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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
              • Changing the Network Interface Card (NIC)
            • 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
                  • 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
                    • Navigation 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

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                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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