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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…
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…
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…
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 and edited using Regedt32. *No values in any DataKeeper registry key should be modified unless listed they are listed here. Registry Entries that MAY be…
READREGISTRY
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » READREGISTRY
EMCMD READREGISTRY This command tells the SIOS DataKeeper driver to re-read its registry settings. The parameters are: This can be either the source system or the target system. The drive letter of the mirror for which you want…
UNLOCKVOLUME
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » UNLOCKVOLUME
EMCMD UNLOCKVOLUME This command forces the volume specified to unlock. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems. The drive letter of the volume you want to unlock.
REGISTERCLUSTERVOLUME
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » REGISTERCLUSTERVOLUME
EMCMD REGISTERCLUSTERVOLUME This command is used to register a DataKeeper protected volume in a WSFC cluster. The parameters are: This is the source system of the mirror. The drive letter of the volume you want registered.…
Disable “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » Disable “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”
By default, Windows configures virtual memory so that page files are automatically created on volumes as the Operating System determines is best. This Virtual Memory setting is called “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”. When this…
LOCKVOLUME
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » LOCKVOLUME
EMCMD LOCKVOLUME This command forces an exclusive lock on the volume specified. This call will fail if a process owns open handles into the volume. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems. The…
GETRESYNCSTATUS
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETRESYNCSTATUS
EMCMD GETRESYNCSTATUS This command returns information indicating the overall status of a resync operation. The parameters are: This can only be performed on the Source system. The drive letter of the volume you want to set the…
DROPSNAPSHOT
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » DROPSNAPSHOT
EMCMD DROPSNAPSHOT [ …] This command will notify DataKeeper to lock the volume and clean up the snapshot files that it created. The parameters are: This is the IP address of the system containing the snapshot. This is the…
RESYNCMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » RESYNCMIRROR
EMCMD RESYNCMIRROR [] This command forces the mirror to be fully resynced. The parameters are: This is the source system name. This is the drive letter of the mirror that should be resynced. This is the IP…
CLEARBLOCKTARGET
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » CLEARBLOCKTARGET
EMCMD CLEARBLOCKTARGET This command sets the state of the block target flag to FLASE. The block target flag when set to FALSE will allow that system to become a target for the selected volume. This command is for internal use only. No output is produced when running…
CLEARSNAPSHOTLOCATION
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » CLEARSNAPSHOTLOCATION
EMCMD CLEARSNAPSHOTLOCATION This command clears the snapshot location (directory path) for the given volume on the given system. Once this command executes successfully, snapshots will be disabled for the given volume. The parameters are: This is…
GETSERVICEINFO
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETSERVICEINFO
EMCMD GETSERVICEINFO This command retrieves version and other information about the SIOS DataKeeper service and driver that is running on the specified machine. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems. Sample…
SETBLOCKTARGET
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » SETBLOCKTARGET
EMCMD SETBLOCKTARGET This command sets the state of the block target flag to TRUE. The block target flag when set to TRUE will prevent that system from ever becoming a target for the selected volume. This command is for internal use only. No output is produced when…
DELETELOCALMIRRORONLY
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » DELETELOCALMIRRORONLY
EMCMD DELETELOCALMIRRORONLY [] This command deletes the mirror only on the it is issued on. It handles the case when a mirror ends up with a target and no source or source and no target. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the…
GETEXTENDEDVOLUMEINFO
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETEXTENDEDVOLUMEINFO
EMCMD GETEXTENDEDVOLUMEINFO This command returns extended volume information about the selected volume such as disk signature, physical disk offset and internal disk id. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems.…
GETSNAPSHOTLOCATION
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETSNAPSHOTLOCATION
EMCMD GETSNAPSHOTLOCATION This command retrieves the currently configured snapshot location (directory path) for the given volume on the given system. It will return an empty result if the snapshot location is not configured on the given volume. The parameters…
PAUSEMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » PAUSEMIRROR
EMCMD PAUSEMIRROR [] This command forces the mirror into a Paused state. The parameters are: This is the source system of the mirror to pause. Running the PAUSEMIRROR command on the target has no effect. The drive letter of the…
TAKESNAPSHOT
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » TAKESNAPSHOT
EMCMD TAKESNAPSHOT […] This command, run on the target system, will notify DataKeeper to establish a snapshot of the given volume(s) on the given system. If no snapshot location has been configured, the command will fail. The parameters are: …
BREAKMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » BREAKMIRROR
EMCMD BREAKMIRROR [] This command forces the mirror into a Broken state. Breaking the mirror will cause a full resync to occur when the mirror is continued or resynced. The parameters are: This is the source system of the mirror to break. Running…
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…
GETBLOCKTARGET
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETBLOCKTARGET
EMCMD GETBLOCKTARGET This command provides the current state of the block target flag, either TRUE or FALSE. The block target flag if set to TRUE will prevent that system from ever becoming a target for the selected volume. This command is for internal use…
GETMIRRORTYPE
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETMIRRORTYPE
