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PowerHA for AIX

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Add SmartDR control functions to SRDF file sets for PowerHA

Currently we have customer applications which have servers with PowerHA installed using SVC SAN storage. I am managing the migration from SVC SAN storage to EMC PMAX SAN Storage which includes a new feature called SmartDR (AKA MetroDR) fromDell-EM...
over 3 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 3 Delivered

Need for PowerHA ROHA access to HMC by exchanging SSH Key rather entering Password

When setting up PowerHA ROHA we need to enter for accessing HMC with Userid a password. It would be more useful to setup also HMC access with SSH Key.
about 2 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 4 Delivered

The relationships attribute of the HACMPsvcpprc HACMP ODM class can store character strings of a total length of 1024 chars

Current PowerHA configuration contains following limitations. The most important limitation is 1024 chars for SVC Metro Mirror relationships. This limitation is not set on number of Metro Mirror relations, but on number of chars. In client's big e...
over 3 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

Add cancel option if an RG handling failed

Today, if a RG processing fails. After a manual fix all remaining tasks mast be finished to get the cluster to a stable state.I would be good to have a cancel option.So that after, manually removing the reason why it failed, the RG handling can be...
almost 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

Use settings from SVC instead redefinig in PowerHA (HACMP)

In PowerHA we must redfine what we allready defined in SVC for MetroMirror. If changes aplied to MetroMirroring it is required to not forget it to change also in PowerHA configuration.More details are in attached file.
about 5 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 2 Delivered

Add option to disable auto start of PowerHA for Linux

PowerHA for Linux does get start automatically after an OS reboot. This is in most cases not a good idea.We need an option where this can be disabled.
over 5 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

AIX Live Kernel Update taking care of running PowerHA cluster

A PowerHA cluster is moved into unmanaged mode during AIX Live Kernel Update Provide automation for AIX Live Kernel Updates to change a running HA cluster from managed to unmanaged, increase timers, do the AIX Live Kernel Update, decrease timers a...
almost 7 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

rsyslog support for PowerHA

Power HA does not support rsyslog facility.Because syslog facility and operations are hardcoded in Power HA. In cllog script also we can see /etc/syslog.conf is hardcoded.Hence, the AIX support recommended using AIX syslogd facility. Due to securi...
over 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

PowerHA manage/unmanage - add an option to not run startup scripts on manage

We have a lot of PowerHA clusters - but many do not have application server monitoring configured, and many are old and we do not want to retrofit to configure them. Due to this, we cannot use the manage/unmanage functionality, as it will run the ...
over 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 2 Delivered

Enhancing PowerHA cl_svc_info script and logic

This RFE is intended to help to solve an issue with clusterware software PowerHA 7.1.3.6 we face (but will hit 7.2 sure), namely "cl_svc_info" script (and maybe several others, older scripts) as that usually work based on checking svc/storage boxe...
over 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

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