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Hardware and Software Requirements
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Hardware and Software Requirements
Before attempting to install or remove the SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: Operating System software. SIOS Protection Suite supports the following versions of Windows operating…
Installing and Using DataKeeper Cluster Edition on Windows Server 2008 R2 / 2012 Core Platforms
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » 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…
Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Installation Guide » Installation
Once you have downloaded the DataKeeper Cluster Edition software, the topics that follow explain the installation process. Core Software Installing Core Third Party Product Files Application Directory Anomaly Localized Language Supplement Silent…
Before Installing Oracle
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Before Installing Oracle
Before you install the Oracle software, the servers and storage must be configured and LifeKeeper must be installed on each server in the cluster. By doing so, you can then install Oracle onto a volume that is already LifeKeeper-protected. Replicated Storage…
Installing and Configuring IIS with LifeKeeper
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Installing and Configuring IIS with LifeKeeper
Before proceeding, you should have already configured your storage and networking according to the recommendations in the previous chapters of this guide. Installation Checklist The installation and setup sequence should be performed in the following order (more…
Installation – Shared Storage Systems
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Installation – Shared Storage Systems
On the Primary Server Power down the backup server so that there is no chance of simultaneous access to your shared storage. Use the Windows Disk Management tool to configure your disk resources and define the shared volumes that you want to use. (Be sure the…
Configuring SPS for Multibyte Language Encodings
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Configuration » Configuring SPS for Multibyte Language Encodings
LifeKeeper can operate in all system locales that are supported by Windows. However, locales that use multibyte character encodings (such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and other Eastern languages) may require that LifeKeeper be configured to use the correct encoding…
Uninstalling SPS for Windows
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » Maintenance Tasks » Uninstalling SPS for Windows
Before Removing LifeKeeper Included below are the requirements for removing LifeKeeper software. Move or stop applications. Before removing the software, verify that applications requiring SIOS Protection Suite protection are not on the server. Never remove…
IIS Failover
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » IIS Hierarchy Administration » IIS Failover
A failover occurs in two situations: The first situation is when the hardware or operating system has suffered a major failure and the server is no longer functioning. The LifeKeeper core on the backup server detects this when its heartbeat messages fail. At that…
Kit Removal
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Kit Removal
!CAUTION: Be sure to remove all SIOS Protection Suite IIS resources from service and delete them prior to removing the recovery kit. Once the kit is removed these resources will be unusable. The SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit is included with the…
Installation – Replicated Storage Systems
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Installation – Replicated Storage Systems
On the Primary Server Use the Windows Disk Management tool to configure your disk resources and define the replicated volumes that you want to use. (Be sure the volume size is adequate.) It is recommended that you use Windows Explorer to unshare from the network…
Resource Hierarchy for Oracle
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Resource Hierarchy for Oracle
The typical Oracle resource hierarchy consists of the following resources: Oracle Shared communication resource (IP or LAN Manager alias name) Volume(s) All Oracle data, log, and trace (core database) files for the protected SID are stored on shared or…
Kit Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Kit Installation
The SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit is included with the SIOS Protection Suite for Windows core product which is available on CD-ROM or via ftp download.
