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Creating a load balancer

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in OCI » Creating a load balancer

There are two types of load balancers in OCI, but in this document we will use a network load balancer. The IP address of this network load balancer will also be used as the virtual IP address to be set later, which will be the access point for the protected…

Creating a Load Balancer

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Creating a Load Balancer

Create the Cloud Load Balancer on Google Cloud as described in Introduction to the Load Balancer, in the following order. The client is able to communicate with the VM instances which are detected as healthy by the health check by connecting to the load balancer…

Creating a Load Balancer

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in Azure » Creating a Load Balancer

Azure load balancers have external and internal load balancers, but for the purpose of this document, we will use an internal load balancer. The IP address of this internal load balancer is also used as a virtual IP address later, making it an access point for…

Configuration using a load balancer in AWS

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Amazon Web Services Guide » Configuration using a load balancer in AWS

Overview When configuring LifeKeeper on AWS, typically the Recovery Kit for EC2 or Recovery Kit for Route 53 is used. Both use the AWS CLI to control AWS services; however, there are some cases where these kits cannot be used. You do not want to make configuration…

Creating a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies » Creating a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy

*Note: For ksh only, in order for shell scripts to be used in a GenApp resource, you have to make them executable using chmod +x command on each of the scripts. This must be done before you attempt to create the GenApp resource. !Note: For ksh only, the chmod command…

Upgrading Generic Application Kit for Load Balancer Health Checks to LB Health Check Kit

Application Recovery Kits » LB Health Check Kit Administration Guide » Upgrading Generic Application Kit for Load Balancer Health Checks to LB Health Check Kit

*The LifeKeeper LB (Load Balancer) Health Check Kit replaces the Generic Load Balancer (GenLB) Recovery Kit. The GenLB recovery kit was a collection of action scripts available for download for 8.9.2 to be used with a generic application (gen/app) resource. The GenLB…

Creating a Dependency between a GenLB Resource and an Oracle PDB Resource

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Protecting Oracle » Creating a Dependency between a GenLB Resource and an Oracle PDB Resource

Log in to the Windows OS on the active system (lk-node01) as LKDOMAIN\lkadmin. Launch the LifeKeeper GUI and log in as LKDOMAIN\lkadmin. Click the Add Dependency icon. Enter the values as described in the table below: Create Dependency …

Creating a Mirror

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Creating a Mirror

Before creating a mirror, ensure the following: You have created a job to hold the mirror. The volume on both the source and target systems must be of the NTFS file system type. The target volume must be greater than or equal to the size of the source…

Creating a Job

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper » Creating a Job

*Using non-ASCII characters in the DataKeeper Job Name or Description fields will result in errors in LifeKeeper Administration of that Job. If not already connected, connect to the server where you want to create a job. From the right Actions pane, select…

Creating a domain user for LifeKeeper / DataKeeper

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Configuring OS » Creating a domain user for LifeKeeper / DataKeeper

Create a service account for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper as domain user lkadmin. Configuring a bastion server Start PowerShell for administrators. Check if lkadmin exists as a domain user. PS > Get-ADUser "lkadmin" If not, add lkadmin as a domain user. PS…

Extending a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Extending Resource Hierarchies » Extending a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy

This operation can be started automatically after you have finished creating a generic application resource hierarchy, or from an existing generic application resource hierarchy, as described in the section on extending resource hierarchies. No additional data is…

Creating a VPC Network

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Configuration on Google Cloud » Creating a VPC Network

Create the VPC using the following two subnets. Subnet List Subnet Name Region IP Address Range lk-private asia-northeast1 10.0.101.0/24 lk-public 10.0.1.0/24 Log in to Google Cloud. From the…

Creating a VM Instance

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Configuration on Google Cloud » Creating a VM Instance

Create the following three VM instances. Instance List Name Region Zone Use lk-node01 asia-northeast1 asia-northeast1-b primary node lk-node02 asia-northeast1-c secondary node lk-client…

Creating a Communication Path

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper » Initial LifeKeeper GUI Configuration » Creating a Communication Path

Create a communication path between the cluster nodes using the value in the following table. Communication Path Local Server LK-NODE01 Remote Server(s) LK-NODE02 Device Type TCP Heartbeat…

Creating a VM Instance

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Connecting from another VPC Client » Creating a VM Instance

