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SIOS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 10.0
  • 10.0
  • 8.11.0
  • 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
Table of Contents
SIOS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
  • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 10.0
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 10.0
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.11.0
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.10.2
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.10.1
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.10.0
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.9.2
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.9.1
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.9.0
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.8.2
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.8.1
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.8.0
    • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.7.2
GrabGrab
GrabGrab
  • Introduction – About this Document
    • Notation rules in this document
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Product Overview
  • IMPORTANT NOTICES
    • Terminology Change
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Release Notes
    • New Features
    • Bug Fixes / Hotfixes
    • Security Updates
    • Discontinued Features
    • Product Requirements
    • System Requirements
    • Optional Recovery Kits
    • Requirements for Legacy GUI
    • Installing and Removing LifeKeeper for Windows
    • Technical Notes
    • Known Issues and Restrictions
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Certification Information
    • Operating Systems
    • Applications
    • Virtualization Environment
    • Cloud Platforms
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Startup Guide
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide
    • Planning Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
      • Planning Server Communication
      • Recovery Kit Requirements
      • Storage and Adapter Requirements
      • Verifying Server Specifications
    • Setting Up Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
      • Configuring Your Storage
      • How to add a newly-created volume to DataKeeper
      • DNS Resource Requirements
      • Installing and Setting Up Database Applications
      • Safe Creation of Shared Disk Volume Instances
      • Verifying Network Configuration
    • Installing LifeKeeper for Windows
      • Core Software
      • Installing Core
      • LifeKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
      • About LifeKeeper Licensing
        • How to Obtain a License
        • How to Install a License
      • Installing Localized Language Supplement
      • Silent Installation of LifeKeeper for Windows
      • Third Party Product Files
      • Application Directory Anomaly
      • Uninstalling LifeKeeper for Windows
      • Upgrading LifeKeeper for Windows
      • Starting LifeKeeper
      • Repair
    • Cloning LifeKeeper for Windows Environment Using Sysprep
      • Overview of cloning environment using Sysprep
      • Creating a Template Environment for Sysprep and Cloning
      • Configuring a cloned environment with Sysprep
      • Considerations for cloning environment using Sysprep
  • LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment
    • Recommended Instance Types
    • LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud
      • Google Cloud Overview
      • Configuration
      • LifeKeeper Specific Configuration Considerations on Google Cloud
      • Configuration on Google Cloud
        • Creating a VPC Network
        • Creating a VM Instance
        • Configuring Firewall Rules
        • Creating Cloud NAT
        • Creating Passwords and Connecting to VM Instances
      • Configuring the OS
        • Security Settings (Active System, Standby System, Client)
        • Disk Configuration (Active System, Standby System)
        • Disable IP Forwarding (Active System, Standby System)
        • Windows Domain Settings (optional)
      • Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper
        • LifeKeeper Installation (Active System, Standby System)
        • Installing Recovery Kits for Applications (Active System, Standby System)
        • DataKeeper Installation (Active System, Standby System)
        • Initial LifeKeeper GUI Configuration
          • Creating a Communication Path
          • Creating a Mirrored Volume Resource Hierarchy
          • Creating IP Resources
      • Creating a Load Balancer
      • Creating an LB Health Check
        • Creating an LB Health Check Resource
      • Installing and Configuring Oracle
        • Installing the Oracle Database (Active System)
        • Oracle Listener Setup (Active System)
        • Create DB (Active System)
        • Oracle Listener Settings (Active System)
        • Creating a Password File (Active System)
        • Preparing for Installation of Oracle (Standby System)
        • Installing the Oracle Database (Standby System)
        • Oracle Listener Setup (Standby System)
        • Create DB (Standby System)
        • Oracle Listener Settings (Standby System)
        • Creating a Password File (Standby System)
        • Switch Back to the Active System
