How to Install / Upgrade LifeKeeper Using the Setup Script

To install LifeKeeper, perform the following activities using the setup script.

  1. Collect information about the system environment

    Collect the information necessary for the script to start LifeKeeper. It takes several tens of seconds to several minutes.

  2. Determine configuration

    Determine the functionality to use and application to protect with LifeKeeper. You can specify them individually via the dialog screen or determine them non-interactive way all at once using a configuration file which has been created beforehand.

  3. Install the package and change the settings

    Install the package which requires the script and change the settings based on the configuration determined in Step 2.

How to Use the setup Script

  1. Login as root user and mount sps.img with the following command:

    mount <PATH/IMAGE_NAME> <MOUNT_POINT> -t iso9660 -o loop

    PATH: A path to the image

    IMAGE_NAME: Image name

    MOUNT_POINT: A path to the mount point

  2. Go to the directory where sps.img is mounted and execute the following command:

    ./setup [command option]

    See "setup Script Options" for the available options.

  3. Information about the system environment is corrected first when executing the script.

    In the dialog mode, when it is determined that there is a problem after collecting the system environment information, the screen "Pre-install check failed!!" or “Pre-install warning” is displayed depending on the severity.

    “Pre-install check failed!!” is displayed when a serious problem such as the environment where you want to install LifeKeeper does not satisfy the installation requirements of LifeKeeper is detected. If this is displayed, the installation process cannot proceed and the script is stopped.

    You can use LifeKeeper even when “Pre-install warning” is displayed: it is displayed when the manual setting change is required or when some functionalities are restricted. You can continue the installation even when this is displayed.

    The menu screen is displayed when there is no problem or the installation process is continued with “Pre-install warning” displayed. Please refer to "How to Use the Dialog Screen".

    When you install with the non-interactive way, the script ends displaying the results if a problem is detected. If the problem displays “Pre-install warning”, you can continue the installation by specifying "-q y" option when executing the script.

  4. When the configuration is determined, the installation process is initiated.

    If any problem arises during the installation, an error message is displayed. Please resolve the problem first and re-execute the setup script. When "Important notice" is output after the installation is completed, please follow the instruction.

Change the Configuration After Installing LifeKeeper

If you want to change the configuration after installing LifeKeeper, please run the setup script again. The selected functions will be additionally installed and unselected functions will be uninstalled.

Repair Installation

To repair a LifeKeeper installation run setup with the "--force" option.

How to Use the Dialog Screen

Configure LifeKeeper on the screen below.


Use the following keys to navigate the menu.

↑ ↓ Navigate between menu items
TAB Select the menu buttons at the bottom of the screen
SPACE / Enter Execute the selected action

The menu buttons at the bottom of the screen are used for the following operations.

Select ON / OFF of the selected item, go to a sub menu
Done Closes the current screen and returns to the parent menu.Selecting this button on the main configuration screen,closes the menu screen and goes to the installation confirmation screen.
Help Displays help for the highlighted item.
Save Saves the configuration information in a configuration file. The saved configuration file can be used for non-interactive installations.
Load Loads a saved configuration file.

For each option, you can configure the following functions. Options are displayed only when the configuration is required.


Authentication Setting


The following items can be set on this screen.

Recovery Kit Selection

Application Recovery Kits are broken into several categories based on common functionality. Choose the category and select the Application Recovery Kits to install.




Details of each category are described in the table below.

Category Description

Application suite

A group of recovery kits that protect application such as SAP and IBM MQ.

Network / Communication

A group of recovery kits that protect network services in the cloud such as EC2.

Database service

A group of recovery kits that protect database applications such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MaxDB.

Miscellaneous service

A group of recovery kits that protect general-purpose services such NFS and Samba.

Mail service

A group of recovery kits that protect email services such as Postfix.

Storage support

A group of recovery kits that protect data storage methods such as DataKeeper (replication), Device Mapper (DM) Multipath (DMMP) and Network Attached Storage (NAS).

WEB service

A group of recovery kits that protect Web services.

Confirmation before initiating the installation



This screen is displayed when Done is selected on the Main Configuration screen.

You need to make a final decision to install LifeKeeper here. Navigate between options with TAB key and select with Enter.

Each button is used for the following operations.

Yes Starts installation
No Stops the installation and ends the script.
Cancel Return to Main Configuration screen

setup Script Options

The setup script can be executed with the following options:

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