Create the following instance. Instance Setting Value (Region/Zone) Name Region Zone client asia-northeast1 asia-northeast1-a Instance Setting Value (Machine configuration・Boot disk) Machine Configuration…

Creating a Virtual Network

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in Azure » Creating a Virtual Network

Create a virtual network for the new environment. We will create a single address space and two subnets here. One subnet is used for services, and the other for LifeKeeper for Windows communication paths and replication. Select Azure Home > Virtual networks > Add…

Creating a Communication Path

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Administrator GUI Tasks » Creating a Communication Path

Before configuring a LifeKeeper for Windows communication path between servers, verify the hardware and software setup. See the Configuration section for requirements. Configuration Notes You should configure no more than one shared disk comm path between…

Creating a QSP Resource

Application Recovery Kits » Quick Service Protection Recovery Kit » Creating a QSP Resource

Before creating a QSP resource for a Windows service, make sure that the service is running on the primary LifeKeeper system. Create a resource by following the steps below: *At this time QSP Resources do not support Services with Parathesis or any other special…

Creating a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Hierarchy

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Creating a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Hierarchy

To create a resource instance on the primary server, complete the following steps. From the LifeKeeper for Windows GUI menu, select Edit then Server. From the dropdown menu, select Create Resource Hierarchy. The Create Protected Application dialog box will display.…

Configuring Generic Application Scripts

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Maintenance Tasks » Configuring Generic Application Scripts

Use this feature to update a script that has been created to protect an application that has no associated LifeKeeper for Windows Recovery Kit. Right-click on the generic application resource and select Properties. Select the LifeKeeper for Windows Generic…

Creating a Virtual Cloud Network

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in OCI » Creating a Virtual Cloud Network

Create a virtual cloud network (VCN) to use in this environment. Select [≡] > Networking > Virtual cloud network. Select the compartment sios20-c created in the previous step in Compartment, then click Create VCN. Enter the following value in the…

Creating a DNS Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies » Creating a DNS Resource Hierarchy

The DNS Recovery Kit provides a mechanism to create, update, and manage a DNS A record and associated PTR record for a virtual server name. The DNS resource allows the administrator to configure the managed virtual server name and also the IP address it will be…

Creating a Volume Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies » Creating a Volume Resource Hierarchy

When you want to protect resources on shared SCSI disks, you partition the shared disk into logical volumes using the Windows Disk Management tool. LifeKeeper for Windows can protect shared volumes by defining a volume resource instance. Each instance is assigned a…

Creating/Extending/Modifying a Resource

Application Recovery Kits » LB Health Check Kit Administration Guide » Creating/Extending/Modifying a Resource

Creating a Resource Hierarchy To create an LB Health Check resource, complete the following steps: Start the Create Resource Wizard as described in Creating Resource Hierarchies. Select Backup Server. Select LB Health Check as a Recovery Kit. …

Installing LifeKeeper and ARK for applications (active node and standby node)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building HA Clusters with LifeKeeper for Windows » Installing LifeKeeper and ARK for applications (active node and standby node)

Installing LifeKeeper Contact SIOS to purchase LifeKeeper for Windows or obtain the evaluation version of the software. Email: sales@us.sios.com US: +1.617.245.6955 or toll-free (US) 866.318.0108 International: +1.617.245.6955 Place the LifeKeeper for Windows …

Creating a Password File (Active node)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Oracle Specific Environment » Oracle Installation and Configuration » Creating a Password File (Active node)

Log in to SIOS-NODE1 as SIOS20-AD\lkadmin. Create a password file to use for login through the listener. Refer to the official Oracle documentation for the syntax of the password files. C:\> orapwd file=orapworcl force=y ignorecase=y password= Verify…

Creating a Password File (Standby System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Oracle Specific Environment » Oracle Installation and Configuration » Creating a Password File (Standby System)

Create a password file and check the connectivity to the database via the listener using the same steps as you did for the active node. See Creating a Password File (Active System) for details. Now the installation and configuration on the standby node have…

Creating a Mirrored Volume Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper » Initial LifeKeeper GUI Configuration » Creating a Mirrored Volume Resource Hierarchy

Here we create a mirrored volume using a 30GB disk (F drive) added to each cluster node. Log in to lk-node01 and launch the LifeKeeper GUI. Click Create Resource Hierarchy (the green + button). Follow the prompts and enter the details as described in the…

