Brian Nordland
nordland.dev
Brian Nordland
@nordland.dev
Director of Development at Fortra for Power Development. All opinions are my own.
The #IBMi #PowerHA June 2025 enhancements are now available. PowerHA continues to add enhancements centered around IBM Power Virtual Server including a simplified ability to manage multiple snapshots within a single FlashCopy session.

Learn more: bit.ly/HAJune25
June 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#IBMi #PowerHA is providing significant enhancements for HA in IBM Power Virtual Server including:
1. Volume (LUN-Level) Switching between #IBMi systems.
2. FlashCopy for point in time snapshots of your data.
3. Simplified configuration of Global Replication Services (GRS).
April 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I am honored to be named an #IBMChampion for 2025! Thank you IBM, and congratulations to all the other IBM Champions! #IBMi
January 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I am proud of Fortra’s Power development team! In 2024, we delivered 53 releases with nearly 300 new features, over 400 fixes, and welcomed new members to our team. Wishing you a happy and healthy new year! Watch our 2025 #IBMi Executive Briefing: youtu.be/QVvpGni-Il0
January 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
🔒PTFs for #IBMi #PowerHA 7.4 and 7.5 are available for the following Security Bulletin - Multiple CVEs in the PowerHA Web Interface [CVE-2024-55897, CVE-2024-55896] (2024.12.30)
www.ibm.com/support/page...
7.5 PTF: SJ03222
7.4 PTF: SJ03274
Security Bulletin: IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i is vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities in the PowerHA Web Interface [CVE-2024-55897, CVE-2024-55896]
The IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Web Interface is vulnerable to obtaining cookie values (CVE-2024-55897) and hijacking the clicking action of users (CVE-2024-55896) as described in the vulnerabi...
www.ibm.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:38 PM
#IBMi #PowerHA now provides integration with IBM Power Virtual Server Global Replication Services, providing additional HA and DR options in cloud environments. Learn more about these new enhancements here: bit.ly/HADec24
December 30, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Join us on December 12th, the Fortra #IBMi executive team of Tim Woodfield, Brian Nordland, Stacy Jensen, Dan Sjodin, Amy Williams, CISSP CISA PCIP and Tom Huntington provide an update on 2024 and a look into 2025. Thank you all for a great 2024.
Register: register.gotowebinar.com/register/829...
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December 10, 2024 at 1:32 AM
📢 #IBMi HIPER PTF Notification - Known Issue DT397753: Partitions with TR10/TR4 applied and an IASP may experience a system hang
While I don't normally make announcements for IBM-supplied PTFs, this one is important to apply. See the announcement here: bit.ly/HAPTFGRP
October 19, 2024 at 1:21 AM
There are seven opportunities to join me at @COMMONug #NAViGATE2024 in Bonita Springs to learn about #IBMi high availability, disaster recovery, #PowerHA, and security.
#IBMChampion
September 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Join me at COMMON #NAViGATE2024 to learn more about #IBMi high availability, disaster recovery and security!

www.common.org/navigate-flo...
August 20, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Have you seen the initial version of the new #IBMi BRMS web interface?
It was released on June 28th as a PTF to the IBM 5770-BR2 product.
Learn more: bit.ly/brmsweb
July 16, 2024 at 3:20 AM
New #IBMi #PowerHA PTF groups are now available for 7.4 (SF99666 level 18), and 7.5 (SF99676 level 9)! See bit.ly/HAPTFGRP to learn more! These PTF groups include all the recently released PowerHA enhancements plus additional recommended IBM i fixes.
July 16, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Check out the latest #IBMi #PowerHA enhancements released in June:
1. The ability to manage PowerHA via the modern web interface
2. SQL Services for HyperSwap information
3. Improvements to the administrative domain
See ibm.biz/ibmi-powerha for more information.
July 16, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Fortra is at MITEC sharing our IBM i expertise in several sessions and ready to talk about all of our solutions including those for #IBMi and IBM Power in cybersecurity, automation, BI, and document management.
June 4, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Join me tomorrow, June 4th, 2024, at MITEC in Michigan to hear about #IBMi topics, including High Availability, Disaster Recovery, #PowerHA, and Security.
See my speaking schedule here: gomitec.com/speakers/bra...
June 3, 2024 at 3:18 PM
I have the honor of presenting seven sessions at one of the largest #IBMi education events: @COMMONug #Powerup2024, covering topics such as HA/DR, #PowerHA, and security.

See my session schedule along with all the other great sessions here: powerup2024.sched.com/speaker/brian_…#IBMChampionon
May 20, 2024 at 3:08 AM
#IBMi #PowerHA continues to announce enhancements alongside the spring IBM i TR, including support for FlashSystem asynchronous policy-based replication and the ability to perform management operations from the PowerHA web interface.

community.ibm.com/community/us...
May 8, 2024 at 2:43 AM
New #IBMi #PowerHA PTF groups are now available for 7.4, and 7.5! See bit.ly/HAPTFGRP to learn more! These PTF groups include all the recently released PowerHA enhancements plus additional recommended IBM i fixes.
April 17, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Check out the #IBMi #PowerHA March 2024 Enhancements:
✨Integration with FlashSystem and Spectrum Virtualize Asynchronous Policy-based replication
✨Ability to synchronize SNMPv3 attributes for printer device descriptions (SNMPUSR and SNMPCNTX)
Learn more: bit.ly/HAMar24
March 29, 2024 at 12:58 AM
New #IBMi #PowerHA PTF groups are now available for 7.4, and 7.5!
See bit.ly/HAPTFGRP to learn more! These PTF groups include all the recently released PowerHA enhancements plus additional recommended IBM i fixes.
PowerHA PTF Groups - IBM IPP Wiki - Confluence
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January 23, 2024 at 12:21 PM
It is an honor to be named an #IBMChampion for 2024! Thank you, and congrats to all the other IBM Champions! #IBMi
January 12, 2024 at 2:44 AM
The #IBMi #PowerHA December 2023 enhancements are available early! This release includes job queue tracking along with several other enhancements and fixes. Find out more here: bit.ly/HADec23
November 28, 2023 at 2:31 PM
Have you taken a look at the new #IBMi #PowerHA web interface yet? See it in action in this 4-minute demonstration!
IBM i PowerHA Web Interface
See the PowerHA modern web interface that enables quick and easy monitoring of your PowerHA environment.
youtu.be
November 25, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Did you know that #IBMi #PowerHA has fully integrated IASP FlashCopy automation for #IBM FlashSystem and Spectrum Virtualize based storage such as SVC? See a quick demonstration!
IBM i PowerHA FlashCopy Automation
See how easy it is to use PowerHA's native automated FlashCopy integration with IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystems storage.
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2023 at 5:43 PM