Logical Replication: Still the Mainstay for IBM i HA

July 19, 2017 Alex Woodie

For many years, logical replication solutions were the only choice in the high availability product category for IBM i and its predecessor platforms. IBM’s introduction of PowerHA changed that, providing a dramatically different approach to achieving high availability. However, the vast majority of HA deployments in the IBM i market still use logical replication solutions. Which one is best suited for your needs? Hopefully this story will help you find the answer.

Logical replication solutions work by replicating changes made to database files and other IBM i objects in real time. The eight third-party products in this category – including …