Creating a Password File (Active System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Installing and Configuring Oracle » Creating a Password File (Active System)

Log in to lk-node01 as LKDOMAIN\lkadmin. Run cmd.exe as Administrator. Create a password file to use for logging in through the listener. Refer to the official Oracle documentation for the syntax of the password files. C:\> orapwd file=orapworcl force=y…

Creating a Password File (Standby node)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Oracle Specific Environment » Oracle Installation and Configuration » Creating a Password File (Standby node)

Create a password file and check the connectivity to the database via the listener using the same steps as you did for the active node. See Creating a Password File for details. Now the installation and configuration on the standby node have been…

Creating a Password File (Standby System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Installing and Configuring Oracle » Creating a Password File (Standby System)

Create a password file and check the connectivity to the database via the listener using the same steps used for the active node; Creating a Password File (Active System) . Now the installation and configuration on the standby node have been completed.…

Creating a Mirror Volume Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Oracle Specific Environment » Creating a Mirror Volume Resource Hierarchy

Here we create a mirrored volume using the 30GB disk (F drive) added to each cluster node. Log in to sios20lknode01 and launch the LifeKeeper GUI. Click Create Resource Hierarchy (the green +) Follow the prompts to enter the details in the following…

Creating a Password File (Active System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Oracle Specific Environment » Oracle Installation and Configuration » Creating a Password File (Active System)

Log in to sios20lknode01 as SIOS20\lkadmin. Create a password file to use for login through the listener. Refer to the official Oracle documentation for the syntax of the password files. C:\> orapwd file=orapworcl force=y ignorecase=y password=XXXXXXXX Verify…

Creating a LAN Manager Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies » Creating a LAN Manager Resource Hierarchy

The LAN Manager Recovery Kit provides a way to create a computer alias name with associated file shares. The computer alias name acts as a “switchable” computer name, and its associated file shares become available on the system that has the LifeKeeper for…

Creating Compartments

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in OCI » Creating Compartments

Select [≡] (On the upper left corner of the screen) > Identity & Security > Compartments. Click Child Compartments > Create Compartment. Enter the following values in the displayed form and click Create Compartment. Item Value …

Creating Clients

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in Azure » Creating Clients

In Azure Home > Virtual machines, click Add and create a virtual machine for the client with the settings shown in the following table. The virtual machine is created using the same method as for cluster nodes, so a screenshot is omitted here. Note that the red…

Creating a DataKeeper Volume Resource in WSFC

Automatic Creation of a Mirror in WSFC Use the SIOS DataKeeper GUI to configure a mirror. At the completion of the mirror creation operation, the following dialog box will pop up which will allow you to automatically add the mirror as a DataKeeper volume…

Creating a File Share List Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies » Creating a File Share List Resource Hierarchy

The Windows File Manager function allows you to define file shares. The File Share List Resource type allows you to create a resource that includes one or more of those file shares. Criteria for File Share List Resources Not all file shares are available to be…

Error Creating a Mirror, return value 61 when extending a Volume in the LK for Windows GUI

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Error Creating a Mirror, return value 61 when extending a Volume in the LK for Windows GUI

Error/Message Extending a Volume in LifeKeeper for Windows: Cause/Workaround This is caused by a mirror remnant on the target system that needs to be removed with cleanupmirror (run on the source and then on the target)

Create a domain user for Oracle

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Oracle Specific Environment » Oracle Installation and Configuration » Create a domain user for Oracle

*Note: Although LifeKeeper can build Oracle clusters in both Windows domain and non-domain environments, in this document we create a valid domain with a domain user named “SIOS20-AD\oracle” and create an environment with this user. Create an account for Oracle as…

Creating a Mirrored Volume Resource Hierarchy (Active System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » PostgreSQL Specific Environment » Creating a Mirrored Volume Resource Hierarchy (Active System)

In this example we created a mirrored volume using a 30GB disk (F drive) added to each cluster node. Log in to sios20lknode01 and launch the LifeKeeper GUI. Click Create Resource Hierarchy (the green ＋) Follow the prompts and enter the details in the…

Creating Cloud NAT

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Configuration on Google Cloud » Creating Cloud NAT

Create the following NAT so that the VM instances on the private subnet have internet access. NAT Configuration Values List (Cloud Router) Network Region Cloud Router Name Network Region lk-vpc asia-northeast1…