      • Protecting Oracle
        • Creating Oracle Resource Hierarchies (Active System)
        • Creating Oracle Pluggable Database (PDB) Resource Hierarchies (Active System)
        • Creating a Dependency between a GenLB Resource and an Oracle PDB Resource
        • Installing the Oracle Client
        • Checking Oracle Client Connectivity
      • Connecting from another VPC Client
        • Creating another VPC Network
        • Creating VPC Network Peering
        • Creating a VM Instance
        • Creating Firewall Rules
        • Installing the Oracle Client and Checking the Connection
    • Microsoft Azure Guide
      • Microsoft Azure Overview
      • Azure Specific Settings
      • Considerations
      • Building a Virtual Environment in Azure
        • Creating a Virtual Network
        • Azure – Global Load Balancer (cross-region load balancer) Scenario
        • Azure – Creating Global Load Balancer (cross-region load balancer)
        • Creating Cluster Nodes (Active System, Standby System)
          • Creating Resource Groups
        • Creating Clients
        • Creating a Load Balancer
      • OS Configuration
      • Building an HA Cluster with LifeKeeper for Windows
      • Oracle Specific Environment
        • Creating a Mirror Volume Resource Hierarchy
        • Oracle Installation and Configuration
          • Installing the Oracle Database (Active System)
          • Oracle Listener Setup (Active System)
          • Create DB (Active System)
          • Oracle Listener Settings (Active System)
          • Creating a Password File (Active System)
          • Preparing to Install Oracle on a Standby System
          • Installing the Oracle Database (Standby System)
          • Oracle Listener Setup (Standby System)
          • Create DB (Standby System)
          • Oracle Listener Settings (Standby System)
          • Creating a Password File (Standby System)
          • Switch Back to an Active System
        • Protecting Oracle
        • Checking Connectivity (Client)
          • Installing the Oracle Client
          • Checking Oracle Client Connectivity
      • PostgreSQL Specific Environment
        • Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL (Active System / Standby System)
        • Creating a Mirrored Volume Resource Hierarchy (Active System)
        • Changing PostgreSQL Related Parameters (Active System, Standby System)
        • Protecting a PostgreSQL Database (Active System)
        • PostgreSQL Connection Confirmation (Client)
    • Amazon Web Services Guide
      • AWS Direct Connect Quick Start Guide
      • Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide
      • Multi-VPC Cluster Configuration Using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide
        • Generic ARK for AWS Transit Gateway Resource Hierarchy
        • Configuration Considerations for Generic ARK for AWS Transit Gateway
        • Generic ARK for AWS Transit Gateway Operations Overview
        • Generic ARK for AWS Transit Gateway Configuration
        • Generic ARK for AWS Transit Gateway Parameters List
        • Generic ARK for AWS Transit Gateway Error Codes
      • LifeKeeper Support for AWS Cross Region Environments
      • Multi-VPC Cluster Configuration Using AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide
        • Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS Requirements
        • Setup Procedure for Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS
        • Settings and Operations Considerations with this configuration
      • Configuration Using a Load Balancer in AWS
      • How to Setup Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
      • Using Amazon EBS Multi-Attach
    • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide
      • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Overview
      • OCI Specific Settings
      • Considerations
      • Building a Virtual Environment in OCI
        • Creating Compartments
        • Creating a Virtual Cloud Network
        • Creating an instance (bastion stone server, active system, standby system)
        • Creating and Attaching Block Volumes
        • Creating a load balancer
      • Configuring OS
        • Log in to virtual machines (bastion server, active node, standby node)
        • Security settings
        • Disk configuration (active node and standby node)
        • Reflecting metadata to the secondary VNIC (active node and standby node)
        • Disabling DNS dynamic updates (active node and standby node)
        • Fixing Routing Metric of NIC (active node and standby node)
        • Enabling weak host model (active node and standby node)
        • Configuring Active Directory and DNS
        • Creating a domain user for LifeKeeper / DataKeeper
      • Building HA Clusters with LifeKeeper for Windows
        • Installing LifeKeeper and ARK for applications (active node and standby node)
        • Installing DataKeeper (active node and standby node)
        • Initial LifeKeeper GUI Configuration
        • Creating common resources
      • Oracle Specific Environment
        • Oracle Installation and Configuration
          • Create a domain user for Oracle
          • Install Oracle Database (Active node)
          • Oracle Listener Setup (Active node)
          • Create DB (Active node)
          • Oracle Listener Settings (Active node)
