Search
Related topics are listed below.
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…
LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction
The LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit software lets you tie the data integrity of PostgreSQL-based databases to the increased availability provided by LifeKeeper for Windows. The LifeKeeper GUI allows you to easily create a PostgreSQL resource hierarchy.…
LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ provides a mechanism for updating Amazon Route 53 DNS information when switching from a failed primary server to a backup server. Typically, Recovery Kit for Route 53™ is used in the configuration where an IP address cannot be switched…
LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
The LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit software lets you tie the data integrity of Microsoft SQL-based databases to the increased availability provided by LifeKeeper for Windows. The LifeKeeper GUI allows you to easily create a SQL resource…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration
To ensure that your LifeKeeper configuration provides the protection and flexibility you require you’ll need to be aware of the configuration requirements. To appropriately plan your configuration you must understand Amazon, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud, (VPC),…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Requirements
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Requirements
Before attempting to install or remove the Recovery Kit for EC2™ you must understand Amazon Web Service software requirements, as well as the installation and removal procedures for the Recovery Kit for EC2™ package. Amazon Web Service and Software…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Overview
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Overview
The Recovery Kit for EC2™ has two features: “Route Table Scenario” and “Elastic IP Scenario”. An overview of these features is provided below. Route table scenario (backend cluster): Manage a route table to allow clients to connect to…
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…
LifeKeeper for Windows
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…
LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Recovery Variables
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Hierarchy Administration » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Recovery Variables
The LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit installation creates 3 registry entry variables stored in the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Steeleye\LifeKeeper\RK\ORAapp MAXWAIT is a decimal integer that specifies the number of seconds that the…
Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Application Solutions
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions » Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Application Solutions
The following are the most commonly requested application related solutions. Resource can not be extended after the Target node has been replaced ISSUE: The server (Target) from an existing 1×1, LifeKeeper for Windows configuration, was replaced, i.e. OS…
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…
Tunable Settings for the PostgreSQL Recovery Kit
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Introduction » Troubleshooting » Tunable Settings for the PostgreSQL Recovery Kit
The PostgreSQL Recovery Kit provides tunable environment variables to help customize resource protection in certain scenarios. To change the values of these variables, edit the file %LKROOT%\etc\default\LifeKeeper. No processes need to be restarted for the new settings…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration
This section will assist in configuring the Recovery Kit for Route 53™. You need to configure LifeKeeper for Windows to provide required protection capability and flexibility. This guide assumes you have an understanding of Amazon, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Parameters List
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Parameters List
The table below lists the Recovery Kit for EC2™ parameters. These values are set by adding them to the %LKROOT%\etc\default\LifeKeeper configuration file. Because none of the components of the Recovery Kit for EC2™ are memory resident, changes to these particular…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide
The Recovery Kit for EC2™ provides a mechanism to recover an Elastic IP from a failed primary server to a backup server. It also provides a mechanism to enable the IP Recovery Kit to work in multiple availability zones. Please see the Overview and Configuration…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration Examples
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration Examples
Below are configuration examples for a route table scenario (backend cluster) and an Elastic IP scenario (frontend cluster). Route Table scenario (Backend Cluster): To clarify the administration and operation of Route Table, consider the scenario shown in Figure…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Requirements
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Requirements
Prior to installing and configuring the Recovery Kit for Route 53™, be sure your configuration meets the following requirements. AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) version 2 must be installed on all EC2 instances. Refer to Installing AWS Command Line Interface…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Troubleshooting
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Troubleshooting
Updating the record associated with the Recovery Kit for Route 53™ resource startup may take time Amazon provides the following information regarding the propagating speed of changes made to the DNS record. Q: How quickly will changes I make to my DNS settings on…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Local Recovery and Configuration
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Local Recovery and Configuration
Local Recovery scenario (Backend Cluster): When a failure of the protected Route Table is detected by Recovery Kit for EC2™, the resulting failure triggers the execution of the EC2™ local recovery script. The local recovery gathers specified IP resource entries in…
LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction
LifeKeeper Oracle The LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit provides a way to recover an Oracle database instance (versions 19c, 21c) from a failed server to a backup server. You can also extend the protection of the database instance to other servers. Using the LifeKeeper…
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…
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 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…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Monitoring and Recovery
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Monitoring and Recovery
The Recovery Kit for Route 53™ resource monitors the normality of the retrieval of the DNS A record registered at the time of creation and the association with the virtual IP address. The monitoring process is as follows. Obtain the address set in the Route53 A…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Example configurations
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Example configurations
You can use the Recovery Kit for Route 53™ when the network configuration meets the conditions described in the requirements . Example configurations are as follows: Not using a Transit Gateway Using a Transit Gateway
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Parameters List
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Parameters List
The table below lists and explains the tunable values that are available for modifying the behavior of the Recovery Kit for Route 53™. These values are set by adding the %LKROOT%\etc\default\LifeKeeper configuration file. Because none of the components of the Route…
Adjusting Recovery Kit for EC2™ Tunable Values
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration » Adjusting Recovery Kit for EC2™ Tunable Values
For the parameters that can be configured in the Recovery Kit for EC2™, refer to the EC2™ Parameters List.