Creating IP Resources

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper » Initial LifeKeeper GUI Configuration » Creating IP Resources

Create an IP resource in the LifeKeeper GUI. Click Create Resource Hierarchy (the green + button). Follow the wizard prompts to enter the details as described in the following tables. IP address (create) Primary Server…

Creating common resources

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building HA Clusters with LifeKeeper for Windows » Creating common resources

Create a common resource for use with both the Oracle ARK and the PostgreSQL ARK. Create an LB Health Check Resource In the LifeKeeper GUI, create an LB Health Check resource. From the menu bar, click Edit > Server > Create Resource Hierarchy and follow the prompts…

Creating Firewall Rules

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Connecting from another VPC Client » Creating Firewall Rules

Change the firewall rule setting so that the created VM instance can connect to the existing instance. In addition, create a new firewall rule to connect via RDP from the local PC. Change the current firewall configuration. From the navigation menu, select VPC…

Creating Resource Groups

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in Azure » Creating Cluster Nodes (Active System, Standby System) » Creating Resource Groups

Log in to Azure and open Azure Home, click Resource groups. Click Add. Enter the following values and click Review+Create. Resource Group Subscription Your subscription ID This is the subscription ID issued when…

Creating Resource Hierarchies

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies

Select the server, and then select Create Resource Hierarchy from the server context menu or server context toolbar. A dialog entitled Create Protected Application will appear with a list of all recognized recovery kits installed within the cluster. Select the…

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment

LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud Microsoft Azure Guide AWS Direct Connect Quick Start Guide Connection Between LifeKeeper Cluster and Clients Using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide Multi-VPC Cluster Configuration Using AWS VPC…

Maintaining a LifeKeeper for Windows Protected System

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Maintenance Tasks » Maintaining a LifeKeeper for Windows Protected System

When performing shutdown and maintenance on a LifeKeeper for Windows-protected server, you must put that system’s resource hierarchies in-service on the backup server before performing maintenance. This process stops all activity for shared disks on the system…

Creating an Oracle Hierarchy

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Resource Configuration Tasks » Creating an Oracle Hierarchy

After you have completed the necessary setup tasks, use the following steps to define the Oracle Server hierarchy to protect your database(s). From the LifeKeeper GUI menu, select Edit, then Server. From the menu, select Create Resource Hierarchy. The Create…

Creating another VPC Network

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Connecting from another VPC Client » Creating another VPC Network

Create the following VPC network. Name: client-vpc VPC Network Setting Values Subnet Name Region IP address range client-public asia-northeast1 172.31.0.0/24 Perform the same steps described in Creating a VPC…

Creating VPC Network Peering

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Connecting from another VPC Client » Creating VPC Network Peering

VPC Network Peering List Name VPC network Peered VPC network VPC network name lk-peer01 lk-vpc In project XXX client-vpc lk-peer02 client-vpc lk-vpc From the Navigation menu, click VPC network >…

Creating the SQL Hierarchy

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Creating the SQL Hierarchy

After you have completed the necessary setup tasks outlined in the LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide, use the following steps to define the SQL Server hierarchy to protect your database(s). !Important: If you have an existing SQL database installed, you must…

Creating the PostgreSQL Hierarchy

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction » Server Configuration Considerations » Creating the PostgreSQL Hierarchy

After you have completed the necessary setup tasks outlined in the LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide, use the steps listed below to create the PostgreSQL hierarchy to protect your database cluster. Important If you have an existing…

Recovering From a LifeKeeper for Windows Server Failure in a 1 × 1 Configuration

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Recovering From a LifeKeeper for Windows Server Failure in a 1 × 1 Configuration

If you uninstall LifeKeeper on one of your systems, you will need to follow these steps. If a server in your LifeKeeper for Windows cluster experiences a failure that causes re-installation of the operating system (and thus LifeKeeper for Windows), you will have to…

Creating and Attaching Block Volumes

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in OCI » Creating and Attaching Block Volumes

Create block volumes that will be the data storage area for Oracle or PostgreSQL, and attach it to the cluster node. Creating Block Volumes Create two block volumes for sios20-node1 and sios20-node2. Select ≡ > Storage > Block Volumes. Select sios20-c in…

Creating Mirrors With Shared Volumes

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Creating Mirrors With Shared Volumes

