decision made by the underlying SVC cluster.
about 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 0 Not under consideration

Scale out support for HANA

This RFE is PowerHA for Linux!.Today only a two Node Cluster is supported for SAP HANA.We have have customers who are forced to setup a scale out HANA database. Because the needed HANA database exceeds the max. supported size for a Scale up HANA DB.
over 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

Smart assist support for NFS server

We need smart assist support for NFS server
over 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

In the absence of multi-target SAP HANA configuration, support in PowerHA Linux, when user manually configures the 3rd site

In the absence of multi-target SAP HANA configuration support in PowerHA Linux, when user manually configures the 3rd site (say ‘C', outside PowerHA Linux which is configured with ‘A' and ‘B'), then correct handling of the replication state betwee...
over 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 2 Not under consideration

Support of SAP HANA multi-target scale-up configuration (A->B & A->C) via Smart Assist in PowerHA

Multi-target HSR (Hana System Replication) A->B & A->C will likely be the most desired configuration for the customers who want both HA and DR for HANA. We are implementing it at the customer now, but since there is no smart assist, ther...
over 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

GUI - Capture LPP information as part of Snapshot

When using the GUI to create a snapshot it would be useful for the "Cloning option" to also create a "cluster installp bundle" file.This file can then be used for installing the same cluster components at the target system.
over 5 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

Hold PowerHA Resource Group w/ node that had it last

After experiencing a loss of both 10Gb links between data centers in a stretched cluster, the primary node that held the resource group rebooted 4 times thinking the secondary node had acquired the RG. Heartbeat was lost on the repository disk. Se...
almost 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

Add check for file size to the verification tool

The verification tool does not check if the file size of the files in the used File Collection is the same.A warning should be created if the verification tool detected a file size delta.
almost 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

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