Assure QuickEDD now adds steps in the provided switch scenarios that allow users who have the Assure Security product installed on their systems to control switching the security environment to the backup system in the event of a planned or unplanned switch.
The process of installing or upgrading to Assure QuickEDD GUI version V19_1106 adds the following sequences to default scenarios:
CHGQJACT command belonging to Assure Security product allows to:
- *SLEEP: deactivate Assure Security instance
- *WAKEUP: activate Assure Security instance
This command can be used to activate/deactivate Assure Security instance depending the server you are on.
The following actions are required:
- You must configure insertion rules to replicate the required objects from the Assure Security product. For a complete list of objects to be replicated and to explicitly exclude from replication, see the Assure Security Readme document for version 6.0.
- Customize the default switch scenarios to fit your switching requirements or add new sequences listed above to your current switch scenarios. For more information, see “EDD_HA_11_How_To_Switch” documentation.
- The user profile used for replication must be an allowed (*ALLOWED) user of the QIBM_DB_SECADM function on systems in the Assure QuickEDD installation that are running IBM i 7.2 or higher and Assure Security.
The number of Assure Security instances that are required varies. If the security environment normally runs only on the production node and you want it included in switch operations, the Assure Security product and appropriate license keys must be installed on both the production and backup systems. It is required to replicate a limited set of objects associated with the Assure Security product and to control switching, as explained above.
If your normal operating environment requires running Assure Security on both production and backup systems, you need a total of four instances of the security product. An active Assure Security production instance and a deactivated backup instance are required on the production system, and a deactivated production instance and an active backup instance of Assure Security are required on the backup system.