IBM PowerHA SystemMirror
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror is a high availability and disaster recovery solution for applications running on IBM Power servers. It automates failover, recovery and failback, offers automated HA clustering and block-level disaster recovery, and supports three-site and four-site configurations. It manages clusters through a graphical interface and runs on AIX, IBM i and IBM Power Virtual Server.
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror is an IBM product filed under Server Virtualization Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 23 versions listed, latest 7.2 TL10 (Dec 2025).
Source: IBM PowerHA SystemMirror, retrieved 15 Oct 2026
Releases and Lifecycle
All IBM productsRelease and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
IBM PowerHA SystemMirror 23 versions
Technology Level rows come from the PowerHA support lifecycle page, whose End of Service Pack Support is shown as end of standard support. Other rows come from the IBM product lifecycle list.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of extended support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 TL10PowerHA service pack support (end date estimated) | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL9PowerHA service pack support (end date estimated) | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL8PowerHA service pack support (end date estimated) | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL7PowerHA service pack support (end date estimated) | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL6PowerHA service pack support (end date estimated) | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2.6 (Enterprise Edition for AIX)Enhanced (IBM policy code E) | – | – | [1] | ||
| 7.2 TL5PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL4PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL3PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2.x (for Linux)Standard (IBM policy code S) | [1] | ||||
| 7.2 TL2PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2 TL1PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.2.x (Enterprise Edition for AIX; Standard Edition for AIX)Standard (IBM policy code S) | – | – | – | [1] | |
| 7.2 TL0PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.1 TL3PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.1.x (Enterprise Edition for AIX)Standard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] | |||
| 7.1 TL2PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.1 TL1PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.1.x (Standard Edition for AIX)Standard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] | |||
| 7.1 TL0PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] | ||
| 7.1.x (for IBM i)Enhanced (IBM policy code E) | – | [1] | |||
| 6.1.x (Enterprise Edition for AIX; Standard Edition for AIX)Standard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] | |||
| 6.1PowerHA service pack support | – | – | [4] |
Lifecycle Policy
- Enhanced. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least five years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least three further years for an extra charge. [6]
- Standard. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least two further years for an extra charge. [6]
- Other. Products listed as Other may not follow the two-to-five-year support period or offer support extensions; IBM details them in the Product Lifecycle comments and announcement letters. [6]
Sources 2
- IBM Product Lifecycle List (CSV) retrieved 2026-10-13
- PowerHA SystemMirror support lifecycle information retrieved 2026-10-13