We performed a comparison between IBM PowerHA System Mirror and Windows Server Failover Clustering based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two High Availability Clustering solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features are that it's robust and reliable and that the CP memory can be updated in runtime."
"Some of the advantages, are it can give you the ability to choose."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to easily create clusters supporting geo-redundancy."
"The solution switches over to another server in case the server goes down."
"The most valuable features of Windows Server Failover Clustering are the ISS, failover cluster, and DC."
"The product is stable."
"The reliability is pretty good."
"The initial setup could be simpler."
"They could drop the price or improve the cost of the hyper-converged component of it all. Right now, licensing is expensive and complex."
"The product should be less dependent on network configuration."
"The stability is good, except for when something crashes or shuts down unexpectedly, then it can be a bit difficult to reestablish the service in a stable state."
"The standard, non-enterprise technical support could be improved."
"The tool's pricing is high."
"There are times when we do the system security updates and have to restart the server which is difficult because we need to wait until the end of the day or when working hours are finished. There are service updates that have a requirement to restart the system and it is not convenient."
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IBM PowerHA System Mirror is ranked 2nd in High Availability Clustering with 2 reviews while Windows Server Failover Clustering is ranked 1st in High Availability Clustering with 8 reviews. IBM PowerHA System Mirror is rated 9.0, while Windows Server Failover Clustering is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Windows Server Failover Clustering writes "A highly stable and scalable solution that is affordable and easy to deploy". IBM PowerHA System Mirror is most compared with Veritas InfoScale Availability, whereas Windows Server Failover Clustering is most compared with Veritas InfoScale Availability, DRBD and HPE Serviceguard. See our IBM PowerHA System Mirror vs. Windows Server Failover Clustering report.
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