, which makes it easy to use.
The solution could use better dashboards for new users. They can look complicated until you get used to using the solution.
I've been using the solution for 18 years.
The most valuable feature is data replication.
The initial setup is straightforward. It's very easy to implement. Deployment took about one hour. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance, so long as that person has a good administrative and operational background.
Complete/custom machine real-time replication process (including apply and verification of destination).
Used it just as DR solution, but can be used in other scenarios as well (like a 24x7 solution).
Product works perfectly. Just for a new customer, a GUI with more functionality would help. Already offered VSP is a huge help for those not willing to work with a green screen.
No previous DR solution used.
Initial setup done by Vision Solutions specialist. Implementation itself can be done by MIMIX professionals quickly and does not require downtime (except when performing the test switch after the implementation). Design and analysis of the replication configuration is the crucial part, can be time consuming and requires mainly client input. We used a specific Vision Solutions implementer very familiar with our Core Banking system and were very happy with his professional services.
Licenses are not cheap. Also for migration of licenses to a less powerful machine, Vision Solutions charges. In the recent infrastructure migration process, we used a POWER 8 machine with CBU option, that kept down license fees for both OS and MIMIX.
No, went straight to MIMIX as the best solution for IBM i without PowerHA.
Calculate appropriate resources for running and managing the solution after the implementation.
The built-in remote journaling and the comparison tools.
We used it solely for IBM AS400 replication for disaster recovery/failover purposes.
Could make it easier to fix object errors.
Nothing out of what we expected for object replication.
No, fairly easy to add data groups and/or files to the intended replication group.
At a previous installation, we used external storage for the AS/400 and did a complete hardware disaster recovery, which was a great DR strategy but provided very little HA.
Can seem complex for new product users.
Just tell them you're looking at a hardware-based DR solution and they should come back with a lower cost.
Make sure you have at least two people learn it inside and out, so replication and object errors, when they occur, can be managed.
Its failover capabilities and ability to have no system downtime are valuable to us, but replication errors need to be resolved.
Failover capabilities is valuable.
Replication errors need to be resolved.
I've been using it since 2005.
Buy the product, then roll it out as well.
The version we're using is not portal ready, but it has helped us save on manpower and cut down on process time.
It can automate back-end data processes.
It has helped us cut down process time and manpower.
The version we're using is not portal ready.
It was already set up when I joined.
It has many service packs to fix issues.
It seems to be scalable in the newer versions.
We used it in conjunction with help systems and Connect:Direct.
OS version compatibility needs work, but with its ability to switch system availability, we were able to perform major system maintenance on our production system.
It has the ability to switch or role swap for system availability.
We were able to perform major system maintenance on our production system after performing a switch or production role swap.
OS version compatibility needs work.
We're satisfied with it.
I used a different replication solution in my previous company - IBM Global Mirroring - but not with my current company. They didn't have a solution prior to MIMIX and therefore have never switched to another product.
I believe ROI is above par.
If you can consolidate your systems into one, it will save you a lot of money in licensing.
Make sure you have at least two or three in-house engineers for MIMIX as the skills required are hard to find.
It works with different data groups.
It's used in our new architecture, for production, HA/DR and it works with different data groups.
I used it for one year, before I was using ITHERA.
Before we were using ITHERA. We switched because we had problems with the stability and had not found the right level of technical support.
From watching the consultant, it looked easy.
It was done by a consultant.
All of the vendors provide replication from a primary machine to a backup machine. The last real hands on experience and testing I did took 45 minutes to synch up a MIMIX based machine after cutting over to the backup machine.
Sadly, unlike Linux or Unix you do not have real-time replication or load balanced system sharing that actually run parallel systems instead of primary & backup. This has been a huge shortcoming of OS/400 and IBM i forever. There may have been some improvement, but I've not seen them.
There are some good data replication products for IBM, I like Mimix which I used. The key to my comments are the fact that this has been an area of weakness since the AS/400 was first shipped. While Mimix and other products can provide data replication between machines there is no true HA solution that allows you to take a machine out of your network and continue processing as you can with other platforms and OS's.
2. Any programs that have been updated or changed on your primary machine are replicated to your back up machine.
3. Any other resources besides data or programs are replicated and synchronized.
5. You have a network configuration that allows you to switch users to your backup machine.
This is not trivial and this really sets the vendors apart from each other. But keep in mind. Unlike modern could based scenarios you CANNOT balance your work load across multiple IBM i based systems and simply take one offline and keep on processing. You can do this on other platforms including Unix, Linux, and Windows.
Are you using iCluster and considering moving back to MIMIX?
IBM aquired Datamirror some years ago, then in 2012 IBM sold the ex-Datamiror product portfolio (iCluster) to RocketSoftware.
As far as logical replication HA solutions are concerned my impression is that the leader is Vision Solutions (who aquired Lakeview Solutions some years ago) with MIMIX both in terms of market share and in terms of solution and support quality, and in terms of being a visionary for logical replication HA solutions.
Our HA consultants have had experience both with iCluster and MIMIX products and their input thus far suggests that while iCluster is a fairly good HA choice, MIMIX Availability product line is superior when it comes to ease of use, functionality, reliability, customer support and consultant network. We have quite a few customers using MIMIX running heavy transaction workloads, and switchover time is no more than a couple of minutes. We also have customers with iCluster, but they are now thinking of returning to MIMIX.
There are of course other, hardware-based (and OS/400-based) HA solutions for iSeries (e.g. PowerHA SystemMirror) that are definitely worth considering, since over the years these hardware-based solutions have become more and more enhanced. Hardware-based HA solutions can be configured and managed somewhat simpler than logical HA replication solutions, but these may lack useful features logical replications do have (e.g. selective data replication).
Your best HA choice basically depends on multiple factors such as your current operations environment (amount of data to be replicated / change rate, distance and bandwidth between backup and production site), your existing hardware infrastructure (e.g. do you already have some kind of external storage?), existing skills of your staff and your Recovery Point Objective and Recovery Time Objective.
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