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Deleting a Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Deleting a Mirror
This action discontinues replication and removes the mirror from the associated job. The target volume is unlocked and made fully accessible. Select the job that contains the mirror you want to delete. Right-click on the mirror and choose Delete Mirror or…
Deleting a Job
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Jobs » Deleting a Job
Select the job in the left Console Tree pane of the main DataKeeper window. You can select Delete Job from the Actions pane or right-click on the selected job and choose Delete Job from the menu that displays. Select Yes to delete the selected job and…
Deleting a Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Deleting a Mirror
Question What actually happens when you delete a mirror? Answer The data remains on both sides, but the target and source data are no longer synchronized. The target volume is unlocked and made fully accessible.
Unextending a Hierarchy
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Administration » Working With Resource Hierarchies » Unextending a Hierarchy
The Unextend Resource Hierarchy option removes a complete hierarchy, including all of its resources, from a single server. This is different than the Delete Resource Hierarchy selection which removes a hierarchy from all servers. When using Unextend Resource…
Disconnecting from a Server
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Setup » Disconnecting from a Server
Use this dialog to disconnect from a server. You may use this option if you no longer wish to view the server in the Administration Window. From the list of servers, select the server(s) that you wish to disconnect from and click Disconnect.
Configuration of Data Replication From a Cluster Node to External DR Site
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » Configuration of Data Replication From a Cluster Node to External DR Site
Renaming a Job
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Jobs » Renaming a Job
Select the job in the left Console Tree pane of the main DataKeeper window. You can select Rename Job from the Actions pane or right-click on the selected job and choose Rename Job from the menu that displays. Enter the new Job Name and new Job…
Reassigning a Job
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Jobs » Reassigning a Job
Use the Reassign Job function to move an existing mirror from one job to another without deleting the mirror. Select the job from the middle Summary panel. Right-click and select Reassign Job or select Reassign Job from the Actions panel. Select an existing…
Creating a Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Creating a Mirror
Before creating a mirror, ensure the following: You have created a job to hold the mirror. The volume on both the source and target systems must be of the NTFS file system type. The target volume must be greater than or equal to the size of the source…
Replacing a Target
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Replacing a Target
When replacing the target volume, you must either break the mirror or delete the mirror in order to ensure a full resync of the data from the source volume to the target volume when the target volume is back in place. Though similar to the Pause and Unlock, breaking…
Creating a Job
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Setup » Creating a Job
If not already connected, connect to the server where you want to create a job. From the right Actions pane, select Create Job. The Job Wizard will prompt you for a Job Name and Description. Enter the appropriate information and select Create Job to…
Connecting to a Server
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Setup » Connecting to a Server
Use this dialog to connect to the server of your choice. You may enter the IP address, system NetBIOS name or the full system domain name for the server. Click Connect to select it.