Oracle Overview
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Overview
The LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit provides the ability to concurrently run Oracle database instances on other servers, and to optionally place these instances under LifeKeeper protection. Such a configuration is known as Active/Active and allows LifeKeeper servers to…
DataKeeper Cluster Edition Quick Start Guide
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Quick Start Guide
This topic provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring DataKeeper Cluster Edition. The series of steps includes links into the documentation that describe each step in detail. Prerequisites and Installation Read the DataKeeper Cluster Edition…
Recovery Kit Requirements
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Recovery Kit Requirements
Before installing and configuring the LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: Operating System software. LifeKeeper supports the following versions of Windows operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2 and…
Error When Attempting to Run SIOS Protection Suite Command From Command Prompt
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Troubleshooting » Error When Attempting to Run SIOS Protection Suite Command From Command Prompt
Symptom When attempting to run a SIOS Protection Suite command from a command prompt, you receive the following error: [File:lock.CLine:1610] Win32 Error: 2 CRITICAL (No. 472) Can’t run this application without LCD Daemon running. Solution SIOS Protection Suite…
Oracle Services
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Services
The LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit protects the following Core/Standard Oracle services: Oracle Service Oracle TNS Listener The LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit protects the following Optional Services for each release: Optional 10g Services Optional…
Bitlocker Does Not Support DataKeeper
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Restrictions » Bitlocker Does Not Support DataKeeper
According to Microsoft, Bitlocker is not supported to work with Software RAID configurations. Since DataKeeper is essentially a software RAID 1, Microsoft does not support Bitlocker working with DataKeeper. Note: EFS (Encrypting File System) and TDE (Transparent Disk…
Recovery Kit Requirements
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » Recovery Kit Requirements
Before installing and configuring the SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: SIOS Protection Suite supports the versions of Windows operating systems listed in the Operating System…
Installing and Configuring SQL Server with SIOS Protection Suite
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Installing and Configuring SQL Server with SIOS Protection Suite
Proper operation of the SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit depends upon correct setup of the hardware and software. This section provides general guidelines, configuration details and troubleshooting hints to help you administer Microsoft SQL…
Recovery Kit Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Recovery Kit Installation
Before installing the LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit, be sure you are familiar with the product prerequisites listed above, as well as the installation/configuration procedure outlined in the section Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper with Oracle. Upgrading…
LCD Directory Structure
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » Advanced Topics » LCD Directory Structure
Major subdirectories under $LKROOT (by default, c:\LK): Admin. Scripts for SIOS Protection Suite core and Recovery Kits. Config. SIOS Protection Suite configuration files, including shared equivalencies. Bin. SIOS Protection Suite executable…
Clustering
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering
Running chkdsk on Cluster Volumes during Cluster Volume Online Creating a DataKeeper Volume Resource in WSFC Manual Creation of a Mirror in WSFC DataKeeper Volume Resource Health Check DataKeeper Volume Resource Private Properties Extending a Clustered DataKeeper…
Health Check Timeouts
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Troubleshooting » Health Check Timeouts
SYMPTOM: Occasionally, SIOS Protection Suite is installed on a system that is not performing well. There are tell-tale signs of abnormal system behavior that SIOS Protection Suite can detect such as the health check processes not starting or ending properly. The most…
SQL Server Services
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Services
The SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit will monitor and protect the following services: SQL2008(R2), 2012, 2014 or 2016: Core Services Optional Services SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) SQL Server Agent …
Oracle Troubleshooting Tips
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Troubleshooting Tips
This section is intended to provide suggestions and insights into occurrences that are not specifically related to the LifeKeeper software, but have a relationship with the total environment.
IIS Troubleshooting
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » IIS Troubleshooting
This section is intended to provide suggestions and insights into occurrences that are not specifically related to the LifeKeeper software, but have a relationship with the total environment.
LifeKeeper GUI
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » LifeKeeper GUI
The GUI components should have already been installed as part of the SIOS Protection Suite Core installation. The LifeKeeper GUI uses Java technology to provide a graphical user interface to SIOS Protection Suite and its configuration data. Since the LifeKeeper GUI is…
Uninstalling SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » 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…
Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation
The topics in this section will assist in installing the LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hardware and Software…
Troubleshooting
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » Troubleshooting
This section provides suggestions and insights into occurrences that are not specifically related to the SIOS Protection Suite software but have a relationship with the total environment. Create Fails Restore Fails
PostgreSQL Server Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Server Installation
Proper operation of the SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit depends upon correct setup of the hardware and software. Before continuing, please preview the Hierarchy Administration section of this guide. This section provides general guidelines,…
DataKeeper Cluster Edition Installation Guide
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » DataKeeper Cluster Edition Installation Guide
