Installing the SIOS Protection Suite Software

Install the SPS software on each server in the SPS configuration.

Packages that LifeKeeper is dependent on are now installed automatically because a setup of LifeKeeper 9.3 and later uses package manager (yum or zypper) to install packages.

IMPORTANT: If the dependent packages cannot be installed automatically, please refer to the topic Linux Dependencies and install the necessary packages in advance.

The SPS core package cluster and any optional recovery kits will be installed through the command line using the SPS Installation Image File (sps.img). This image file provides a set of installation scripts that are designed to interactively or non-interactively perform the setup work required to install SPS on the system. The installation image file identifies what Linux distribution you are running and, through a series of questions you answer, installs various packages required to ensure a successful SPS installation. A licensing utilities package is also installed providing utilities for obtaining and displaying the Host ID or Entitlement ID of your server. Host IDs and/or Entitlement IDs are used to obtain valid licenses for running SPS.

Refer to the SPS for Linux Release Notes for additional information.

Note: These installation instructions assume that you are familiar with the Linux operating system installed on your servers.

IMPORTANT: Installing SPS on your shared storage is not supported. Each server should have its own copy installed on its local disk. All SPS packages are installed in the directory /opt/LifeKeeper.