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LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.7.2
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
8.7.1
8.7.0
8.6.4
8.6.3
8.6.2
8.6.1
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SIOS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.7.2
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
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.7.1
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.7.0
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.6.4
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.6.3
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.6.2
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.6.1
SIOS Protection Suite for Windows
SIOS Protection Suite for Windows Release Notes
SIOS Protection Suite for Windows Quick Start Guide
AWS Direct Connect Quick Start Guide
AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide
Microsoft Azure Guide
Microsoft Azure Overview
Azure Specific Settings
Considerations
Building a Virtual Environment in Azure
Creating Resource Groups
Creating a Virtual Network
Creating Cluster Nodes (Active System, Standby System)
Creating Clients
Creating a Load Balancer
OS Configuration
Building an HA Cluster with SIOS Protection Suite 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 Setup (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)
Creating a Password File (Standby System)
Oracle Listener Settings (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)
SIOS Protection Suite Installation Guide
Planning Your SIOS Protection Suite Environment
Planning Server Communication
Recovery Kit Requirements
Storage and Adapter Requirements
Verifying Server Specifications
Setting Up Your SIOS Protection Suite Environment
Configuring Your Storage
DNS Resource Requirements
Installing and Setting Up Database Applications
Safe Creation of Shared Disk Volume Instances
Verifying Network Configuration
Installing SIOS Protection Suite
Core Software
Installing Core
About LifeKeeper Licensing
How to Obtain a License
How to Install a License
Installing Localized Language Supplement
Silent Installation of SIOS Protection Suite
Third Party Product Files
Application Directory Anomaly
Uninstalling SIOS Protection Suite for Windows
Upgrading SIOS Protection Suite
Repair
Starting LifeKeeper
SIOS Protection Suite for Windows Technical Documentation
Introduction
Core
MSSQL
Communication Paths
Communication Path Types
SIOS Protection Suite Heartbeat
Heartbeat Interval
Safety Check
Resource Hierarchies
Hierarchy Relationships
Resource Hierarchy Information
Resource States
Shared Equivalencies
Configuration
SIOS Protection Suite Configuration Steps
Active-Active Grouping
Active-Standby Grouping
Intelligent Versus Automatic Switchback
SIOS Protection Suite Configurations
Common Hardware Components
System Grouping Arrangements
Configuring SPS for Multibyte Language Encodings
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
volume
LKSUPPORT
IP Local Recovery
Overview of SIOS Protection Suite Event Forwarding via SNMP
Java Upgrade
User Guide
LifeKeeper GUI
GUI Overview
Status Table
Properties Panel
Output Panel
Message Bar
Toolbars
Global Toolbar
Resource Context Toolbar
Server Context Toolbar
Menus
Resource Context Menu
Server 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 SIOS Protection Suite 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
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
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 SIOS Protection Suite Protected System
Configuring Generic Application Scripts
Maintaining a Resource Hierarchy
Recovering After a Failover
Uninstalling SPS 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
DataKeeper Service Log On ID and Password Selection
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
DataKeeper Event Log Notification
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
Safe Creation of a Shared-Storage Volume Resource
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
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 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
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 Exclusion List for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows
DataKeeper Volume Not Available as Cluster Resource Type
Failed to Create Mirror
Hyper-V Host Cluster Error
LifeKeeper GUI won’t start with OpenJDK
Live Migration Failure
MaxResyncPasses Value
Mirroring with Dynamic Disks
New Resources Offline But Unlocked
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 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
Windows Restore result shared storage in a locked and RAW state
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
Resource Tag Name Restrictions
Troubleshooting
Video Solutions
SPS for Windows Common Solutions
Most Common SPS for Windows Installation Solutions
Most Common SPS for Windows Storage Solution
Most Common SPS for Windows Networking Solutions
Most Common SPS for Windows Application Solutions
Antivirus Software Exclusion List for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows
Deploying OpenJDK on LifeKeeper
Error When Attempting to Run SIOS Protection Suite 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
Recovering From a SIOS Protection Suite Server Failure in a 1 × 1 Configuration
Recovering Out-of-Service Hierarchies
Remove DataKeeper Storage from LifeKeeper
Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
Replicated Volume Switchover Failure
Resource Tag Name Restrictions
Restore and Health Check Account Failures
SQL 2008
SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)
Two-Server Cluster Issue
Unknown User Name or Bad Password
IIS Resource Hierarchy Creation Error
Application Recovery Kits
SIOS Protection Suite 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 SIOS Protection Suite
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
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 SIOS Protection Suite
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
SIOS Protection Suite PostgreSQL Server Recovery Kit Introduction
PostgreSQL Server 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 Server Hierarchy Administration
Access Via Protected Communication Paths
Reserve Volumes For Exclusive PostgreSQL Use
Start and Stop PostgreSQL Server Only Through SIOS Protection Suite
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
SIOS Protection Suite Oracle Recovery Kit Introduction
Oracle Overview
Oracle Services
Resource Hierarchy for Oracle
Recovery Kit Requirements
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
Oracle Hierarchy Administration Guidelines
LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit Recovery Variables
Updating Oracle Username and Password for LifeKeeper
Manually Configure Oracle 11g DB Console
Oracle Troubleshooting Tips
Create Hierarchy Failed
Bring In Service Failed
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
SIOS Protection Suite 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 SIOS Protection Suite 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
SIOS Protection Suite for Windows Support Matrix
Product Support Schedule
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
SIOS Technology Product Information Resources
Download as PDF
Installing the Oracle Database (Standby System)
Log in to sios20lknode02 as SIOS20\lkadmin.
Rename
F:\app
to
F:\app.bak
.
Install the Oracle Database using the same procedure as you used for the active node. See
Installing the Oracle Database (Active System)
for details.
Preparing to Install Oracle on a Standby System
Oracle Listener Setup (Standby System)
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