The DataKeeper Cluster Edition Installation Guide contains information on how to install and license your Cluster Edition software. Once you have completed the steps in this guide, you will be ready to configure your Cluster resources. The DataKeeper Cluster Edition…
SQL Server Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation
Proper operation of the SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit depends upon correct setup of the hardware and software. Before continuing, please preview the Hierarchy Administration section of this guide. This section provides general guidelines,…
SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
The SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit software lets you tie the data integrity of PostgreSQL-based databases to the increased availability provided by SIOS Protection Suite for Windows. The LifeKeeper GUI allows you to easily create a PostgreSQL…
Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Troubleshooting » Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
Symptom If a recovery kit is uninstalled while there are resource hierarchies of that kit in service, the Remove hangs. To avoid this situation, it is recommended to always take a recovery kit’s resource hierarchies Out of Service and delete them before…
Removing Microsoft IIS
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » IIS Hierarchy Administration » Removing Microsoft IIS
Remove LifeKeeper protection for the IIS Web/FTP/SMTP site before removing either the site itself or the entire software package. This is important so that LifeKeeper will not try to protect something that does not exist. *Note: This release of the kit was tested with…
Taking Volume Resources In and Out Of Service
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » Operator Tasks » Taking Volume Resources In and Out Of Service
Some background processes such as virus scanners and Windows Services will try to access a shared volume for write access. These processes may be required to run applications and cannot be arbitrarily turned off for long periods of time. In most cases, these…
Removal
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Removal
To remove the SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit software, choose Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit in the Add/Remove Programs or Programs and Features applet in the control panel. !CAUTION: Be sure there are no SQL instances or resources in…
Installation and Configuration – Adding PostgreSQL to an Existing LifeKeeper Configuration
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Server Installation » Installation and Configuration – Adding PostgreSQL to an Existing LifeKeeper Configuration
This section covers installation and configuration of the SIOS Protection Suite and PostgreSQL software when adding PostgreSQL to an existing LifeKeeper cluster. These steps must be followed in order. On the Primary Server: Use the Window Disk Management tool to…
Access to Designated Volume Denied
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Access to Designated Volume Denied
If access to the designated volume is denied, then check whether you are attempting to create the mirror while other applications are accessing the volume. During Mirror Creation, the volumes must be locked on the target system for exclusive access by the SIOS…
Recovery Kit Installation
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Recovery Kit Installation
The SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit is distributed via ftp download. Installation is simple and quick using InstallShield to provide a standard installation interface. Before installing the SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery…
Recovery Operations
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Testing Your IIS Resource Hierarchy » Recovery Operations
When the primary server fails, the LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit software performs the following tasks: Brings the IIS resource hierarchy into service on the backup server by bringing In Service the IP address(s) on one of that server’s physical network…
Additional Setup Tasks for Extended Configurations
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Server Installation » Additional Setup Tasks for Extended Configurations
If your configuration uses a shared storage device or you are using SIOS DataKeeper, you may choose a configuration that will be extended to a third (or more) server(s). If it has not already been done, configure two systems following the steps given in Installation…
User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror
User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror, Event ID 137 Error/Message Failed to create the mirror. Event Id: 137 System Event Log Unable to initialize mirror on the target machine. Volume Device: Source Volume: E Target Machine: 10.17.103.135 Target Volume:…
SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
The SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit software lets you tie the data integrity of Microsoft SQL-based databases to the increased availability provided by SIOS Protection Suite for Windows. The LifeKeeper GUI allows you to easily create a SQL…
Additional Setup Tasks for Extended Configurations
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Additional Setup Tasks for Extended Configurations
If your configuration uses a shared storage device or you are using SIOS DataKeeper, you may choose a configuration that will be extended to a third (or more) server(s). Configure two systems following the steps given in Installing and Configuring SQL Server with…
Troubleshooting
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » Troubleshooting
This section is intended to provide suggestions and insights into occurrences that are not specifically related to the SIOS Protection Suite software but have a relationship with the total…
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…
GUI Server Troubleshooting
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Troubleshooting » GUI Server Troubleshooting
Symptom The LifeKeeper GUI uses Ports 81 and 82 on each server for its administration web server and Java remote object registry. If another application is using the same ports, the LifeKeeper GUI will not function properly. Solution These values may be changed by…
Help Menu
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » LifeKeeper GUI » Menus » Help Menu
The Help Menu provides links to the Release Notes and Technical Documentation as well as descriptions of this documentation as follows: Release Notes: Each product version provides Release Notes containing not only new features but also important information such…
SIOS Protection Suite Configuration Steps
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Configuration » SIOS Protection Suite Configuration Steps
Follow the steps below which contain links to topics with additional details. Perform these tasks on each server in the cluster. Ensure that the LifeKeeper services are running by checking the Services in the Administrative Tools on the Control Panel. You should see…