Switching Over a Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Jobs » Switching Over a Mirror
The Switchover Mirror function enables you to switch over all the mirrors in a job or just one of the mirrors in a job. A “mirror” includes all variants for mirrors such as standard single-target replication and complex geometries such as multi-target…
Adding a Shared System
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Shared Volumes » Adding a Shared System
To add a shared system to either the source or target side of a mirror, you must be connected to that system. You can connect to the system prior to starting the Manage Shared Volumes dialog, or you can click Connect to Server from within the dialog. In either case,…
Removing a Shared System
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Shared Volumes » Removing a Shared System
To remove a shared system from either side of the mirror, bring up the Manage Shared Volumes dialog and uncheck the Include box for the system to be removed. When you click Done, the job will be updated so that the system is not part of the job. Warning: If a shared…
Extending a Traditional 2-Node Cluster to a Shared-Replicated Configuration
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Extending a Traditional 2-Node Cluster to a Shared-Replicated Configuration
Add a Shared Node Using Windows Server 2008R2 or 2012 When using Windows Server 2008R2 or 2012, a 1×1 2-Node replicated cluster using DataKeeper Volumes can be extended to a 2×1 shared and replicated 3-Node cluster by using either of the following…
Inability to Create a Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Inability to Create a Mirror
Question Why can’t I create a mirror? Answer The common cause of this problem is that the volume on either source or target is in use by another process. Stop the process that is accessing the volume and try again. The SIOS DataKeeper software requires…
Duplicate IP Addresses Disallowed Within a Job
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Restrictions » Duplicate IP Addresses Disallowed Within a Job
A DataKeeper job contains the endpoint information for all mirrors that are part of the job. This information includes the host name, IP address, and drive letter of each mirror endpoint. Within a job, an IP address cannot be duplicated on more than one node. For…
Safe Creation of a Shared-Storage Volume Resource
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Safe Creation of a Shared-Storage Volume Resource
DataKeeper allows mirrors to be created on shared volumes where more than one system has access to the same physical storage. The shared volume can be on the source side of the mirror or on the target side. Note: Dynamic disks are not supported with Shared Storage…
Create a Mirror and Rename Job and Delete Job Actions Grayed Out
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Create a Mirror and Rename Job and Delete Job Actions Grayed Out
Question Why are the Create a Mirror, Rename Job and Delete Job actions grayed out? Answer If a node that is part of the job is down, these actions will not be enabled.
Installation of the iSCSI Target
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012 » Installation of the iSCSI Target
From the Server Manager menu, select “Add Roles and Features” from the “Manage” drop-down. Select the “Role-based or feature-based installation” option. From the list of servers presented, select the appropriate server. On the…
Switchover in an N-Shared x N-Shared Configuration
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Switchover in an N-Shared x N-Shared Configuration
In a multi-shared storage environment between two sites (as shown in the diagram below), each server in each site has access to the storage being shared between the servers at that site. When a DataKeeper mirror is created, one server in each site will be designated…
User Interface
NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Technical Documentation » SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition Introduction » User Interface
SIOS DataKeeper User Interface The SIOS DataKeeper User Interface uses a standard MMC snap-in interface. The left pane displays the Console Tree view. This includes the Jobs and Reports. Currently, there are two reports available – Job Overview and Server…
User Interface
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » User Interface
SIOS DataKeeper User Interface The SIOS DataKeeper User Interface uses a standard MMC snap-in interface. The left pane displays the Console Tree view. This includes the Jobs and Reports. Currently, there are two reports available – Job Overview and…
DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » DataKeeper Components » DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
During a new DataKeeper installation setup, the user will be prompted for a DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password. The DataKeeper Service uses authenticated connections to perform volume switchovers and make mirror role changes across multiple servers. The Log On…
DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
During a new DataKeeper installation setup, the user will be prompted for a DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password. The DataKeeper Service uses authenticated connections to perform volume switchovers and make mirror role changes across multiple servers. The Log On…
SIOS DataKeeper Intent Log
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » SIOS DataKeeper Intent Log