          • Creating a Password File (Active node)
          • Preparing to Install Oracle on a Standby Node
          • Installing the Oracle Database (Standby node)
          • Oracle Listener Setup (Standby node)
          • Create DB (Standby node)
          • Oracle Listener Settings (Standby node)
          • Creating a Password File (Standby node)
          • Switch Back to an Active Node
        • Protecting Oracle
        • Checking Connectivity
          • Installing the Oracle Client
          • Checking Oracle Client Connectivity
      • PostgreSQL Specific Environment
        • Installing and Configuring PostgreSQL (Active Node / Standby Node)
        • Protecting a PostgreSQL Database (Active Node)
        • PostgreSQL Connection Confirmation (Client)
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation
    • Introduction
      • Core
      • Communication Paths
        • LifeKeeper for Windows Heartbeat
        • Heartbeat Interval
        • Safety Check
      • Resource Hierarchies
        • Hierarchy Relationships
        • Resource Hierarchy Information
        • Resource States
        • Shared Equivalencies
        • Detailed Status Display
        • Short Status Display
    • Configuration
      • LifeKeeper for Windows Configuration Steps
      • Active-Active Grouping
      • Active-Standby Grouping
      • Intelligent Versus Automatic Switchback
      • LifeKeeper for Windows Configurations
        • Common Hardware Components
        • System Grouping Arrangements
      • Configuring LifeKeeper for Windows for Multibyte Language Encodings
      • I/O Fencing in LifeKeeper for Windows
      • Using DataKeeper EMCMD to Replace LifeKeeper volume.exe
      • LifeKeeper Quorum
        • Quorum Parameters List
        • Majority Mode
          • 2 Node Cluster with a Separate Witness Node
        • Storage Mode
          • Recommended Settings for Using S3 Quorum
        • Reconfiguring Quorum
    • Administration
      • Administrator GUI Tasks
        • Editing Server Properties
        • Set Server Shutdown Strategy
          • Server Properties
        • Disabling Automatic Failover
        • Creating a Communication Path
        • Deleting a Communication Path
      • Working with Resource Hierarchies
        • Creating Resource Hierarchies
          • Creating a DNS Resource Hierarchy
          • Creating a File Share List Resource Hierarchy
          • Creating a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy
          • Creating a LAN Manager Resource Hierarchy
          • Creating a Volume Resource Hierarchy
          • Creating an IP Address Resource Hierarchy
            • IP Local Recovery Scenario
            • IP Resource Quickchk and Deepchk Behavior
          • Editing Resource Priorities
            • Incomplete Resource Priority Modification
          • Editing Resource Properties
        • Extending Resource Hierarchies
          • Extending a DNS Resource Hierarchy
          • Extending a File Share Resource Hierarchy
          • Extending a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy
          • Extending a LAN Manager Resource Hierarchy
          • Extending a Volume Resource Hierarchy
          • Extending an IP Address Resource Hierarchy
        • Unextending a Hierarchy
        • Adding a Resource Dependency
        • Removing a Resource Dependency
        • Deleting a Hierarchy from All Servers
        • Generic Application Resource Scripts
          • Generic ARK for HULFT Administration Guide
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Requirements
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Configuration Examples
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Overview
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Script Specification
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Execution Time
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Parameters List
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Resource Creation/Extension
            • Generic ARK for HULFT Messages List
      • Man Pages
        • LCD – Miscellaneous LCD Programs
          • lcdstatus
          • lkstart
          • lkstop
        • LCDI Applications
          • app_create
          • app_list
          • app_remove
        • LCDI Instances
          • ins_list
            • Initialization Strategy
            • Initial State
          • ins_create
          • ins_gettag
          • ins_remove
          • ins_setas
          • ins_setchkint
          • ins_setin
          • ins_setit
          • ins_setlocalrecover
          • ins_setst
        • LCDI-relationship
          • dep_create
          • dep_list
          • dep_remove
          • eqv_create
          • eqv_list
          • eqv_remove
        • LCDI-resource_type
          • typ_create
          • typ_list
          • typ_remove
        • LCDI-systems
          • sys_create
          • sys_getds
          • sys_getst
          • sys_list
          • sys_remove
        • LifeKeeper Flags
          • flg_create
          • flg_list
          • flg_remove
          • flg_test
          • LCDI Flags
        • lk_chg_value
          • lk_err
          • perform_action
          • sendevent
          • LKSUPPORT
      • Overview of LifeKeeper for Windows Event Forwarding via SNMP
      • OpenJDK Upgrade
    • User Guide
