Bug Busters Software Engineering announces release 8.4 of RSF-HA, the High Availability (HA) version of Bug Busters' flagship RSF product. RSF-HA is a complete HA and data replication solution for IBM i. RSF adds a new compare feature, a new archive/refresh feature, role swap improvements, and many other enhancements.

With the new compare feature, users of RSF can compare the contents of any two libraries or IFS directories to see if they match. A list of non-identical objects can be displayed, printed, or sent to an outfile. Various options let users specify how deep to dig when comparing objects. The new archive/refresh functions let RFS users take a snapshot of a library or IFS directory, experiment with the data, make changes, and then refresh the library or directory, putting it back to the state it had before any changes were made. Role-swap allows RFS users to quickly switch production work to the backup machine when needed for routine maintenance or in the event of an emergency. RSF 8.4 continues to improve the role-swap process. A new checkpoint restart capability allows RSF users to restart the role-swap process right where it left off in the event that the process was interrupted for any reason.

For more details about these and other enhancements included in RSF 8.4, visit www.bugbusters.net/rsf_new.htm. A free 30-day trial of RSF 8.4 can be downloaded from www.bugbusters.net.
--Linda Harty, Security, Availability & Networking editor