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SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.9.0
  • 8.10.2
  • 8.10.1
  • 8.10.0
  • 8.9.2
  • 8.9.1
  • 8.9.0
  • 8.8.2
  • 8.8.1
  • 8.8.0
  • 8.7.2
  • 8.7.1
Table of Contents
SIOS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
  • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.9.0
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.10.2
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.10.1
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.10.0
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.9.2
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.9.1
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.9.0
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.8.2
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.8.1
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.8.0
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.7.2
    • SIOS DK Standard LIVE — 8.7.1
GrabGrab
GrabGrab
  • SIOS DataKeeper for Windows
  • SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
  • SIOS DataKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation
    • Introduction
      • User Interface
      • DataKeeper Components
        • DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
        • Understanding Replication
          • SIOS DataKeeper Intent Log
          • Relocation of Intent Log
          • Resynchronization
          • Synchronous and Asynchronous Mirroring
          • Read and Write Operations
          • Volume Considerations
          • Specifying Network Cards for Mirroring
          • Performance Monitor Counters
      • Configuration
        • Sector Size
        • Network Bandwidth
        • Network Adapter Settings
        • Firewall Configurations
        • High-Speed Storage Best Practices
        • Configuration of Data Replication From a Cluster Node to External DR Site
        • Performance Tuning
        • Disable “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives”
        • WAN Considerations
          • Initial Synchronization of Data Across the LAN or WAN
          • Compression
          • Bandwidth Throttle
      • Administration
        • Primary Server Shutdown
        • Secondary Server Failures
        • Extensive Write Considerations
        • CHKDSK Considerations
        • DKSUPPORT
        • DKHEALTHCHECK
        • Event Log Considerations
        • Using Disk Management
        • Registry Entries
        • Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper
          • Mirror State Definitions
          • BREAKMIRROR
          • CHANGEMIRRORENDPOINTS
          • CHANGEMIRRORTYPE
          • CLEANUPMIRROR
          • CLEARBLOCKTARGET
          • CLEARSNAPSHOTLOCATION
          • CLEARSWITCHOVER
          • CONTINUEMIRROR
          • CREATEJOB
          • CREATEMIRROR
          • DELETEJOB
          • DELETELOCALMIRRORONLY
          • DELETEMIRROR
          • DROPSNAPSHOT
          • GETBLOCKTARGET
          • GETCOMPLETEVOLUMELIST
          • GETCONFIGURATION
          • GETEXTENDEDVOLUMEINFO
          • GETJOBINFO
          • GETJOBINFOFORVOL
          • GETMIRRORTYPE
          • GETMIRRORVOLINFO
          • GETREMOTEBITMAP
          • GETRESYNCSTATUS
          • GETSERVICEINFO
          • GETSNAPSHOTLOCATION
          • GETSOURCEMIRROREDVOLUMES
          • GETTARGETMIRROREDVOLUMES
          • GETVOLUMEDRVSTATE
          • GETVOLUMEINFO
          • ISBREAKUSERREQUESTED
          • ISPOTENTIALMIRRORVOL
          • LOCKVOLUME
          • MERGETARGETBITMAP
          • PAUSEMIRROR
          • PREPARETOBECOMETARGET
          • READREGISTRY
          • RESTARTVOLUMEPIPE
          • RESYNCMIRROR
          • SETBLOCKTARGET
          • SETCONFIGURATION
          • SETSNAPSHOTLOCATION
          • STOPSERVICE
          • SWITCHOVERVOLUME
          • TAKESNAPSHOT
          • UNLOCKVOLUME
          • UPDATEJOB
          • UPDATEVOLUMEINFO
        • Using DKPwrShell with SIOS DataKeeper
          • New-DataKeeperMirror
          • New-DataKeeperJob
          • Remove-DataKeeperMirror
          • Remove-DataKeeperJob
          • Add-DataKeeperJobPair
          • Get-DataKeeperVolumeInfo
      • User Guide
        • Getting Started
          • Disk-to-Disk
          • One-to-One
          • One-to-Many (Multiple Targets)
          • Many-to-One
          • N-Shared-Disk Replicated to One
          • N-Shared-Disk Replicated to N-Shared-Disk
          • N-Shared-Disk Replicated to Multiple N-Shared-Disk Targets
        • Setup
          • Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper
          • Connecting to a Server
          • Disconnecting from a Server
          • Creating a Job
        • Configuring Mirrors
          • Creating a Mirror