      • LifeKeeper GUI
        • GUI Overview
          • Status Table
          • Properties Panel
          • Output Panel
          • Message Bar
        • Toolbars
          • Global Toolbar
          • Resource Context Toolbar
          • Server Context Toolbar
            • Server Context Menu
        • Menus
          • Resource Context Menu
          • File Menu
          • Edit Menu – Resource
          • Edit Menu – Server
          • View Menu
          • Help Menu
        • LifeKeeper GUI Server and Client Components
        • Running the GUI Application on a LifeKeeper for Windows Server
        • LifeKeeper GUI User Accounts
          • Configuring GUI Users
      • Common Tasks
        • Connecting To A Cluster
          • Disconnecting From a Cluster
          • Viewing Connected Servers
          • Viewing The Status Of A Server
          • Viewing Server Log Files
            • Viewing Server Properties
            • Viewing Resource Tags and IDs
            • Viewing the Status of Resources
            • Viewing Resource Properties
            • Viewing Message History
            • Expanding and Collapsing A Resource Hierarchy Tree
          • Operator Tasks
            • Bringing A Resource In Service
            • Taking a Resource Out Of Service
            • Taking Volume Resources In and Out Of Service
            • Volume Shadow Copy (VSS)
            • Volume Locking for Shared SCSI Volumes
            • Switchover a Resource
          • Advanced Topics
            • LifeKeeper Configuration Database (LCD)
            • LCD Directory Structure
            • Diagram of LCD Directory
            • LCD Configuration Data
            • LCD Resource Types
            • Resources Subdirectories
            • LCDI Commands
            • LifeKeeper Communications Manager (LCM)
            • Communication Status Information
            • Maintenance Tasks
              • Live Migration on Hyper-V
              • Moving Storage on Hyper-V
              • Starting and Stopping LifeKeeper
              • Managing IP Resources
              • Managing DNS Resources
              • Displaying List of Protected File Shares
              • EditFileShareResource Utility
              • Transferring Resource Hierarchies
              • Performing Offline Maintenance On A Shared Disk
              • Maintaining a LifeKeeper for Windows Protected System
              • Configuring Generic Application Scripts
              • Maintaining a Resource Hierarchy
              • Recovering After a Failover
              • Uninstalling LifeKeeper for Windows
              • Performing CHKDSK on a protected volume
            • Data Replication
              • Monitoring Replicated Volume Resources
              • Replication Settings
              • Performing Actions on Replicated Volumes
              • What is Split-Brain
              • Split-Brain Recovery
          • DataKeeper
            • 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
              • DataKeeper 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
              • DataKeeper Administration
                • Primary Server Shutdown
                • Secondary Server Failures
                • Extensive Write Considerations
                • CHKDSK Considerations
                • CLEANUPMIRROR
                • DKSUPPORT
                • DKHEALTHCHECK
                • Event Log Considerations
                • Using Disk Management
                • Registry Entries
                • Using EMCMD with SIOS DataKeeper
                  • Mirror State Definitions
                  • BREAKMIRROR
                  • CHANGEMIRRORENDPOINTS
                  • CHANGEMIRRORTYPE
                  • 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
                  • REGISTERCLUSTERVOLUME
                  • 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
              • DataKeeper 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
                • Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper
                  • 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
                  • 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
                • How to Replace a LifeKeeper-W Node
                • 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
                  • Mirror Creation and Cluster Configuration
                  • Creation of iSCSI Virtual Disks
                  • Setup of iSCSI Initiator on Windows 2012
                • DataKeeper Notification Icon
                • DataKeeper Intent Log Files on AWS Ephemeral Storage
                • 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
                  • Determining what GPOs have been applied to a server
                  • Error Messages Log
                  • Inability to Create a Mirror
                  • Network Disconnect
                  • Reclaim Full Capacity of Target Drive
                  • Remove DataKeeper Storage from a Windows Server Failover Cluster Role
                  • Resize or Grow Mirrored Volumes
                  • Run delallsys Prior to Removing or Replacing a Target System
                  • Split-Brain FAQs
                  • Stop Replication Between Source and Target
                  • Using Volume Shadow Copy
                  • Volumes Unavailable for Mirroring