SIOS DataKeeper uses an intent log (also referred to as a bitmap file) to track changes made to the source, or to target volume during times that the target is unlocked. This log is a persistent record of write requests which have not yet been committed to both…
Working With Jobs
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Jobs
Jobs Renaming a Job Deleting a Job Reassigning a Job Switching Over a Mirror
Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » DataKeeper » Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper
Follow these steps to start using SIOS DataKeeper: Connect to the servers you wish to configure for replication. You can select Connect to Server from the Action pull down menu, right-click on the job folder in the left panel tree display and select Connect to…
Relocation of Intent Log
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Relocation of Intent Log
To relocate the Intent Log (bitmap file), please perform the following on all servers involved: *LEAVE THE MIRROR IN THE MIRRORING STATE! Do not pause it and then move the bitmap file. If you have more than one DataKeeper mirror, move all mirrors to a single system…
Setup
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Setup
Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper Follow these steps to start using SIOS DataKeeper: Connect to the servers you wish to configure for replication. You can select Connect to Server from the Action pull down menu, right-click on the job folder in the left panel tree…
Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Setup » Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper
Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper Follow these steps to start using SIOS DataKeeper: Connect to the servers you wish to configure for replication. You can select Connect to Server from the Action pull down menu, right-click on the job folder in the left panel tree…
Specifying Network Cards for Mirroring
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Specifying Network Cards for Mirroring
SIOS DataKeeper allows the administrator to specify which IP addresses should be used as mirror end-points. This allows the replicated data to be transmitted across a specific network which permits the user to segment mirrored traffic away from the client network if…
Installing and Using DataKeeper Cluster Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 / 2012 Core Platforms
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Installing and Using DataKeeper Cluster Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 / 2012 Core Platforms
Prepare the servers. Install Windows Server 2008 R2/2012 Core on two servers, configure IP, join a domain, configure firewall for remote administration, configure the server for remote access and install the Failover Cluster feature. Server Core Installation…
Working With Mirrors
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors
Managing Mirrors Pause and Unlock Continue and Lock Partial Resync Break Resync Deleting a Mirror Replacing a Target DataKeeper Volume Resize Mirror Properties Changing the Compression Level of an Existing Mirror
Introduction
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction
SIOS DataKeeper Overview SIOS DataKeeper is a highly optimized host-based replication solution which ensures your data is replicated as quickly and as efficiently as possible from your source server across the network to one or more target servers. Features Some…
Server Login Accounts and Passwords Must Be Same on Each Server in the Cluster
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Server Login Accounts and Passwords Must Be Same on Each Server in the Cluster
The DataKeeper GUI cannot connect to the target server in a cluster if server Login Accounts and Passwords are different on each server. Error Message An Error Code 1326 will appear in the Application log (Note: The Error Code may also be a 2 with Event ID…
Using DataKeeper Cluster Edition to Enable Multi-Site Hyper-V Clusters
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Using DataKeeper Cluster Edition to Enable Multi-Site Hyper-V Clusters
Prerequisite Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Failover Cluster Server Management and Hyper-V Virtual Management procedures and commands is highly recommended. Note: DataKeeper ClusterCluster Edition does not support Cluster Shared Volumes;…
DataKeeper Cluster Edition Release Notes
NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Release Notes
SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition Release Notes Version 8.6.2 (Version 8 Update 6 Maintenance 2) Important!! Read This Document Before Attempting To Install Or Use This Product! This document contains last minute information that must be considered before, during…
Jobs
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Jobs » Jobs
For ease of use and configuration, SIOS DataKeeper does much of its management of mirrors through an entity called a job. A job is a logical grouping of related mirrors and servers. This feature allows you to create a job for complex repetitive tasks and run them…
Creation of iSCSI Virtual Disks
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012 » Creation of iSCSI Virtual Disks
Perform the following on the primary server, wherever the iSCSI Target server is online at the moment. From Server Manager, navigate to File and Storage Services and select iSCSI. Click on the link “To create an iSCSI virtual disk, start the New iSCSI Virtual Disk…
Using SIOS DataKeeper Standard Edition To Provide Disaster Recovery For Hyper-V Virtual Machines
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using SIOS DataKeeper Standard Edition To Provide Disaster Recovery For Hyper-V Virtual Machines
