IBM HA Assist for i enables replication of objects not
supported by IASP or Cluster Admin Domain
IBM United States
Software Announcement 209-312
October 20, 2009
 ENUS209-312.PDF (104KB)
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HA Assist for i delivers:
- A logical software replication solution from IBM® based on replication and IBM System i® journaling
and clustering that can be used to replicate *SYSBASE objects that cannot
be stored on an Independent Auxiliary Storage Pool (IASP)
- Both a Java-based GUI and green screen command- or menu-based operations
- Monitoring, synchronization checking, role swapping, alarms and alerts,
and automatic resynchronization
- Support and integration with DS6000™, DS8000™, and ESS as well as third-party
SAN hardware disk-based replication tools
- IASP and XSM support through HA Assist for i
For ordering, contact your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner,
or IBM Americas
Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: AE001).
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HA Assist for i is a logical replication solution based on IBM i journaling
technology that can be deployed in conjunction with PowerHA for i in those
rare situations where certain objects (such as System/36™ objects) are neither supported
via Independent Auxiliary Storage Pools or the Cluster Admin Domain. In these
types of environments, HA Assist for i will be used to replicate those objects,
thus enabling a configuration in which a failover or rollover operation can
proceed. It will be the responsibility of the customer to ensure that those
objects which are to be replicated via HA Assist for i are in fact in sync
on the primary and secondary nodes in the PowerHA cluster.
HA Assist for i is primarily intended for larger enterprises familiar with
logical replication solution environments. HA Assist is not a stand-alone
HA product and requires two processor licenses of PowerHA on i (5761-HAS)
as a prerequisite to ordering.
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HA Assist for i requires at least IBM i 6.1. Other prerequisites include:
- Option 12 Host Servers (5761-SS1)
- Option 41 HA Switchable Resources (5761-SS1)
- IBM TCP/IP
Connectivity Utilities for IBM i (5761-TC1)
- PowerHA for i (two processor licenses) (5761-HAS)
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HA Assist for i (5733-HAA)
HA Assist for i may be used in conjunction with PowerHA for i in those
rare circumstances where the customer has certain objects (such as System/36 objects)
that are not supported in IASPs or via the Cluster Admin Domain.
HA Assist for i includes both a Java-based GUI administrator for configuring
and monitoring the *SYSBASE objects being replicated remotely through a Windows-based
PC or across the Web via a Web browser and WebSphere® as well as a green screen
command- or menu-based interface to enable integration of HA functions into
your existing batch routines.
HA Assist for i offers the following functions and benefits:
- Synchronization checking of file attributes, file contents, Interactive
File Sharing attributes, object existence, data area contents and output queues,
monitoring through either green screen or easy-to-understand colored GUI interfaces,
automatic resynchronization of out of sync objects and alarms/alerts, including
e-mail notifications and user-defined thresholds.
- High-speed scrape and apply replication capabilities that can scale to
handle the size of the customer business and transactional volumes. This minimizes
the time required for a switch and enables resynchronizations after network
outages.
- Replication to and from IASPs, to allow customers to quickly migrate to
an IASP-based disk clustering solution to be used with Power® HA for i (5761-HAS) and either Geographical
Mirroring or MetroMirror/GlobalMirror.
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IBM HA
Assist for i, when deployed in conjunction with IBM i 6.1 and IBM PowerHA for i (5761-HAS), lets customers
replicate the small subset of objects not supported by either IASPs or the
Cluster Admin Domain. The customer must be familiar with logical replication
solution environments. Further, the customer must ensure that these objects
which are not managed by the PowerHA cluster are, in fact, in sync between
the primary and secondary nodes.
Customers with applications that have some subset of objects which are
not supported in IASPs or the Cluster Admin Domain may be interested in HA
Assist for i to replicate those objects to the secondary node in a PowerHA
cluster.