          • Creating Mirrors With Shared Volumes
          • Safe Creation of a Shared-Storage Volume Resource
          • Creating Mirrors With Multiple Targets
          • Switchover and Failover with Multiple Targets
        • Working With Jobs
          • Jobs
          • Renaming a Job
          • Deleting a Job
          • Reassigning a Job
          • Switching Over a Mirror
        • 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
        • Working With Shared Volumes
          • Managing Shared Volumes
          • Adding a Shared System
          • Removing a Shared System
        • Using Microsoft iSCSI Target With DataKeeper on Windows 2012
          • Installation of the iSCSI Target
          • Creation of iSCSI Virtual Disks
          • Setup of iSCSI Initiator on Windows 2012
        • DataKeeper Notification Icon
        • DataKeeper Target Snapshot
        • Using SIOS DataKeeper Standard Edition To Provide Disaster Recovery For Hyper-V Virtual Machines
      • FAQs
        • Awareness of Windows Filenames and Directory Names
        • AWS Issues and Workarounds
        • Change Mirror Endpoints
        • Change Mirror Type
        • Create a Mirror and Rename Job and Delete Job Actions Grayed Out
        • Data Transfer Network Protocols
        • Delete and Switchover Actions Grayed Out
        • Deleting a Mirror
        • Error Messages Log
        • Inability to Create a Mirror
        • Network Disconnect
        • Reclaim Full Capacity of Target Drive
        • Resize or Grow Mirrored Volumes
        • Split-Brain FAQs
        • Stop Replication Between Source and Target
        • Using Volume Shadow Copy
        • Volumes Unavailable for Mirroring
      • Troubleshooting
        • Video Solutions
        • Known Issues and Workarounds
          • Access to Designated Volume Denied
          • Antivirus Software, Malware, etc. Exclusions for DataKeeper for Windows
          • DataKeeper Does Not Support Lowercase Drive Letters as Mirror Endpoint for Jobs
          • Failed to Create Mirror
          • MaxResyncPasses Value
          • Dangling Sources
          • Mirroring with Dynamic Disks
          • Resources cannot Failover after a Target NODE/SYSTEM has been replaced
          • Server Login Accounts and Passwords Must Be Same on Each Server in the Cluster
          • System Event Log – Create Mirror Failed in the GUI
          • Unable to Determine Previous Install Path
          • User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror
          • User Interface – Shows Only One Side of the Mirror
          • Windows Server 2012 Specific Issues
            • Windows Server 2012 MMC Snap-in Crash
            • Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target Role Does Not Support Dynamic Disks
            • Windows Server 2012 Default Information Missing During Mirror Creation
            • Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming Issue
          • Windows Server 2016 Specific Issues
            • Occasional Job Creation Failure
        • Restrictions
          • Bitlocker Does Not Support DataKeeper
          • CHANGEMIRRORENDPOINTS
          • CHKDSK
          • DataKeeper Volume Resize Restriction
          • Directory for Bitmap Must Be Created Prior to Relocation
          • Duplicate IP Addresses Disallowed Within a Job
          • Intensive I-O with Synchronous Replication
          • SQL FCI on Workgroup Clusters
    • Resource Tag Name Restrictions
    • Split-Brain Recovery
    • Manual Creation of a Mirror in WSFC
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    Known Issues and Workarounds

    Included below are known issues open against DataKeeper as well as possible workarounds and/or solutions.
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    Access to Designated Volume Denied

    Antivirus Software Exclusion List

    DataKeeper Does Not Support Lowercase Drive Letters as Mirror Endpoint for Jobs

    Failed to Create Mirror

    MaxResyncPasses Value

    Mirroring with Dynamic Disks

    Resources cannot Failover After a Target Node has been Replaced

    Server Login Accounts and Passwords Must Be Same on Each Server in the Cluster

    System Event Log – Create Mirror Failed in the GUI

    Unable to Determine Previous Install Path

    User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror

    User Interface – Shows Only One Side of the Mirror

    Windows Server 2012 Specific Issues

    Windows Server 2012 MMC Snap-in Crash

    Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target Role Does Not Support Dynamic Disks

    Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming Issue

    Video Solutions
    Access to Designated Volume Denied

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