Recovery Kit for EC2™ User System Setup
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration » Recovery Kit for EC2™ User System Setup
Route Table scenario (Backend Cluster): The Route Table protection option in the Recovery Kit for EC2™ provides the ability to automatically update the routing in the VPC. During a failover the recovery kit will update the route table to reflect the new Elastic…
Application Recovery Kits
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Technical Documentation » Application Recovery Kits
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) include tools and utilities that allow LKSSP to manage and control a specific application. The following optional recovery kits are available with this release of LKSSP. LifeKeeper Microsoft SQL…
Application Recovery Kits
Application Recovery Kits
LifeKeeper for Windows Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) include tools and utilities that allow LifeKeeper for Windows to manage and control a specific application. The following optional recovery kits are available with this release of LifeKeeper for…
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 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.…
Adjusting Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Tunable Values
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Adjusting Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Tunable Values
For the parameters that can be configured in the Recovery Kit for Route 53™, refer to the Parameters List.
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ User System Setup
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ User System Setup
The rule of determining the target IP address corresponding to a Recovery Kit for Route 53™ resource varies by configuration. Configuration with no descendant IP resource of a Route53 resource The target IP address is the IP address of the network adapter that is…
Install and Configure LifeKeeper for Windows and Recovery Kits
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Install and Configure LifeKeeper for Windows and Recovery Kits
The next step is to install the LifeKeeper Core, which includes the IP Recovery Kit and Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit, on all servers. See the LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide for details on installing LifeKeeper for Windows. You must have the same version of…
LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide
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…
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation
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 Support Matrix
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 –…
LifeKeeper for Windows Release Notes
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…
Recovery Kit Requirements
LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Planning Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment » Recovery Kit Requirements
Each of the LifeKeeper for Windows Recovery Kits has requirements that you should consider in planning and connecting all the components of your LifeKeeper for Windows cluster. While the LifeKeeper for Windows Release Notes provides technical requirements for each kit…
Recovery Kit Installation
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Recovery Kit Installation
Before installing the LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit, be sure you are familiar with the product prerequisites listed above, as well as the installation/configuration procedure outlined in the section Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper with Oracle.
Recovery Kit Installation
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Recovery Kit Installation
The LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit is distributed via ftp download. Installation is simple and quick using InstallShield to provide a standard installation interface. Before continuing, please preview the following: Hierarchy…
Recovery Kit Requirements
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » Recovery Kit Requirements
Before installing and configuring the LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: LifeKeeper for Windows supports the versions of Windows operating systems listed in the Operating System…
Recovery Kit Requirements
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Recovery Kit Requirements
Before installing and configuring the LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: Operating System software. See the LifeKeeper for Windows Support Matrix for a list of supported versions of Windows operating…
Changing LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit Configuration
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » IIS Hierarchy Administration » Changing LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit Configuration
Any configuration change that affects the port number, IP address, hardware virtual servers or secure/non-secure setting, will affect the LifeKeeper configuration. As there is no direct linkage between the server and this kit, you should follow this procedure to…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Extending Your Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Extending Your Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
After you have created a hierarchy, you must extend that hierarchy to another server in the cluster. There are three possible scenarios to extend your resource instance from the template (primary) server to a target server. Continue from creating the resource into…
Unextending Your Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Introduction » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration » Unextending Your Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Resource Hierarchy
