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SIOS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.9.0
  • 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
Table of Contents
SIOS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
  • LifeKeeper for Windows LIVE — 8.9.0
    • 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
  • LifeKeeper for Windows
  • LifeKeeper for Windows Release Notes
    • LifeKeeper for Windows Quick Start Guide
    • LifeKeeper for Windows in a Cloud Environment
      • 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 a Generic ARK for Load Balancer Probe Reply (GenLB)
          • Creating a GenLB 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 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 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)
            • 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)
      • AWS Direct Connect Quick Start Guide
      • AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide
    • LifeKeeper for Windows Installation Guide
      • Planning Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
        • Planning Server Communication
        • Recovery Kit Requirements
        • Storage and Adapter Requirements
        • Verifying Server Specifications
      • Setting Up Your LifeKeeper for Windows Environment
        • Configuring Your Storage
        • 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
        • Licensing
          • 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
        • 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
            • Storage Mode
            • 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
          • 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
                • 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
              • 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 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
                  • 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
                    • 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 Intent Log Files on AWS Ephemeral Storage
                    • DataKeeper Target Snapshot
                    • How to Replace a LifeKeeper-W Node
                    • 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, Malware, etc. Exclusions for LifeKeeper and DataKeeper for Windows
                      • DataKeeper Volume Not Available as Cluster Resource Type
                      • Failed/Delayed Updating Status
                      • Failed to Create Mirror
                      • Hyper-V Host Cluster Error
                      • Live Migration Failure
                      • MaxResyncPasses Value
                      • 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 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
                      • Resource Tag Name Restrictions
                    • 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
                  • 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
                  • Recovering From a LifeKeeper for Windows Server Failure in a 1 × 1 Configuration
                  • Recovering Out-of-Service Hierarchies
                  • Remove DataKeeper Storage from LifeKeeper
                  • Remove Hangs During Recovery Kit Uninstall
                  • Replicated Volume Switchover Failure
                  • Resource Tag Name Restrictions
                  • Restore and Health Check Account Failures
                  • SQL 2008
                  • SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)
                  • Two-Server Cluster Issue
                  • Unknown User Name or Bad Password
                  • IIS Resource Hierarchy Creation Error
              • Combined Message Catalog
                • Application Recovery Kits
                  • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide
                    • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Principles of Operation
                    • Recovery Kit for EC2™ Requirements
                    • 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
                  • Generic Application Kit for Load Balancer Health Checks
                    • Configuration Examples
                    • Basic Behaviors
                    • Script Specifications
                    • Script Parameter List
                    • Creating/Extending a Resource
                    • Messages 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
                    • 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 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 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
                  • LifeKeeper 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
                      • 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™ 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
                • 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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                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

                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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