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LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.10.0
  • 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 — 8.10.0
    • 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
  • LifeKeeper for Windows
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Release Notes
    • LifeKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
    • 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
          • 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
        • 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
      • 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 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
        • 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
          • Repair
          • Starting LifeKeeper
      • LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation
        • LifeKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
        • Introduction
          • Core
          • MSSQL
          • Communication Paths
            • Communication Path Types
            • LifeKeeper for Windows Heartbeat
            • Heartbeat Interval
            • Safety Check
          • Resource Hierarchies
            • Hierarchy Relationships
            • Resource Hierarchy Information
            • Resource States
            • Shared Equivalencies
        • 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
              • Available Amazon S3-compatible Object Storage
            • 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
              • 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
          • Man Pages
            • LCD – Miscellaneous LCD Programs
              • lcdrcp
              • lcdrecover
              • lcdremexec
              • lcdsync
              • 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
          • IP Local Recovery
          • 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
                    • Access to Designated Volume Denied
                    • Antivirus Software, Malware, etc. Exclusions for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows
                    • DataKeeper Does Not Support Lowercase Drive Letters as Mirror Endpoint for Jobs
                    • DataKeeper Volume Not Available as Cluster Resource Type
                    • 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
                    • 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
                    • Windows Server 2008 R2 Specific Issues
                      • Some SQL Server features do not work properly when installing DataKeeper on Windows Server 2008 R2 & SQL Server 2008
                    • Windows Server 2012 Specific Issues
                      • Windows Server 2012 MMC Snap-in Crash
                      • Windows Server 2012 iSCSI Target Role Does Not Support Dynamic Disks
                      • Windows Server 2012 Default Information Missing During Mirror Creation
                    • Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming Issue
                    • Windows Server 2016 Specific Issues
                      • 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
                    • Non-ASCII Characters are not Permitted in the DataKeeper Job Name or Description Fields
                  • 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
                • Deploying OpenJDK on LifeKeeper
                • 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
                • IP Resource Create Issue
                • 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
                • OpenJDK v19 and Later Upgrade on Japanese Systems
                • 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
                • Shared memory is not cleared if lbhcd continues to be used with lkstop -f
                • SQL 2008
                • SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)
                • Two-Server Cluster Issue
                • Unknown User Name or Bad Password
                • IIS Resource Hierarchy Creation Error
            • Combined Message Catalog
              • Quorum Message Catalog
            • Application Recovery Kits
              • LB Health Check Kit 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 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
              • LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
                • SQL Server Services
                • Recovery Kit Requirements
                • SQL Server Installation
                  • Recovery Kit Installation
                  • 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
                  • Create and Extend Failure
                  • Extend of a SQL Resource Fails
                  • SQLAgent Service Fails to Start
                  • Connecting ODBC Clients to Named Instances of SQL Server
              • LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction
                • 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
              • LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction
                • Oracle Overview
                • Recovery Kit Requirements
                • Oracle Configuration Example
                • Installation
                  • Recovery Kit Installation
                  • Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper with Oracle
                  • Before Installing Oracle
                  • Installing Oracle
                • 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
                  • 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
              • LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction
                • IIS Overview
                • Installation
                  • Hardware and Software Requirements
                  • Kit Installation
                  • Kit Removal
                  • Configuration Definitions and Restrictions
                  • IIS Configuration Considerations
                  • Installing and Configuring IIS with LifeKeeper
                  • Install and Configure LifeKeeper for Windows and Recovery Kits
                  • Install and Configure Microsoft IIS on All Servers
                  • Install and Configure SMTP Virtual Server
                • IIS Configuration Definitions and Restrictions
                  • IIS Required Roles and Role Services and Features
                  • IIS Active Active
                  • Primary and Backup Designations
                  • Naming Restrictions
                  • Identical Primary Backup Web Sites
                  • Configuring Secure Servers
                  • IIS Configuration
                  • Document Content Location
                  • Use Different Volume for Multiple IIS Sites
                • 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
                  • Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI
                  • Recovery Operations
                • IIS Hierarchy Administration
                  • Modifying Quick Check Interval, Deep Check Interval and Local Recovery
                  • Manual Switchover
                  • IIS Failover
                  • Protecting FTP Sites with Non-Anonymous Login
                  • Using an FTP Login Script
                  • Disabling the FTP Deep Check Process
                  • Changing LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit Configuration
                  • Removing Microsoft IIS
                  • Changing the Network Interface Card (NIC)
                • IIS Troubleshooting
                  • Symptoms and Solutions
              • LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction
                • 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
              • Quick Service Protection Recovery Kit
                • Overview of QSP Functionality
                • QSP Resource Properties
                • Creating a QSP Resource
                • Troubleshooting Tips
                • Known Issue and Restriction
            • LifeKeeper for Windows Support Matrix
            • LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows
              • 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
              • Application Recovery Kits
            • Product Support Schedule
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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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