                • DataKeeper Troubleshooting
                  • Most Common DataKeeper Solutions
                  • Known Issues and Workarounds
                    • Split-brain Can Occur in DataKeeper Even When Quorum/Witness is Configured
                    • Access to Designated Volume Denied
                    • Antivirus Software, Malware, etc. Exclusions for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows
                    • Bitmap Writes Unexpectedly Fail When Any Volume is Removed (disk offline or partition deleted)
                    • DataKeeper Does Not Support Lowercase Drive Letters as Mirror Endpoint for Jobs
                    • DataKeeper Volume Not Available as Cluster Resource Type
                    • During an upgrade, the GUI shows the incorrect state for the target server
                    • Error Creating a Mirror, return value 61 when extending a Volume in the LK for Windows GUI
                    • Failed/Delayed Updating Status
                    • Failed to Create Mirror
                    • Failed to create the file needed for quorum
                    • Hyper-V Host Cluster Error
                    • Live Migration Failure
                    • MaxResyncPasses Value
                    • Dangling Sources
                    • Mirroring with Dynamic Disks
                    • New Resources Offline But Unlocked
                    • Recover Kit for Route 53 Stops Working after Changing Instance Type
                    • 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
                    • Unexpected Order of the Upper Filters List May Cause Inability to Boot or Inability to Create Page Files
                    • User Interface – Failed to Create Mirror
                    • User Interface – Shows Only One Side of the Mirror
                    • Windows Restore result shared storage in a locked and RAW state
                    • Updating OpenJDK to v24.0.1 Disables Allowing a Security Manager for any Java Process
                    • Windows Server 2016 Specific Issues
                      • AWS Ephemeral Storage must be Initialized
                      • Occasional Job Creation Failure
                      • WSFC 2016 File Shares Cannot be Created for File Server Role Using Server Manager or Failover Cluster Manager
                  • 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
                  • Message Catalogs
                    • DataKeeper Service (ExtMirrSvc) Message Catalog
                    • DataKeeper Driver (ExtMirr) Message Catalog
                      • DataKeeper GUI (SDRSnapIn) Message Catalog
              • Troubleshooting
                • Video Solutions
                • LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions
                  • Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Solutions
                  • Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Storage Solution
                  • Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Networking Solutions
                  • Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Application Solutions
                  • Subscription License Soution
                • Error When Attempting to Run LifeKeeper for Windows Command From Command Prompt
                • GUI Error Messages
                • GUI Network Related – Initial Connection to Server Failed (Error 117)
                • GUI Network Related – Long Connection Delays on Windows Platforms
                • GUI Network Related – NoRouteToHostException Message Generated During Connection Attempt
                • GUI Network Related – Unknown Host Exception Message Generated During Connection Attempt
                • GUI Server Troubleshooting
                • LifeKeeper GUI Application Fails to Launch with No Errors
                • LifeKeeper GUI Issues with Java 1.8.x
                • Health Check Timeouts
                • Incomplete Resource Creation
                • Installation – Access is Denied
                • Java Mixed Signed and Unsigned Code Warning
                • LANMAN Name May Be Seen Twice in Browse List
                • Licensing – Licensed Recovery Kit Resource Fails to Come In Service
                • Licensing – License Key Not Found
                • New Evaluation License Key Error
                • Recovering From a LifeKeeper for Windows Server Failure in a 1 × 1 Configuration
                • Recovering Out-of-Service Hierarchies
                • Remove DataKeeper Storage from LifeKeeper
                • Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
                • Replicated Volume Switchover Failure
                • Resource Tag Name Restrictions
                • Restore and Health Check Account Failures
                • SQL 2008
                • SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)
                • Two-Server Cluster Issue
                • Unknown User Name or Bad Password
                • Perl 5.8.8 to Perl 5.32.1 Upgrade
                • IIS Resource Hierarchy Creation Error
            • Recovery Kits
              • Recovery Kit for Amazon EC2™ Administration Guide
                • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Overview
                • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Requirements
