Technology preview- Support for AIX Live Update
Veritas InfoScale supports the AIX Live Update feature. Starting with AIX Version 7.2, the AIX operating system provides the AIX Live Update feature that aims to eliminate the workload downtime that is associated with the AIX kernel update operation.
The AIX Live Update feature provides an efficient way to apply the AIX updates, ifixes, service packs, and technology levels without restarting the system. You can trigger the AIX 7.2 Live Kernel Update using the
geninstall -kcommand that updates the OS automatically without any manual intervention or downtime.
Though the I/O operations are paused for a few seconds, the critical enterprise workloads remain almost during the Live Update operation. The LKU framework recognizes if InfoScale is installed on the server and takes appropriate action while performing live updates.
Note: If Live update operation fails due to any AIX specific error, Veritas does not guarantee sanity of machine after LKU operation is completed.
for more information, see the Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability Configuration and Upgrade Guide.