Considerations When preparing a Hyper-V environment that spans subnets, subnetting may need to be taken into consideration for any applications that are running inside the virtual machine. Some applications “hard code” IP addresses into their…
Setup of iSCSI Initiator on Windows 2012
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012 » Setup of iSCSI Initiator on Windows 2012
Once the virtual disks/targets are created, each of the cluster servers must initiate a connection to them via Microsoft’s iSCSI Initiator. From “Administrator Tools” in “Server Manager”, start “iSCSI Initiator”. Select the “Targets” tab and…
FAQs
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs
Refer to this section for answers to the most frequently asked questions about SIOS DataKeeper. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Awareness of Windows Filenames and Directory Names AWS…
Failed to Create Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Failed to Create Mirror
User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror – Application Event Log Error/Message Logged in the Application Event Log: File: .\GuiThread.cpp Line: 3099 Attempt to connect to remote system REMOTESERVER failed with error 5. Please ensure that the local…
Using Volume Shadow Copy
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Using Volume Shadow Copy
Question Can Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) be Used with DataKeeper Volumes? Answer VSS Shadow Copy can be enabled for DataKeeper volumes. However, the following guidelines apply: VSS snapshot images must not be stored on a DataKeeper volume. Storing VSS snapshots on…
Using Disk Management
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using Disk Management
When using the Windows Disk Management utility to access SIOS DataKeeper volumes, please note the following: Using Disk Management to delete partitions that are being mirrored is not supported. Deleting a partition that is part of a SIOS DataKeeper mirror will yield…
Licensing
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite Installation Guide » Installing SIOS Protection Suite » Licensing
Obtaining and Installing the License DataKeeper Cluster Edition requires a unique license for each server. The license is a run-time license which means that you can install it without the license, but the license must be installed before you can successfully start…
Mirror Creation and Cluster Configuration
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012 » Mirror Creation and Cluster Configuration
Create your DataKeeper volumes and your cluster. See Creating a DataKeeper Volume Resource in WSFC for reference. *IMPORTANT: The iSCSI Target Role only supports DataKeeper Volumes that are mirrors of Simple Volumes placed on Basic Disks. If any of your mirrors are…
Many-to-One
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Getting Started » Many-to-One
This configuration involves multiple source servers replicating one (or more) volumes to the same target system. In this configuration, each volume being replicated to the target server must have a unique drive letter. Note: This is actually two One-to-One…
Read and Write Operations
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Read and Write Operations
After the volume mirror is created and the two drives on the primary and secondary servers are synchronized, the following events occur: The system locks out all user access to the target volume; reads and writes are not allowed to the target volume. The source…
SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition Introduction
NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Technical Documentation » SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition Introduction
SIOS DataKeeper Overview DataKeeper with High Availability – Cluster Edition Overview SIOS DataKeeper is a highly optimized host-based replication solution which ensures your data is replicated as quickly and as efficiently as possible from your source server…
Switchover and Failover with Multiple Targets
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Switchover and Failover with Multiple Targets
In a multiple target configuration, it is important to understand how DataKeeper mirrors will work in the following scenarios: Manual switchover to a target server Source server failure followed by a manual switchover to a target server Example: In the…
Managing Mirrors
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Managing Mirrors
From the Actions pane, you can select a job and manage all the mirrors in a job, or you can perform an action on a single mirror in a job. After selecting a job, you can: Pause and Unlock All Mirrors Continue and Lock All Mirrors Break All…
Pause and Unlock
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Pause and Unlock
This command pauses the mirror and unlocks the volume on the target system. You may wish to unlock the target volume in order to make a backup of the volume. Warning: Any writes to the target volume while it is unlocked will be lost when the mirror is…
Resync
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Resync
Use this command to re-establish a broken mirror. A full resync will be performed. Select the job that contains the mirror you want to resync. Right-click on the job selection and choose Resync All Mirrors or select Resync All Mirrors from the Actions task…
Continue and Lock
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Continue and Lock
This action locks the volume on the target system and then resumes the mirroring process. While the mirror is paused, writes on the source system are recorded in the SIOS DataKeeper Intent Log. When the Continue and Lock operation occurs, these changed blocks –…
