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HPE Serviceguard

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IBM PowerHA System Mirror

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100% willing to recommend
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Featured Review
AhsanulHaque
The solution's most valuable feature is the ability to create a Mount Point Package
Haresh Patani
During failovers or site switches it integrates the storage and ensures the transition of your applications
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Pros
"The solution's scalability is excellent.""HPE Serviceguard is stable, it has high availability for production."

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"The most valuable features are that it's robust and reliable and that the CP memory can be updated in runtime."

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Cons
"Many customers want virtualization or high availability but not on HPE Serviceguard with the appliance.""They must keep the product up and running for a long time as it is currently static."

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"The initial setup could be simpler."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The solution is available at a high price. I rate it as a two for pricing."

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  • "IBM doesn't publish its prices, so it's hard to compare its pricing to know how costly it is."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about HPE Serviceguard?
    Top Answer:The solution's scalability is excellent.
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    What needs improvement with HPE Serviceguard?
    Top Answer:They should continue with the certificate for the consequent year as well. They must keep the product up and running for a long time as it is currently static. There are a lot of challenges as well… more »
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    What advice do you have for others considering HPE Serviceguard?
    Top Answer:I recommend the solution to others as it is a good solution. I rate it as an eight.
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    What do you like most about IBM PowerHA System Mirror?
    Top Answer:The most valuable features are that it's robust and reliable and that the CP memory can be updated in runtime.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM PowerHA Syste...
    Top Answer:IBM PowerHA offers multiple editions. You can choose between the base, enterprise, or standard edition. If you intend to use it for purposes other than just ratio and not for HDR, and if you require… more »
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    What needs improvement with IBM PowerHA System Mirror?
    Top Answer:In terms of interoperability and compatibility, every time new applications and database levels are released, a thorough compatibility check is conducted in PowerHA. IBM consistently ensures… more »
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    Ranking
    5th
    out of 8 in High Availability Clustering
    Views
    383
    Comparisons
    205
    Reviews
    0
    Average Words per Review
    0
    Rating
    N/A
    2nd
    out of 8 in High Availability Clustering
    Views
    429
    Comparisons
    236
    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    457
    Rating
    9.0
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Serviceguard, HP Serviceguard
    PowerHA System Mirror
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    IBM
    Overview
    HPE Serviceguard is a high availability and disaster recovery clustering solution, that increases uptime for your critical applications by protecting from a multitude of infrastructure and application faults across physical or virtual environments over any distance. It reduces impact of unplanned downtime with no compromise on data integrity and performance. Furthermore, it helps achieve near zero planned downtime for maintenance.
    IBM PowerHA technology provides high availability, business continuity and disaster recovery. It enables you to deploy an HA solution that addresses both storage and high availability requirements with one integrated configuration, which offers robust performance along with a simplified user interface. Power Systems is committed to investing in - and bringing to market - solutions designed to keep your IT environments resilient. IBM engineers work continuously to optimize IBM Power Systems hardware and operating systems to keep pace with the increasing demand for 24x365 availability.
    Sample Customers
    RI-Solution, FAW-Volkswagen, Pella, Octo Telematics, Kenya Ports Authority
    Royal Arctic Line, Wªrth Group, Balluff, Al Mansour Holding Company, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, SAIC FIAT Powertrain Hongyan, Vishay
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Healthcare Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm25%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Wholesaler/Distributor7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business33%
    Midsize Enterprise3%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    HPE Serviceguard is ranked 5th in High Availability Clustering with 2 reviews while IBM PowerHA System Mirror is ranked 2nd in High Availability Clustering with 2 reviews. HPE Serviceguard is rated 0.0, while IBM PowerHA System Mirror is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of HPE Serviceguard writes " The solution's most valuable feature is the ability to create a Mount Point Package ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM PowerHA System Mirror writes "During failovers or site switches it integrates the storage and ensures the transition of your applications". HPE Serviceguard is most compared with Windows Server Failover Clustering, Veritas InfoScale Availability and DRBD, whereas IBM PowerHA System Mirror is most compared with Windows Server Failover Clustering and Veritas InfoScale Availability.

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