EMCMD GETMIRRORTYPE This command provides a numeric output of the type of mirror. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems. The driver letter of the volume you want information on. Output…
Get-DataKeeperVolumeInfo
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper » Get-DataKeeperVolumeInfo
This cmdlet is used to fetch information about a volume used in DataKeeper. It reports DataKeeper volume information. Parameters Parameter Type Required Position Notes Node String Yes 0 Use the Node parameter…
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…
CONTINUEMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » CONTINUEMIRROR
EMCMD CONTINUEMIRROR [] This command forces a paused or broken mirror to resume mirroring. On successful completion of the resync (full or partial), the mirror state is changed to Mirroring. This command will not automatically relock the target volume if it is…
GETVOLUMEDRVSTATE
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETVOLUMEDRVSTATE
EMCMD GETVOLUMEDRVSTATE This command retrieves the current state of the SIOS DataKeeper device driver. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems. The drive letter of the volume you want to get the…
SWITCHOVERVOLUME
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » SWITCHOVERVOLUME
EMCMD SWITCHOVERVOLUME [-f] This command attempts to make the given system become the source for the requested volume. This command is for internal use only. The parameters are: This is the IP address of the system to become source. Note: Use the…
UPDATEVOLUMEINFO
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » UPDATEVOLUMEINFO
EMCMD UPDATEVOLUMEINFO This command causes the SIOS DataKeeper service to query the driver for the correct mirror state. This command is useful if the DataKeeper GUI displays information that appears to be incorrect or not up-to-date. Note: The SIOS DataKeeper…
Compression
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » WAN Considerations » Compression
DataKeeper allows the user to choose the compression level associated with each mirror. Enabling compression can result in improved replication performance, especially across slower networks. A compression level setting of 3-5 represents a good balance between CPU…
CLEANUPMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » CLEANUPMIRROR
C:\Program Files (x86)\SIOS\DataKeeper\Support>cleanupmirror This command can only be run locally on a node and will remove all remnants of the mirror. When to use: For mirrors that were not removed from WSFC or the DataKeeper GUI To remove mirror remnants…
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…
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…
GETMIRRORVOLINFO
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETMIRRORVOLINFO
EMCMD GETMIRRORVOLINFO This command provides a very terse output of the state of mirror. The command GETMIRRORVOLINFO can return multiple lines of output (one per target). It provides essentially the same information as the GETVOLUMEINFO command does. The…
ISBREAKUSERREQUESTED
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » ISBREAKUSERREQUESTED
EMCMD ISBREAKUSERREQUESTED This command checks whether a mirror state change is a result of a user request. The parameters are: This should be the source system. The drive letter of the volume that you want to check.…
SETSNAPSHOTLOCATION
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » SETSNAPSHOTLOCATION
EMCMD SETSNAPSHOTLOCATION “” This command sets the snapshot location (directory path) for the given volume on the given system. The directory must be valid on the system in question, must be a local drive/path, must be an absolute path and cannot be left…
Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012
The following topics will guide you in setting up Microsoft iSCSI Target with DataKeeper via the user interface. *NOTE: This configuration is not supported in a VMware ESX environment. …
GETCONFIGURATION
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETCONFIGURATION
EMCMD GETCONFIGURATION This command retrieves and displays 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 systems. The…
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…
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…
ISPOTENTIALMIRRORVOL
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » ISPOTENTIALMIRRORVOL
EMCMD ISPOTENTIALMIRRORVOL This command checks to determine if a volume is a candidate for mirroring. The command may only be run on the local system. The parameters are: This should be the local system. The drive letter of the…
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…
GETVOLUMEINFO
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » GETVOLUMEINFO
EMCMD GETVOLUMEINFO This command returns information about the selected volume. The parameters are: This can be either the source or the target systems. The drive letter of the volume you want information on. A…
New-DataKeeperJob
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper » New-DataKeeperJob
This cmdlet is used to create a DataKeeper job consisting of two nodes. Jobs created using this cmdlet will be added to the DataKeeper SnapIn the next time it is loaded. Parameters Parameter Type Required Position Notes JobName …
Add-DataKeeperJobPair
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper » Add-DataKeeperJobPair
This cmdlet will add a node pair to an existing DataKeeper Job. It is used to expand the nodes and volumes contained within an existing job. For example, if a job exists for a volume between nodes A and B, and you want to add node C, run AddDataKeeperJobPair…
CREATEMIRROR
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper » CREATEMIRROR
EMCMD CREATEMIRROR [options] This command creates a mirror between two machines, using the same drive letter on each. The parameters are: This is the IP address of the source system (see Note below). This is the drive letter…
New-DataKeeperMirror
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper » New-DataKeeperMirror
This cmdlet is used to create a new DataKeeper mirror. Mirrors created with this cmdlet will be visible in the DataKeeper SnapIn (Reports > Server Overview). If a job exists that includes information that matches this mirror (systems, IP Addresses, Volumes, and Sync…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Firewall Configurations
SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » Firewall Configurations
SIOS DataKeeper cannot function properly if the firewall settings for the source and target machines are not configured correctly. This means you will need to configure a rule for inbound and outbound connections on each server running SIOS DataKeeper as well as any…