Upgrading SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition
NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Installation Guide » Upgrading SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition
Upgrading DataKeeper Cluster Edition from previous versions of DataKeeper Cluster Edition is very straightforward. Simply run the installation process outlined below on all systems. The upgrade process stops the DataKeeper Service, copies the new files to the…
Remove-DataKeeperMirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper » Remove-DataKeeperMirror
This cmdlet will remove a DataKeeper mirror. It will attempt to remove the mirror from all nodes for this mirror. This command will not remove the mirror from any down or network inaccessible node. Parameters Parameter Type Required Position…
Break
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Break
Breaking a mirror is similar to the Pause and Unlock function. It suspends mirror operation and unlocks the target volume for read/write access. The difference is that the Break operation marks all bits in the DataKeeper Intent Log as dirty, which forces a full…
DataKeeper Target Snapshot
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » DataKeeper Target Snapshot
Overview DataKeeper’s target snapshot feature, integrated with both DataKeeper and DataKeeper Cluster Edition, is the process of creating point in time copies of replicated volumes allowing access to data on a standby cluster node without interrupting data…
Registry Entries
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Registry Entries
The following registry entries are associated with the SIOS DataKeeper service or driver and can be viewed using Regedt32. The first section contains entries that may be modified; the second section contains entries that are for viewing only and should not be…
DKSUPPORT
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » DKSUPPORT
DKSUPPORT .cmd, found in the \SUPPORT directory, is used to collect important configuration information and event log files and put them in a zip file. SIOS Support Engineers will commonly request this zip file as part of the support process. To run this utility,…
Resynchronization
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Resynchronization
SIOS DataKeeper Resynchronization SIOS DataKeeper performs resynchronization through the use of a bitmap file (intent log). It allocates memory that is used to keep track of “dirty” or “clean” blocks. When a full resync begins, SIOS DataKeeper…
Stop Replication Between Source and Target
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Stop Replication Between Source and Target
Question How do I stop the replication between the Source and Target volumes? Answer Replication occurs at the driver level and can only be stopped or interrupted by sending a command from the DataKeeper GUI or the DataKeeper command line (EMCMD) to the DataKeeper…
Changing the Compression Level of an Existing Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Changing the Compression Level of an Existing Mirror
The compression level of the mirror is set during mirror creation and applies to that specific mirror only. To change the compression level of an existing the mirror, edit the properties of the mirror from within the DataKeeper GUI. Select the mirror and click on…
Remove-DataKeeperJob
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper » Remove-DataKeeperJob
This cmdlet will remove a DataKeeper job of a given ID. It will remove this job from all systems contained within the job. Parameters Parameter Type Required Position Notes JobID String Yes 0 The unique job…
Managing Shared Volumes
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Shared Volumes » Managing Shared Volumes
Once your mirrors have been created, DataKeeper allows you to manage your shared volumes. By choosing Manage Shared Volumes from the DataKeeper GUI, you can add another system, which is sharing a mirrored volume, to a job. It also allows you to remove a shared system…
N-Shared-Disk Replicated to N-Shared-Disk
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Getting Started » N-Shared-Disk Replicated to N-Shared-Disk
This configuration replicates data between sites where each site utilizes shared storage. Note that the number of systems in the Primary Site does not have to equal the number of systems in the Remote Site. Also note that only the Source Server has access to the…
Creating Mirrors With Multiple Targets
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Creating Mirrors With Multiple Targets
SIOS DataKeeper provides the ability to replicate data from a single source volume to one or more target volumes. In addition, DataKeeper also allows you to switch over control and make any of the target volumes become the source. Assuming you have already created a…
DELETEMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » DELETEMIRROR
EMCMD DELETEMIRROR [] This command deletes the mirror from both the source and the target if is a source. If is a target, it will delete the target side of the mirror only if the source system is down. The parameters are: This can be either the…
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
This topic provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring DataKeeper Standard Edition. The series of steps includes links into the documentation that describe each step in detail. Prerequisites and Installation Read the SIOS Protection Suite for…
Using the -proxy option with EMCMD
NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Technical Documentation » Using the -proxy option with EMCMD
All EMCMD requests can be routed through a “proxy” DataKeeper service. To do this, append the options -proxy - to the end of the EMCMD command line. The should be given using the same format as the option. EMCMD will open a connection to the …
Creating Mirrors With Shared Volumes
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Creating Mirrors With Shared Volumes
In order to properly configure DataKeeper in a shared volume configuration, use the DataKeeper GUI to connect to all systems where the shared volumes are configured. When connected, the DataKeeper GUI uses hardware signatures to automatically detect which volumes are…
Synchronous and Asynchronous Mirroring
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Synchronous and Asynchronous Mirroring
SIOS DataKeeper employs both asynchronous and synchronous mirroring schemes. Understanding the advantages and disadvantages between synchronous and asynchronous mirroring is essential to the correct operation of SIOS DataKeeper. Synchronous Mirroring With synchronous…
DataKeeper Volume Resize
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » DataKeeper Volume Resize
DataKeeper allows users to extend and shrink their DataKeeper volumes dynamically while retaining mirror settings. Once the resize is complete, a partial resync will be performed. Note: This resize procedure should be performed on only one volume at a time. !WARNING …
Initial Synchronization of Data Across the LAN or WAN
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » WAN Considerations » Initial Synchronization of Data Across the LAN or WAN
When replicating large amounts of data over a WAN link, it is desirable to avoid full resynchronizations which can consume large amounts of network bandwidth and time. DataKeeper avoids almost all full resyncs by using its bitmap technology. However, the initial…
Mirror Properties
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Mirror Properties
Select a job in the Job Summary pane and right-click to choose Mirror Properties. This dialog displays the following information about the job, source and target systems: Job Name State (current state of the job; for example, Active) Source…
Network Disconnect
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Network Disconnect
Scenario #1 In a 2-Node, non-clustering configuration (1×1) replicating a 100TB volume between Source server and Target server over a WAN connection, the network goes down for twenty minutes. Question In this scenario, what would happen to the Mirror State with…
DataKeeper Notification Icon
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » DataKeeper Notification Icon
The DataKeeper Notification Icon is an application that will show a summary of your DataKeeper mirrors in the Windows Notification Tray. The icon displayed indicates what conditions have been detected, with the following priority. Error: An error condition, such as…
Using DKCE to Enable Multi-Site File Share Resources with Windows Server 2008R2 WSFC
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Using DKCE to Enable Multi-Site File Share Resources with Windows Server 2008R2 WSFC
Use the following procedure to protect File Share resources using SIOS DataKeeper and Microsoft Failover Cluster (WSFC). *IMPORTANT NOTE: DataKeeper Cluster Edition registration with Failover Cluster is automatic and occurs 60 seconds after detecting a Failover…
Non-mirrored Volume Resource
NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Non-mirrored Volume Resource
A non-mirrored volume resource is a DataKeeper resource where no data is replicated to any node in the cluster. This resource type should only be used where the data is temporary and/or non-critical such as MS SQL Server tempdb space. In this case, when MS SQL restarts…
Uninstalling SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition
NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Installation Guide » Uninstalling SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition
Before Removing DataKeeper If planning to uninstall DataKeeper and reinstall a previous version, all jobs/mirrors must be deleted on each node prior to uninstalling. These will need to be recreated once software is reinstalled. Uninstall DataKeeper Cluster…
Primary Server Shutdown
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Primary Server Shutdown
On a graceful shutdown of the source server, all pending writes to the target are completed. This ensures that all data is present on the target system. On an unexpected source server failure, the Intent Log feature eliminates the need to do a full resync after the…
AWS Issues and Workarounds
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » AWS Issues and Workarounds
Question What is the best practice for shutting down clustered VMs in AWS? Answer If shutting down the primary source node, all cluster roles depending on a SIOS DataKeeper Volume Resource should be placed in the Offline state. Also make sure all mirrors are in the…
Split-Brain FAQs
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » FAQs » Split-Brain FAQs
Scenario I am using DataKeeper in a non-cluster environment. I am mirroring from Server1 at one site to Server2 at a second site. Communication is broken due to site-to-site VPN, and I need to fail over from Server1 to Server2. I cannot access Server1 from anywhere.…
GETJOBINFO
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETJOBINFO
EMCMD GETJOBINFO [] This command displays job information for a specific JobId or all defined jobs.