Considerations for HA Assist for i: Large enterprise clients looking for
a high availability or disaster recovery solution from IBM, who have acquired PowerHA and who have
some subset of objects (such as System/36 objects) that are not supported
via IASPs or Cluster Admin Domain. The client has IASP-enabled applications
and is either using or has purchased PowerHA for i 5761-HAS. The client will
purchase at least two licenses of HA Assist for i, one for the production
node requiring protection and one for the backup node, and will configure
replication for the specific objects in *SYSBASE.
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Program Program
number VRM name
5733-HAA V5R2 HA Assist for i
Product identification number
Maintenance
(5663-HAA 3-Year Renewal
Maintenance support only in Non-CHIS
Program 1-year supported countries)
PID number PID number 3-year PID number
5733-HAA 5660-HAA 5662-HAA
5661-HAA 5663-HAA
5664-HAA
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Product information is available via the Offering Information Web site
- http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi
Business Partner information
If you are a Direct Reseller - System Reseller acquiring products from IBM,
you may link directly to Business Partner information for this announcement.
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and password are required (use IBM ID).
- https://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/mem/sla.jsp?num=209-312
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
- IBM Power 520,
550, 560, 570, or 595
- IBM BladeCenter® JS12,
JS22, JS23, or JS43
- IBM System
i models MMA, 515, 520, 525, 550, 570, 570, 595, 800, 810, 825, 870,
or 890
Software requirements
- HA Assist for i requires at least IBM i 6.1
- Option 12 Host Services (5761-SS1)
- Option 41 HA Switchable Resources (5761-SS1)
- IBM TCP/IP
Connectivity Utilities for IBM i (5761-TC1)
- PowerHA for i (two processor licenses) (5761-HAS)
The program's specifications and specified operating environment information
may be found in documentation accompanying the program, if available, such
as a readme file, or other information published by IBM, such as an announcement letter. Documentation
and other program content may be supplied only in the English language.
Limitations and customer responsibility
HA Assist for IBM i is a logical replication technology that operates
independently of the PowerHA on IBM i cluster solution. PowerHA on IBM i will automatically
switch the data in the IASP from a primary node to a secondary node. The HA
Assist does not inherently participate in that switching operation. It is
therefore the responsibility of the customer to either conduct a manual switch
of the HA Assist data or to create scripts that enable the switching operation
to be automated via the cluster.
Planning information
Direct customer support
For technical support or assistance, contact your IBM representative
or visit
- http://www.ibm.com/support
Packaging
HA Assist for i is available on DVD.
Security, auditability, and control
HA Assist for i uses the security and auditability features of IBM i. The customer
is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features,
administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems
and communication facilities.
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Charge metric
Program name PID number Charge metric
HA Assist for i 5733-HAA Per server
HA Assist 1-yr Reg/Ren 5660-HAA Per server
HA Assist 1-yr After License 5661-HAA Per server
HA Assist 3-yr Registration 5662-HAA Per server
HA Assist 3-yr Renewal 5663-HAA Per server
(Non CHIS countries only)
HA Assist 3-yr After License 5664-HAA Per server
Server
Server is the unit of measure by which this program is licensed. A server is
a computer system that executes requested procedures, commands, or applications
to one or more user or client devices. A Proof of Entitlement (PoE) must be
obtained for each server regardless of the number of processor cores or partitions
in the server on which the program runs or each server managed by the program.
Where blade technology is employed, each blade is considered a separate server.