To unextend a hierarchy complete the following steps. From the LifeKeeper for Windows GUI menu, select Edit, then Resource. From the dropdown menu, select Unextend Resource Hierarchy. Select the Target Server that you are unextending from the Route53 resource. It…
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…
Planning Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Planning Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
This section will assist you in defining your LifeKeeper for Windows cluster environment enabling you to successfully achieve your high availability goals quickly and effectively. The major subjects covered are listed below.…
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows
Introduction LifeKeeper Single Server Protection (SSP) allows for application monitoring in a single node configuration (i.e., no cluster requirements or restraints). Single node environments may be physical or virtual (vSphere, KVM, Amazon EC2). LifeKeeper SSP is…
Silent Installation of LifeKeeper for Windows
LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Installing LifeKeeper for Windows » Silent Installation of LifeKeeper for Windows
*Note: To perform the silent installation for LifeKeeper for Windows, you must contact Support to get separate LifeKeeper and DataKeeper installation files. *Silent installs are not supported with bundles. You can install LifeKeeper for Windows silently through the…
LifeKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
LifeKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
This topic provides step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring the LifeKeeper (LK) for Windows. LifeKeeper for Windows is a software bundle that includes DataKeeper, LifeKeeper and the optional LifeKeeper for Windows SQL Server Recovery Kit. The series…
LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction
The LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit extends your LifeKeeper for Windows product by adding specific protection to Internet servers. The LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit continuously monitors the health of your Internet servers, and if a problem arises,…
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…
Setting Up Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Setting Up Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
Now that you have determined your requirements and mapped your LifeKeeper for Windows configuration, you can start setting up the components of your LifeKeeper for Windows environment. The major tasks of this topic…
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…
LifeKeeper Support for AWS Cross Region Environments
LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Amazon Web Services Guide » LifeKeeper Support for AWS Cross Region Environments
This page lists the features that LifeKeeper supports for AWS Cross Region Environments. Recovery Kit for EC2™ Frontend/ElasticIP is currently not supported by LifeKeeper due to AWS not supporting this feature. Recovery Kit for Route53™ is fully supported in…
LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment
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…
Updating Oracle Username and Password for LifeKeeper
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction » Oracle Hierarchy Administration » Updating Oracle Username and Password for LifeKeeper
During the creation of a LifeKeeper Oracle resource, the user must enter an Oracle username and password for that instance of Oracle. Should the password of this username change at some point in the future, the LifeKeeper Oracle resource must be updated on all systems…
Building HA Clusters with LifeKeeper for Windows
LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Guide » Building HA Clusters with LifeKeeper for Windows
Install LifeKeeper for Windows and build an HA cluster. Installing LifeKeeper and ARK for applications Installing DataKeeper Initial LifeKeeper GUI Configuration Creating common resources
I/O Fencing in LifeKeeper for Windows
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Configuration » I/O Fencing in LifeKeeper for Windows
LifeKeeper for Windows supports three types of storage – all protected by the “volume” resource type. Fully mirrored volume (data is replicated from source node to all cluster nodes) Mixed mirrored / shared (volume is shared between some nodes,…
Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Networking Solutions
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions » Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Networking Solutions
The following are the most commonly requested networking related solutions. LifeKeeper GUI Running Slow Issue: When should I use the Interface metric for a specific NIC? Solution: For LifeKeeper GUIs that are performing slowly (and/or showing question marks for…
Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Solutions
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions » Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Solutions
The following are the most commonly requested installation related solutions. Can’t extend resources on new installation Issue: When attempting to extend a SQL Resource in a new installation, the Extend Wizard may yield the following information: “An…
Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Storage Solution
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper for Windows Common Solutions » Most Common LifeKeeper for Windows Storage Solution
The following is the most commonly requested storage related solution. How to remove DataKeeper Storage from LifeKeeper Scenario: A customer wants to remove an existing DataKeeper Resource/Mirror from LifeKeeper for Windows: Without impacting the existing…
Quick Service Protection Recovery Kit
Application Recovery Kits » Quick Service Protection Recovery Kit
The Quick Service Protection (QSP) Application Recovery Kit (ARK) provides a simplified method to easily and quickly protect Windows services.