In order to properly configure DataKeeper in a shared volume configuration, use the DataKeeper GUI to connect to all systems where the shared volumes are configured. When connected, the DataKeeper GUI uses hardware signatures to automatically detect which volumes are…

Creating Mirrors With Multiple Targets

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Configuring Mirrors » Creating Mirrors With Multiple Targets

SIOS DataKeeper provides the ability to replicate data from a single source volume to one or more target volumes. In addition, DataKeeper also allows you to switch over control and make any of the target volumes become the source. Assuming you have already created a…

Creating an LB Health Check

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Creating an LB Health Check

The LB Health Check provides a mechanism to receive and respond to a health check probe for instances to be balanced by a load balancer in a cloud environment.

LifeKeeper for Windows

Your information resource for LifeKeeper for Windows and DataKeeper SIOS Technology Corp. maintains documentation for all supported versions of LifeKeeper for Windows. We welcome your suggestions and feedback. To help us continue to improve our documentation, please…

Setup Procedure for Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Amazon Web Services Guide » Multi-VPC Cluster Configuration Using AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide » Setup Procedure for Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS

In this section, a general procedure to setup the environment shown as the figure below. Preparations Create an environment that satisfies Requirements. Please install LifeKeeper on each instance and create a communication path between Node1 and Node2 (or…

Running the GUI Application on a LifeKeeper for Windows Server

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » LifeKeeper GUI » Running the GUI Application on a LifeKeeper for Windows Server

You can also run the LifeKeeper GUI as an application on a LifeKeeper for Windows server. By doing so, you are, in effect, running the GUI client and server on the same system. Only users with administrator privileges on the LifeKeeper for Windows server are allowed to…

Deleting a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Deleting a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy

To delete a resource hierarchy from all of the servers in your environment, complete the following steps. From the LifeKeeper for Windows GUI menu, select Edit then Resource. From the dropdown menu select Delete Resource Hierarchy. Select the name of the Target…

Configuring LifeKeeper for Windows for Multibyte Language Encodings

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » Configuring LifeKeeper for Windows for Multibyte Language Encodings

LifeKeeper can operate in all system locales that are supported by Windows. However, locales that use multibyte character encodings (such as Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and other Eastern languages) may require that LifeKeeper be configured to use the correct encoding…

Creating Oracle Resource Hierarchies (Active System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Protecting Oracle » Creating Oracle Resource Hierarchies (Active System)

Log in to the Windows OS on the active system (lk-node01) as LKDOMAIN\lkadmin. Launch the LifeKeeper GUI and log in as LKDOMAIN\lkadmin. Click the Create Resource Hierarchy icon (green + sign) to create an Oracle resource hierarchy. Enter the values as…

Creating an IP Address Resource Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Creating Resource Hierarchies » Creating an IP Address Resource Hierarchy

The LifeKeeper for Windows provides a mechanism to recover an IP address from a failed primary server to a backup server in a LifeKeeper environment. By creating an IP address resource, you can define an IP address that can be used to connect to a LifeKeeper-protected…

Creating an AWS ECC Resource Hierarchy

Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration » Creating an AWS ECC Resource Hierarchy

To create a resource instance from the primary server, complete the following steps: From the LifeKeeper GUI menu, select Edit, then Server. From the drop down menu, select Create Resource Hierarchy. A dialog box will appear with a drop down list showing all of…

Creating an LB Health Check Resource

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Creating an LB Health Check » Creating an LB Health Check Resource

!Please be sure to verify the following are in place in order to minimize issues moving forward with the creation of an LB Health Check resource: 1. A Windows firewall rule to allow access to the ILB port (12345) 2. A Google Firewall rule that lists the address…

LifeKeeper for Windows Heartbeat

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Introduction » Communication Paths » LifeKeeper for Windows Heartbeat

The heartbeat is a key LifeKeeper for Windows fault detection mechanism. The heartbeat is a periodic signal sent over the comm path between a pair of servers. The regular signals tell each server that the other is still active. When you define your comm path, the…

Volumes Unavailable for Mirroring

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » FAQs » Volumes Unavailable for Mirroring

Question Why are some of my volumes not available for mirroring? Answer The SIOS DataKeeper service filters out the following types of disk partitions: Windows system volume Volume(s) that contain the Windows pagefile Non-NTFS formatted volumes (e.g. FAT,…