Understanding Replication
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication
How SIOS DataKeeper Works At the highest level, DataKeeper provides the ability to mirror a volume on one system (source) to a different volume on another system (target) across any network. When the mirror is created, all data on the source volume is initially…
Resource Tag Name Restrictions
NO TOC » Resource Tag Name Restrictions
Tag Name Length All tags within DataKeeper may not exceed the 256 character limit. Valid “Special” Characters - _ . / However, the first character in a tag should not contain “.” or “/”. Invalid…
DKHEALTHCHECK
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » DKHEALTHCHECK
DKHealthCheck.exe, found in the \DKTools directory, is a tool that can provide basic mirror status and problem detection of mirror issues. SIOS Support may request that you run this tool as part of the Support process. Note: DKHEALTHCHECK output is captured by…
PREPARETOBECOMETARGET
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » PREPARETOBECOMETARGET
EMCMD PREPARETOBECOMETARGET This command should only be used to recover from a Split-Brain condition. It should be run on the system where the mirror is to become a target and is only valid on a mirror source. This command causes the mirror to be deleted and the…
Bandwidth Throttle
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » WAN Considerations » Bandwidth Throttle
DataKeeper attempts to utilize all of the available network bandwidth. If DataKeeper is sharing the available bandwidth with other applications, you may wish to limit the amount of bandwidth DataKeeper is allowed to use. DataKeeper includes a feature called Bandwidth…
SETCONFIGURATION
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » SETCONFIGURATION
EMCMD SETCONFIGURATION This command sets the net alert settings (also referred to as “volume attributes”) for the volume. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target system. The drive letter of the…
System Event Log – Create Mirror Failed in the GUI
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » System Event Log – Create Mirror Failed in the GUI
Error/Message Create Mirror Failed in the GUI. Description This can result if a vmms.exe program is holding on to volume and preventing SIOS DataKeeper from locking it.
Mirroring with Dynamic Disks
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Mirroring with Dynamic Disks
When changing from a Basic Disk to a Dynamic Disk, the underlying volume GUID may be changed by the OS upon reboot. This will cause a DataKeeper mirror to break. Suggested Action When mirroring with dynamic disks, your dynamic volumes should be created and a reboot…
High-Speed Storage Best Practices
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » High-Speed Storage Best Practices
Configure Bitmaps If the DataKeeper default bitmap location (%ExtMirrBase%\Bitmaps) is not located on high-speed storage, you should move the bitmaps to a high-speed storage device in order to eliminate I/O bottlenecks with bitmap access. To do this, allocate a small…
Components
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DataKeeper Components SIOS DataKeeper for Windows is comprised of the following components: DataKeeper Driver (ExtMirr.sys) – The DataKeeper Driver is a kernel mode driver and is responsible for all mirroring activity between the mirror…
DataKeeper Components
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » DataKeeper Components
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows is comprised of the following components: DataKeeper Driver (ExtMirr.sys) – The DataKeeper Driver is a kernel mode driver and is responsible for all mirroring activity between the mirror endpoints. DataKeeper Service…
WAN Considerations
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » WAN Considerations
Replicating data across the network to a remote server located miles away from the source server is the most common use of DataKeeper. Typically, this configuration relies on a WAN of some sort to provide the underlying network that DataKeeper uses to replicate the…
GETCOMPLETEVOLUMELIST
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETCOMPLETEVOLUMELIST
EMCMD GETCOMPLETEVOLUMELIST This command displays information on all volumes eligible to be mirrored or already in a mirror. Sample output: Volume 1 information: Volume Root = F: Volume Label = New Volume Volume File System…