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# HA and DR Automation for IBM® Power™ Virtual Server

HA and DR Automation for IBM® Power™ Virtual Server enables High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) for Power Virtual Server.

## Get started

- [Getting started with DR Automation for Power Virtual Server](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-getting-started&format=markdown)
- [Getting started with PowerHA Automation for Power Virtual Server](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-getting-started-with-powerha-automation-for-power-virtual-server&format=markdown)
- [Release notes for HA and DR Automation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-relnote&format=markdown)
- Locations
   - [IBM cloud regions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-cloudre&format=markdown)
   - [IBM Satellite location](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-sat-location&format=markdown)
- Architecture
   - [Architecture for HA and DR Automation for IBM Power Virtual Server for DR automationin IBM Data Center](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-arch&format=markdown)
   - [Architecture for HA and DR Automation for IBM Power Virtual Server for DR automation in Client Location (Private Cloud)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-arch-private-pod&format=markdown)
   - [Architecture for HA and DR Automation for IBM® Power™ Virtual Server for PowerHA](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-arch-powerha-aix&format=markdown)
- Pricing
   - [Generating an estimate for HA and DR Automation for IBM Power Virtual Server](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-pricec&format=markdown)
   - [Pricing for IBM DR Automation for PowerVS](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-price&format=markdown)
- Replication
   - [Global Replication Service](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-grs-ser&format=markdown)
- Security and compliance
   - [General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-gdpr&format=markdown)
- Migration Strategies
   - [Migration planning in HA and DR Automation for IBM® Power™ Virtual Server DR Automation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-plan-work-load&format=markdown)
   - [Migrate using snapshot backup and restore](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-snapshot-mig&format=markdown)
   - [Migrate using ksysmgr commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-Upgrade-fil-set&format=markdown)
   - [Additional migration strategies](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-add-work-load&format=markdown)

## How to

- Create, Manage, Deploy
   - [Managing identity and access management (IAM)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-iam-manage&format=markdown)
   - [Create an instance for HA and DR Automation for IBM Power Virtual Server](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-cinstance&format=markdown)
   - DR Automation
      - [Deploying the orchestrator](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-idep-the-orch&format=markdown)
      - [Orchestrator and service details](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-or-ser-de&format=markdown)
      - [Monitoring VM status](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-moni-vm-stat&format=markdown)
      - [Managing virtual servers](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-manage-vm-ser&format=markdown)
      - [Managing events logs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-manage-log&format=markdown)
   - PowerHA
      - [Deploying the PowerHA SystemMirror](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-deploying-ha-systemirror&format=markdown)
      - [Enabling MFA for PowerHA Cloud (AIX private nodes)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-mfa-enablement-powerha&format=markdown)
   - [PER and non-PER workspace networking](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-supp-power-edge&format=markdown)
- External orchestrator
   - [Managing external orchestrator GUI](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-manage-exter&format=markdown)
   - [Add sites to KSYS](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-con-site-ksys&format=markdown)
   - [Managing VM sessions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-manage-vm-ses&format=markdown)
   - [Dashboard View](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-dashboard-view&format=markdown)
   - [Discovery operation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-dis-co-cover&format=markdown)
   - [Advance operations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-ad-vance&format=markdown)
   - [Work group operations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-work-group-oper&format=markdown)
   - [Move site operation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-smove-siter&format=markdown)
   - [Orchestrator events](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-orch-events&format=markdown)
   - [Multifactor authentication](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-multifactor-authentication&format=markdown)
   - [User role management](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-user-ro-mang&format=markdown)
   - [GUI certificate and private-key pairs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-gui-certificates&format=markdown)
   - [Generate external orchestrator reports](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-reports&format=markdown)
- Enhancing security
   - [Data Isolation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-di&format=markdown)
- Observability
   - DR Automation
      - [Monitoring metrics for DR Automation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-monitoring-metrics-for-dr-automation&format=markdown)
      - [Activity tracker events for DR Automation](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-dr-ate-for-dr-automation&format=markdown)
   - PowerHA
      - [Monitoring metrics for PowerHA SystemMirror](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-monitoring-metrics-for-powerha-systemmirror&format=markdown)
      - [Activity tracker events for PowerHA SystemMirror](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-ha-ate-for-automation&format=markdown)

## Reference

- External orchestrator command reference
   - [ksysmgr commands (Orchestrator)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-comm&format=markdown)
- HA and DR Automation for IBM Power Virtual Server command reference
   - [Getting started with CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-dr-getting-started&format=markdown)
   - [Installing the CLI plug-in](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-plun-in&format=markdown)
   - [DR Automation CLI commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-dr-automation-cli-version&format=markdown)
   - [PowerHA CLI commands](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-powerha-cli-version&format=markdown)
- Roles and Responsibility
   - [Understanding your responsibilities when you use DR Automation for PowerVS](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-understanding&format=markdown)

## Help

- [Getting help and support for HA and DR Automation for IBM Power Virtual Server](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-helpsupp&format=markdown)
- [FAQs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-faqs&format=markdown)
- [Troubleshooting](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-troubleshooting&format=markdown)
- [Known limitations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dr-automation-powervs?topic=dr-automation-powervs-knowlim&format=markdown)