                • Recovery Kit for EC2™Configuration Examples
                • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration
                  • Adjusting Recovery Kit for EC2™ Tunable Values
                  • Creating an AWS ECC Resource Hierarchy
                  • Deleting an AWS ECC Resource Hierarchy
                  • Extending Your AWS ECC Hierarchy
                  • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Local Recovery and Configuration
                  • AWS ECC Resource Monitoring and Configuration
                  • Unextending Your Recovery Kit EC2™ Hierarchy
                  • Recovery Kit for EC2™ User System Setup
                • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Parameters List
              • Recovery Kit for JP1/AJS Administration Guide
                • JP1/AJS Installation and Setup
                • Managing JP1/AJS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Creating a JP1/AJS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Extending a JP1/AJS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Unextending a JP1/AJS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Deleting a JP1/AJS Resource Hierarchy
                  • JP1/AJS Resource Hierarchy Properties
                • Recovery Kit for JP1/AJS Processing Overview
                • Recovery Kit for JP1/AJS Message Catalog
              • Recovery Kit for Load Balancer Health Check Administration Guide
                • Configuration Examples
                • Upgrading Generic Application Kit for Load Balancer Health Checks to LB Health Check Kit
                • Creating/Extending/Modifying a Resource
                • Operations Overview
                • LB Health Check Parameters List
                • LB Health Check Message Catalog
              • Recovery Kit for Microsoft SQL Server Administration Guide
                • SQL Server Services
                • Recovery Kit Requirements
                • SQL Server Installation
                  • Recovery Kit Installation
                  • Recovery Kit Removal
                  • Installing and Configuring SQL Server with LifeKeeper for Windows
                  • Installation – Shared Storage Systems
                  • Using a Non-Admin Local System Account on Target System
                  • Installation – Replicated Storage Systems
                  • Additional Setup Tasks for Extended Configurations
                  • Creating the SQL Hierarchy
                  • Extending a SQL Hierarchy
                  • Unextending a SQL Hierarchy
                  • Deleting a SQL Hiearchy
                • SQL Server Configuration Considerations
                  • Managing a SQL Server Configuration
                  • Process Config Menu
                  • Database Config Menu
                  • Admin Actions Menu
                  • Manage User Menu
                  • Testing Your SQL Resource Hierarchy
                  • Encryption Considerations
                • SQL Server Hierarchy Administration
                  • Access Via Protected Communication Paths
                  • User Resource Name For Remote Access
                  • Reserve Volumes For Exclusive SQL Use
                  • Understand Manual Switchover Limitations in SQL Server Environment
                  • Running Microsoft SQL Management Tools
                  • Start and Stop SQL Server Only Through LifeKeeper for Windows
                  • Adding Microsoft SQL Server Volumes
                  • Recovering From Databases in Suspect State After a Switchover
                  • Pausing Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQLServer)
                  • Configuring SQL Server to Connect Using the Switchable IP Address
                  • Maintaining SQL Server Login and Passwords
                  • Monitoring Your SQL Hierarchy
                • Troubleshooting
                  • If the database to be protected is not on a volume protected by LifeKeeper, resource creation will fail.
                  • Create and Extend Failure
                  • Extend of a SQL Resource Fails
                  • SQLAgent Service Fails to Start
                  • Connecting ODBC Clients to Named Instances of SQL Server
              • Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide
                • PostgreSQL Installation
                  • Installation and Configuration Details – Adding LifeKeeper to an Existing PostgreSQL Configuration
                  • Installation and Configuration – Adding PostgreSQL to an Existing LifeKeeper Configuration
                  • Additional Setup Tasks for Extended Configurations
                • Server Configuration Considerations
                  • Creating the PostgreSQL Hierarchy
                  • Extending a PostgreSQL Hierarchy
                  • Unextending a PostgreSQL Hierarchy
                  • Deleting a PostgreSQL Hiearchy
                  • Testing Your PostgreSQL Resource Hierarchy
                • PostgreSQL Hierarchy Administration
                  • Access Via Protected Communication Paths
                  • Reserve Volumes For Exclusive PostgreSQL Use
                  • Start and Stop PostgreSQL Only Through LifeKeeper
                  • Creating and Protecting Additional PostgreSQL Database Clusters
