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IBM i HA/DR Strategy Guide

Plan for resilience. Prepare for recovery.

Learn how to build an effective IBM i high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategy. Download Maxava’s free guide to explore disaster recovery planning, cloud and on-premise recovery options, replication, monitoring, risk cost calculators and practical checklists.

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What you’ll learn

Build a practical IBM i HA/DR plan

Whether you are developing an IBM i disaster recovery plan for the first time or reviewing your existing HA/DR strategy, this free Maxava guide helps you compare on-premise and cloud recovery, assess risks and identify practical next steps.

Step-by-step DR planningDevelop a pragmatic disaster recovery plan for your IBM i environment.
Cloud recovery and replicationExplore cloud recovery, replication and monitoring options.
Practical checklistsUse structured checklists to assess readiness and priorities.
Decision treesWork through recovery choices with easy-to-follow decision tools.
Risk cost calculatorsConsider the potential cost and impact of disruption.
HA/DR solutions overviewCompare approaches to IBM i high availability and disaster recovery.
Monitoring and managementReview monitoring and ongoing management considerations.
RFP builderPrepare questions and requirements for solution providers.
IBM i HA/DR explained

IBM i HA/DR planning questions

Practical answers to common questions about high availability and disaster recovery for IBM i.

What is IBM i HA/DR?

IBM i HA/DR refers to high availability and disaster recovery strategies designed to minimise downtime, protect business-critical systems and restore operations following disruptions. High availability focuses on maintaining service continuity, while disaster recovery focuses on restoring systems and data after an outage or disaster.

How do you create an IBM i disaster recovery plan?

Start by identifying critical workloads, defining recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO), assessing recovery options, documenting procedures and testing the plan. The appropriate approach depends on your IBM i environment and business requirements.

What is included in Maxava’s IBM i HA/DR Strategy Guide?

The guide covers step-by-step disaster recovery planning, cloud recovery and replication options, practical checklists, decision trees, risk cost calculators, monitoring and management considerations, an HA/DR solutions overview and a request for proposal (RFP) builder.

Ready to strengthen your IBM i HA/DR strategy? Download Maxava’s free Disaster Recovery Strategy Guide and start building a practical recovery plan.

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Advice note and disclaimer

The information contained in the Maxava Disaster Recovery Strategy Guide is intended for general information purposes only and should not be considered comprehensive or used in place of a system audit, consultation or advice from Maxava and/or your specialist IT provider. Maxava recommends that decisions regarding DR solutions be made with the assistance of a qualified Disaster Recovery expert who can evaluate your specific environment and requirements. The guide does not constitute advice on your specific requirements and makes no representations or warranties of any kind.

If you have questions about the guide, please contact Maxava or your specialist IT provider.

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