Uninstalling LifeKeeper for Windows

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Maintenance Tasks » Uninstalling LifeKeeper for Windows

Before Removing LifeKeeper Included below are the requirements for removing LifeKeeper software. Move or stop applications. Before removing the software, verify that applications requiring LifeKeeper for Windows protection are not on the server. Never remove…

Configuration for Unattended Connections

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Hierarchy Administration » Configuration for Unattended Connections

During the creation of a LifeKeeper PostgreSQL resource, the user must enter a PostgreSQL administrative username for that database cluster. No password is requested for this username by the PostgreSQL recovery kit. Therefore, for the connection tests performed during…

Installing LifeKeeper for Windows

LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Installing LifeKeeper for Windows

If you have completed planning and setting up your LifeKeeper for Windows environment, you should be ready to install the LifeKeeper for Windows software on each server in your…

Uninstalling LifeKeeper for Windows

LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Installing LifeKeeper for Windows » Uninstalling LifeKeeper for Windows

Before Removing LifeKeeper Included below are the requirements for removing LifeKeeper software. Move or stop applications. Before removing the software, verify that applications requiring LifeKeeper for Windows protection are not on the server. Never remove…

LifeKeeper for Windows Configurations

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » LifeKeeper for Windows Configurations

LifeKeeper for Windows works on the basis of resource hierarchies you define for groups of two or more servers. The following three topics introduce the LifeKeeper for Windows failover configuration concepts. Common Hardware Components System Grouping…

Upgrading LifeKeeper for Windows

LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Installing LifeKeeper for Windows » Upgrading LifeKeeper for Windows

You may upgrade from previous versions of LifeKeeper for Windows while preserving your resource hierarchies and mirrors by using the procedure below. *Use the following command to verify product downloads using md5sum: certutil -hashfile MD5 This outputs the md5sum…

LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud

LifeKeeper for Windows is an HA cluster software which is developed and delivered by SIOS Technology, Inc.. DataKeeper is a data replication software which is developed and delivered by SIOS Technology, Inc. DataKeeper provides an integrated data mirroring capability…

Creating Passwords and Connecting to VM Instances

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Configuration on Google Cloud » Creating Passwords and Connecting to VM Instances

Create Windows passwords to login. From the navigation menu, select Compute Engine > VM instances. Click the VM name (Ex.“lk-client”) to open the VM instance details page. Click Set Windows password. Enter “lkadmin” as the…

Creating and Protecting Additional PostgreSQL Database Clusters

Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction » PostgreSQL Hierarchy Administration » Creating and Protecting Additional PostgreSQL Database Clusters

As your environment grows, you may need to add new PostgreSQL database clusters on existing or new shared or replicated volumes. To add and protect a new database cluster and the associated volume follow these steps: Create the volume resource. On the server where…

Creating Cluster Nodes (Active System, Standby System)

LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Building a Virtual Environment in Azure » Creating Cluster Nodes (Active System, Standby System)

!Important Notes: ● Here we describe how to create two nodes (active and standby nodes) that make up a cluster. There are several parameters specific to each node, such as name and IP address. The other parts are common to the two nodes, including the creation…

Reassigning a Job

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Working With Jobs » Reassigning a Job

Use the Reassign Job function to move an existing mirror from one job to another without deleting the mirror. Select the job from the middle Summary panel. Right-click and select Reassign Job or select Reassign Job from the Actions panel. Select an existing…

Deleting a Mirror

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Deleting a Mirror

This action discontinues replication and removes the mirror from the associated job. The target volume is unlocked and made fully accessible. Select the job that contains the mirror you want to delete. Right-click on the mirror and choose Delete Mirror or…

Replacing a Target

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Working With Mirrors » Replacing a Target

When replacing the target volume, you must delete the mirror in order to ensure a full resync of the data from the source volume to the target volume when the target volume is back in place. Deleting the mirror discontinues replication altogether removing the mirror…

Renaming a Job

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Working With Jobs » Renaming a Job

Select the job in the left Console Tree pane of the main DataKeeper window. You can select Rename Job from the Actions pane or right-click on the selected job and choose Rename Job from the menu that displays. Enter the new Job Name and new Job…

Deleting a Mirror

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » FAQs » Deleting a Mirror

Question What actually happens when you delete a mirror? Answer The data remains on both sides, but the target and source data are no longer synchronized. The target volume is unlocked and made fully accessible.