Upgrading SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » 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…
Installation and Configuration Details – Adding LifeKeeper to an Existing PostgreSQL Configuration
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Server Installation » Installation and Configuration Details – Adding LifeKeeper to an Existing PostgreSQL Configuration
This section covers installation and configuration of the SIOS Protection Suite and PostgreSQL software when adding LifeKeeper to an existing PostgreSQL configuration. The Primary server is assumed to be the location of the active PostgreSQL database cluster that will…
Unable to Determine Previous Install Path
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Unable to Determine Previous Install Path
Installation – Fatal Error: Unable to Determine Previous Install Path Error/Message Fatal Error: Unable to determine previous install path. DataKeeper cannot be uninstalled or reinstalled. Description When performing a “Repair” or…
Using DataKeeper Cluster Edition to Enable Multi-Site Hyper-V Clusters
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » 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;…
Installing Oracle
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Installing Oracle
Once you have installed LifeKeeper and configured the volume and communication resources, you are ready to install Oracle to the protected volume(s). Oracle 12c Installation: Oracle12c introduces some new installation options. The following options for software and…
Volume Locking for Shared SCSI Volumes
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » Operator Tasks » Volume Locking for Shared SCSI Volumes
When you want to protect resources on shared SCSI disks, you partition the shared disk into logical volumes using the Windows Disk Management tool. SIOS Protection Suite can protect shared volumes by defining a volume resource instance. Each instance is assigned a…
User Guide
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide
The topics in this section are designed to be a reference for you as you get started using SIOS DataKeeper, helping you identify the type of configuration you are interested in implementing and providing detailed instructions for effectively using your SIOS DataKeeper…
DataKeeper User Guide
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide
The topics in this section are designed to be a reference for you as you get started using SIOS DataKeeper, helping you identify the type of configuration you are interested in implementing and providing detailed instructions for effectively using your SIOS DataKeeper…
LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Recovery Variables
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Hierarchy Administration » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Recovery Variables
The LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit installation creates 3 registry entry variables stored in the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SIOS\LifeKeeper\RK\ORAapp MAXWAIT is a decimal integer that specifies the number of seconds that the recovery kit will…
IIS Active Active
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » IIS Configuration Definitions and Restrictions » IIS Active Active
IIS allows multiple Web and FTP sites and SMTP virtual servers to run on each server in a cluster. Only a single instance of the IIS software is allowed (or required) on a given system. The Web sites, FTP sites and SMTP virtual servers can be protected and managed…
Configuration Definitions and Restrictions
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Configuration Definitions and Restrictions
Active/Active Configuration IIS allows multiple Web and FTP sites and SMTP virtual servers to run on each server in a cluster. Only a single instance of the IIS software is allowed (or required) on a given system. The Web sites, FTP sites and SMTP virtual servers can…
Install and Configure SIOS Protection Suite and Recovery Kits
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Install and Configure SIOS Protection Suite and Recovery Kits
The next step is to install the SIOS Protection Suite Core, which includes the IP Recovery Kit and Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit, on all servers. See the SIOS Protection Suite Installation topics for details on installing SIOS Protection Suite. You must have the same…
Changing the Network Interface Card (NIC)
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » IIS Hierarchy Administration » Changing the Network Interface Card (NIC)
The procedure for changing the Network Interface Card (NIC) depends upon whether the replacement NIC is the same type of card as the original. If the NIC is exactly the same model, you only need to power down the system, replace the card, and then restart the system;…
Resources Subdirectories
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows User Guide » Advanced Topics » Resources Subdirectories
The filesys, comm, WebServer, database, mail and appsuite directories each contain a resources subdirectory. The content of those directories provides a list of the resource types that are currently defined and managed by SIOS Protection Suite: filesys resource…
Configuring the Postmaster Port Argument
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Application Recovery Kits » SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Server Hierarchy Administration » Configuring the Postmaster Port Argument
To properly manage the PostgreSQL database cluster the PostgreSQL Recovery Kit requires the postmaster process to be running with the port argument: “-p port”. The port is required to create a PostgreSQL resource hierarchy and for monitoring once the hierarchy is…
DataKeeper Cluster Edition Release Notes
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » 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…
Performance Monitor Counters
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Performance Monitor Counters
SIOS DataKeeper provides counters that extend Performance Monitor with statistics about the status of mirroring on volumes. The counters are installed during the full installation of SIOS DataKeeper software. To access the counters, do the following: On a…
Extending a Clustered DataKeeper Volume to a Node Outside the Cluster
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » NO TOC » SIOS Protection Suite for Windows » Clustering » Extending a Clustered DataKeeper Volume to a Node Outside the Cluster
DataKeeper Volume cluster resources can be extended to a DR Node for Disaster Recovery purposes. In the event of a complete failure of all systems in the cluster, data will be accessible on the DR Node (referred to as the “DR Node”). Here you will find instructions…
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…