                  • PostgreSQL Administrative Login
                  • Configuration for Unattended Connections
                  • Configuring the Postmaster Port Argument
                  • Monitoring Your PostgreSQL Hierarchy
                  • Troubleshooting
                    • Create Fails
                    • Restore Fails
                  • Tunable Settings for the PostgreSQL Recovery Kit
                  • Notes on When Protecting FUJITSU Software Enterprise Postgres
                    • How to Protect FUJITSU Software Enterprise Postgres with the PostgreSQL Recovery Kit
                    • Configurations Required to use Transparent Data Encryption
                    • FUJITSU Software Enterprise Postgres Troubleshooting
              • Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide
                • Oracle Overview
                • Recovery Kit Requirements
                • Oracle Configuration Example
                • Installation
                  • Recovery Kit Installation
                  • Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper with Oracle
                  • Before Installing Oracle
                  • Installing Oracle
                  • Configurations Required to use TDE (Transparent Data Encryption)
                  • Update from v8.10.0 and Prior Versions
                • Oracle Resource Configuration Tasks
                  • Creating an Oracle Hierarchy
                  • Extending an Oracle Hierarchy
                  • Unextending an Oracle Hierarchy
                  • Deleting an Oracle Hierarchy
                  • Manage Oracle Database Configuration
                  • Configuring a Pluggable Database with Oracle Multitenant
                  • Migrating a Pluggable Database
                  • Testing Your Oracle Resource Hierarchy
                • Oracle Hierarchy Administration
                  • LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Recovery Variables
                  • Updating Oracle Username and Password for LifeKeeper
                • Oracle Troubleshooting Tips
                  • If the database to be protected is not on a volume protected by LifeKeeper, resource creation will fail.
                  • Create Hierarchy Failed
                  • Bring In Service Failed
                  • Bring In Service Fails on manual inservice to the backup
                  • Oracle TNSListener Service is Not Started or Stopped as it Should Be
                  • Server Not Responding
                  • Remote Users Cannot Log In ORA 12504 or ORA 12514 or ORA 12541
                  • Oracle PDB Hierarchy Deletion Fails
                  • Oracle PDB – Cancel from Change Protection PDB – Lifekeeper GUI Error Displays and Error 23204 is Logged
              • Recovery Kit for Microsoft Internet Information Services Administration Guide
                • RK for IIS Overview
                • Installation and Configuration
                  • Hardware and Software Requirements
                  • Installing/Removing the RK for IIS
                  • IIS Configuration Considerations
                  • Install and Configure LifeKeeper for Windows and Recovery Kits
                  • Install and Configure Microsoft IIS on All Nodes
                • IIS Resource Configuration Tasks
                  • Create an IIS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Extend an IIS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Delete an IIS Resource Hierarchy
                  • Unextend Your IIS Hierarchy
                  • Testing Your IIS Resource Hierarchy
                • IIS Hierarchy Administration
                  • Modifying Quick Check Interval, Deep Check Interval and Local Recovery
                  • Manual Switchover
                  • IIS Resource Hierarchy Failover
                  • Protecting FTP Sites with Non-Anonymous Login
                  • Using an FTP Login Script
                  • Disabling Connection Check for FTP Sites
                  • Changing the RK for IIS Configuration
                  • Removing Microsoft IIS
                  • Changing the Network Interface Card (NIC)
                • IIS Troubleshooting
              • Recovery Kit for Amazon Route 53™ Administration Guide
                • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Requirements
                • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Example configurations
                • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration
                  • Creating a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Hierarchy
                  • Deleting a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
                  • Extending Your Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
                  • Unextending Your Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
                  • Adjusting Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Tunable Values
                  • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Monitoring and Recovery
                  • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ User System Setup
                • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Troubleshooting
                • Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Parameters List
              • Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration Guide
                • Requirements
                • Principles of Operation
                • Resource Monitoring and Local Recovery
                • Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Notes
                • Configuration
                  • Creating a Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Resource Hierarchy
                  • Deleting a Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Resource Hierarchy
                  • Extending a Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Resource Hierarchy
                  • Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Parameters List
                • Troubleshooting
                  • Known Issues / Restrictions
                  • Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Message Catalog
              • Recovery Kit for Quick Service Protection
                • Overview of QSP Functionality
                • QSP Resource Properties
                • Creating a QSP Resource
                • Troubleshooting Tips
            • Combined Message Catalog
              • LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows
                • IMPORTANT NOTICES
                • LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Release Notes
                • LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Installation Guide
                • LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Technical Documentation
                  • Documentation and Training
                  • Integration with VMware HA
                  • Administration
                    • Enabling VMware HA Integration with LifeKeeper Single Server Protection
                    • Enabled VMware HA Fault Detection and Recovery Scenario
                    • LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Heartbeat with VMware HA
                    • Maintaining a LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Protected System
                  • Recovery Kits
              • LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC)
                • Architecture
                • System Requirements
                • Getting Started
                  • Prerequisites
                  • Starting and Stopping LKWMC Services
                  • Port Settings
                  • Firewall Rules
                • Connecting to the LKWMC
                • Configuration Changes
                  • Modifying the GUI Server Port
                  • Modifying the REST API Server Port
                • Replacing the SSL Certificates
                • LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout
                  • Signing In
                  • Header
                    • Viewing the Online Manual
                    • Viewing the GUI Version
                    • Changing the Display Theme
                    • Signing Out
                  • Server
                    • Communication Path
                      • Creating a Communication Path
                      • Deleting a Communication Path
                      • Viewing the Status of a Communication Path
                    • Properties
                    • Sign-in status
                  • Resource
                    • Resource Tree
                      • Creating a Resource
                      • Extending a Resource Hierarchy
                      • Unextending a Resource Hierarchy
                      • Deleting a Resource Hierarchy
                      • Bringing a Resource In Service
                      • Taking a Resource Out of Service
                      • Viewing Resource and Server Status
                      • Creating or Deleting a Resource Dependency
                      • Viewing and Editing Resource Properties
                    • Properties
                      • General
                      • Equivalencies
                      • Relations
                      • Recovery Kit-Specific Properties
                • Open Source Software (OSS) License
                • Known Issues and Restrictions
              • Technical Support
              • Product Lifecycle
              • Legal Notice
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              FAQs

              Refer to this section for answers to the most frequently asked questions about SIOS DataKeeper.
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              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

              Determining what GPOs have been applied to a server

              Error Messages Log

              Inability to Create a Mirror

              Network Disconnect

              Reclaim Full Capacity of Target Drive

              Remove DataKeeper Storage from a Windows Server Failover Cluster Role

              Resize or Grow Mirrored Volumes

              Run delallsys Prior to Removing or Replacing a Target System

              Split-Brain FAQs

              Stop Replication Between Source and Target

              Using Volume Shadow Copy

              Volumes Unavailable for Mirroring

              Using SIOS DataKeeper Standard Edition To Provide Disaster Recovery For Hyper-V Virtual Machines
              Awareness of Windows Filenames and Directory Names

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