Switchover a Resource

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » User Guide » Operator Tasks » Switchover a Resource

A switchover is a planned event, versus a failover which is an unplanned event. A switchover can be performed from the LifeKeeper GUI using the In Service option. LifeKeeper will move the resource(s) to whichever node you bring In Service as shown in the diagram below.…

Unextending a Hierarchy

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Working with Resource Hierarchies » Unextending a Hierarchy

The Unextend Resource Hierarchy option removes a complete hierarchy, including all of its resources, from a single server. This is different than the Delete Resource Hierarchy selection which removes a hierarchy from all servers. When using Unextend Resource…

Deleting a Job

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Working With Jobs » Deleting a Job

Select the job in the left Console Tree pane of the main DataKeeper window. You can select Delete Job from the Actions pane or right-click on the selected job and choose Delete Job from the menu that displays. Select Yes to delete the selected job and…

Antivirus Software, Malware, etc. Exclusions for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Antivirus Software, Malware, etc. Exclusions for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows

Description Antivirus software, Malware tools and other system security monitoring tools could interfere with the proper running of LifeKeeper and DataKeeper and stop LifeKeeper from updating a LifeKeeper registry key. All of the following should be considered as…

LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide

The topics in this Installation Guide will assist in defining your LifeKeeper for Windows cluster environment. Once your requirements have been determined and your LifeKeeper for Windows configuration has been mapped, these topics will assist you in setting up,…

LifeKeeper for Windows Configuration Steps

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » LifeKeeper for Windows Configuration Steps

Follow the steps below which contain links to topics with additional details. Perform these tasks on each server in the cluster. Ensure that the LifeKeeper services are running by checking the Services in the Administrative Tools on the Control Panel. You should see…

Specifying Network Cards for Mirroring

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » Introduction » Understanding Replication » Specifying Network Cards for Mirroring

SIOS DataKeeper allows the administrator to specify which IP addresses should be used as mirror end-points. This allows the replicated data to be transmitted across a specific network which permits the user to segment mirrored traffic away from the client network if…

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation

About LifeKeeper for Windows LifeKeeper for Windows integrates high availability clustering and data replication functionality to protect mission-critical data and applications. LifeKeeper for Windows also integrates with SIOS Application Recovery Kits, which provide…

LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions

The following are the most commonly requested solutions. Installation Solutions Storage Solutions Networking Solutions Application Solutions Subscription License Solution *See Most Common DataKeeper Solutions for DataKeeper related…

LifeKeeper for Windows Release Notes

*SIOS Protection Suite for Windows (SPS-W) is a bundle that includes LifeKeeper. SPS-W will now be referred to as LifeKeeper. Release Notes Version 8.10.0 Released December 13, 2023 !IMPORTANT: End of Support for Hyper-V 2012 R2 SIOS has discontinued support…

LifeKeeper for Windows Support Matrix

Server Components Supported Operating System v8.7.1 v8.7.2 v8.8.0 v8.8.1 v8.8.2 v8.9.0 v8.9.1 v8.9.2 v8.10.0 Note: For all versions Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 is required –…

Switching Over a Mirror

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Working With Jobs » Switching Over a Mirror

The Switchover Mirror function enables you to switch over all the mirrors in a job or just one of the mirrors in a job. A “mirror” includes all variants for mirrors such as standard single-target replication and complex geometries such as multi-target…

Adding a Shared System

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » How to Replace a LifeKeeper-W Node » Working With Shared Volumes » Adding a Shared System

To add a shared system to either the source or target side of a mirror, you must be connected to that system. You can connect to the system prior to starting the Manage Shared Volumes dialog, or you can click Connect to Server from within the dialog. In either case,…

Removing a Shared System

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » How to Replace a LifeKeeper-W Node » Working With Shared Volumes » Removing a Shared System

To remove a shared system from either side of the mirror, bring up the Manage Shared Volumes dialog and uncheck the Include box for the system to be removed. When you click Done, the job will be updated so that the system is not part of the job. Warning: If a shared…

Disconnecting from a Server

LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper User Guide » Setting Up SIOS DataKeeper » Disconnecting from a Server

Use this dialog to disconnect from a server. You may use this option if you no longer wish to view the server in the Administration Window. From the list of servers, select the server(s) that you wish to disconnect from and click Disconnect.