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Technical Documentation
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Technical Documentation
About LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows LifeKeeper Single Server Protection (SSP) allows for application monitoring in a single node configuration (i.e., no cluster requirements or restraints). Single node environments may be physical or virtual…
Building an HA Cluster with LifeKeeper for Windows
LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Guide » Building an HA Cluster with LifeKeeper for Windows
Install LifeKeeper for Windodws (Active System, Standby System) 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:…
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Release Notes
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Release Notes
Release Notes Version 8.10.0 Released December 13, 2023 !IMPORTANT: End of Support for Hyper-V 2012 R2 SIOS has discontinued support for Hyper-V 2012 R2 with this release. The following Hyper-V versions are supported: Hyper-V 2016, 2019, 2021 !IMPORTANT:…
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Installation Guide
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows Installation Guide
About LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Windows LifeKeeper Single Server Protection (SSP) allows for application monitoring in a single node configuration (i.e., no cluster requirements or restraints). Single node environments may be physical or virtual…
Installing Recovery Kits for Applications (Active System, Standby System)
LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment » LifeKeeper for Windows Step by Step Guide for Google Cloud » Installing and Configuring LifeKeeper » Installing Recovery Kits for Applications (Active System, Standby System)
If you are building an Oracle-based environment, install the Oracle Recovery Kit now. From the LifeKeeper installation image, open \Recovery_Kits and double-click LKOra-8.8.2-Setup.exe. Follow the wizard prompts to install with the defaults. From the LifeKeeper…
Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
Symptom If a recovery kit is uninstalled while there are resource hierarchies of that kit in service, the Remove hangs. To avoid this situation, it is recommended to always take a recovery kit’s resource hierarchies Out of Service and delete them before…
Overview of LifeKeeper for Windows Event Forwarding via SNMP
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Administration » Overview of LifeKeeper for Windows Event Forwarding via SNMP
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) defines a device-independent framework for managing networks. Devices on the network are described by MIB (Management Information Base) variables that are supplied by the vendor of the device. An SNMP agent runs on each…
Installing and Configuring SQL Server with LifeKeeper for Windows
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Installation » Installing and Configuring SQL Server with LifeKeeper for Windows
Proper operation of the LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit depends upon correct setup of the hardware and software. This section provides general guidelines, configuration details and troubleshooting hints to help you administer Microsoft SQL…
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,…
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…
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…
Start and Stop SQL Server Only Through LifeKeeper for Windows
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper for Windows Microsoft SQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction » SQL Server Hierarchy Administration » Start and Stop SQL Server Only Through LifeKeeper for Windows
Although much of your administration of the Microsoft SQL Server is done through the Microsoft SQL Enterprise Manager, you derive two distinct benefits from bringing the Microsoft SQL Server in service and out of service using the LifeKeeper for Windows administration…
Unextending Your Recovery Kit EC2™ Hierarchy
Application Recovery Kits » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration » Unextending Your Recovery Kit EC2™ Hierarchy
To unextend a hierarchy complete the following steps: From the LifeKeeper GUI menu, select Edit, then Resource. From the dropdown menu, select Unextend Resource Hierarchy. Select the Target Server that you are unextending from the AWS ECC resource. It cannot be…
Recover Kit for Route 53 Stops Working after Changing Instance Type
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » DataKeeper » DataKeeper Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Workarounds » Recover Kit for Route 53 Stops Working after Changing Instance Type
After changing Instance types, Recovery Kit for Route 53 stops working Description Resizing an instance in AWS will occasionally break the static IP routing that the AWS metadata service connects through. When this happens the SIOS LifeKeeper Application Recovery…
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 …
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 GUI Application Fails to Launch with No Errors
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper GUI Application Fails to Launch with No Errors
Symptom The LifeKeeper GUI does not launch when running run as administrator using LifeKeeper (Admin Only) application. The window that starts the LK GUI application doesn’t appear at all. There are no error messages logged. When looking at the IP metric…
Error When Attempting to Run LifeKeeper for Windows Command From Command Prompt
LifeKeeper for Windows Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Error When Attempting to Run LifeKeeper for Windows Command From Command Prompt
Symptom When attempting to run a LifeKeeper for Windows command from a command prompt, you receive the following error: [File:lock.CLine:1610] Win32 Error: 2 CRITICAL (No. 472) Can’t run this application without LCD Daemon running. Solution LifeKeeper for Windows…
Application Directory Anomaly
LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide » Installing LifeKeeper for Windows » Application Directory Anomaly
The following file is installed in a directory other than the default directory that you selected during the DataKeeper installation procedure. This exception occurs when the operating system installs performance monitor counters. Path and File Name …
Kit Installation
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Kit Installation
The LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit is included with the LifeKeeper for Windows core product which is available on CD-ROM or via ftp download.
Kit Removal
Application Recovery Kits » LifeKeeper Microsoft Internet Information Services Recovery Kit Introduction » Installation » Kit Removal
!CAUTION: Be sure to remove all LifeKeeper IIS resources from service and delete them prior to removing the recovery kit. Once the kit is removed these resources will be unusable. The LifeKeeper Microsoft IIS Recovery Kit is included with the LifeKeeper for Windows…