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IBM PowerHA System Mirror Reviews

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What is IBM PowerHA System Mirror?

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.
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IBM PowerHA System Mirror is the #3 ranked solution in top High Availability Clustering solutions. PeerSpot users give IBM PowerHA System Mirror an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. IBM PowerHA System Mirror is most commonly compared to Veritas InfoScale Availability: IBM PowerHA System Mirror vs Veritas InfoScale Availability.
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December 2025
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IBM PowerHA System Mirror mindshare

As of January 2026, the mindshare of IBM PowerHA System Mirror in the High Availability Clustering category stands at 9.8%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
High Availability Clustering Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM PowerHA System Mirror9.8%
Veritas InfoScale Availability24.4%
Windows Server Failover Clustering20.2%
Other45.599999999999994%
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Key learnings from peers

Valuable Features

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

Room for Improvement

  • "The initial setup could be simpler."

Pricing

  • "IBM doesn't publish its prices, so it's hard to compare its pricing to know how costly it is."
These insights are based on the in-depth reviews provided by peers to help you make a better buying decision.
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IBM PowerHA System Mirror was previously known as PowerHA System Mirror.

IBM PowerHA System Mirror customers

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

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IBM PowerHA System Mirror Reviews Summary
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Senior Infrastructure Solutions Architect at Wysetek Systems Technologists Pvt. Ltd.4.5I use IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for high availability and VM protection, primarily in active-passive mode. While it integrates well with storage and manages resource startups efficiently, compatibility checks for updates can be time-consuming. An active-active setup option would be beneficial.
Senior System Analyst at Thakral4.5No summary available