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr Reg/Renewal (5660-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr Reg/ Per Server
Renewal (5660-HAA) Feature
Per Server No Charge 1Yr Reg 1441
Per Server 7x24 1Yr Reg 1442
No-charge features
Feature
number
Language features
Multilingual Language 2935
Supply features
Supply Media Feature 5809
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr After License (5661-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr After Per Server
License (5661-HAA) Feature
Per Server 1Yr After License 0468
Per Server 7x24 1Yr Aft Lic 0469
No-charge features
Feature
number
Language features
Multilingual Language 2935
Supply features
Supply Media Feature 5809
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr Registration (5662-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr Per Server
Registration (5662-HAA) feature
Per Server 3Yr Registration 0708
Per Server 7x24 3Yr SW Reg 0709
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr After License (5664-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr After Per Server
License (5664-HAA) Feature
Per Server 3Yr After Lic 0001
Per Serv 7x24 3Yr After Lic 0002
IBM HA Assist Support for i (5733-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist Support for i Per Server
(5733-HAA) Feature
Per Server w/1Yr SWMA 0001
Other chargeable features
Feature
number
Special delivery features
Expedite - Customer Expense 3446
No-charge features
Feature
number
Special delivery features
Electronic Software Delivery 3450
Do Not Ship Pubs 3470
Do Not Ship Media 3471
Language features
Eng U/L SBCS Primary 2924
Manufacturing features
LPAR System Indicator 3441
ePoE features
ePoE Upg Reg 2001
Supply features
Supply Media 5829
Other features
SW Key 1st MT Digit V6 4001
SW Key 2nd MT Digit V6 4002
SW Key 3rd MT Digit V6 4003
SW Key 4th MT Digit V6 4004
SW Key 1st CPU Digit V6 4005
SW Key 2nd CPU Digit V6 4006
SW Key 3rd CPU Digit V6 4007
SW Key 4th CPU Digit V6 4008
SW Key 5th CPU Digit V6 4009
SW Key 6th CPU Digit V6 4010
SW Key 7th CPU Digit V6 4011
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Software license includes 1-year Software Maintenance
5733-HAA - HA Assist for i
5660-HAA Maintenance no charge 1-year registration + 1-year renewal
5662-HAA Maintenance 3-year registration (2-year uplift)
5661-HAA - Software Maintenance After License, 1-year
Software Maintenance After License
5664-HAA - Software Maintenance After License, 3-year
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you achieve higher system availability. Electronic Services is a Web-enabled
solution that offers an exclusive, no-additional-charge enhancement to the
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IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr Reg/Renewal (5660-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr Reg/ Per Server
Renewal (5660-HAA) Feature
Per Server No Charge 1Yr Reg 1441
Per Server 7x24 1Yr Reg 1442
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr After License (5661-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr After Per Server
License (5661-HAA) Feature
Per Server 1Yr After License 0468
Per Server 7x24 1Yr Aft Lic 0469
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr Registration (5662-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr Per Server
Registration (5662-HAA) Feature
Per Server 3Yr Registration 0708
Per Server 7x24 3Yr SW Reg 0709
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr After License (5664-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr After Per Server
License (5664-HAA) Feature
Per Server 3Yr After Lic 0001
Per Serv 7x24 3Yr After Lic 0002
IBM HA Assist Support for i (5733-HAA)
Charge features
Initial order
IBM HA Assist Support for i Per Server
(5733-HAA) Feature
Per Server w/1Yr SWMA 0001
Other chargeable features
Feature
number
Special delivery features
Expedite - Customer Expense 3446
| PID | Description | Feature number | One-time charge |
| IBM HA Assist Support for i(5733-HAA) | Per Server w/ 1yr SWMA | 0001 | $5,000 |
| IBM HA Assist Support for i(5733-HAA) | Expedite - Customer Expense | 3446 | $30 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr Reg/Renewal
(5660-HAA) | Per Server No Charge 1Yr Reg | 1441 | N/C |
| IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr Reg/Renewal
(5660-HAA) | Per Server 7x24 1Yr Reg | 1442 | $70 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr AfterLicense
(5661-HAA) | Per Server 1Yr After License | 0468 | $3,000 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 1Yr AfterLicense
(5661-HAA) | Per Server 7x24 1Yr Aft Lic | 0469 | $70 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 3YrRegistration
(5662-HAA) | Per Server 3Yr Registration | 0708 | $1,700 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 3YrRegistration
(5662-HAA) | Per Server 7x24 3Yr SW Reg | 0709 | $189 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr AfterLicense
(5664-HAA) | Per Server 3Yr After Lic | 0001 | $4,700 |
| IBM HA Assist for i 3Yr AfterLicense
(5664-HAA) | Per Serv 7x24 3Yr After Lic | 0002 | $189 |
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