Your LifeKeeper configuration must meet the following requirements prior to the installation of the Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database. Please see LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding the configuration of your LifeKeeper hardware and software.
Hardware Requirements
- Servers – LifeKeeper for Linux supported servers configured in accordance with the requirements described in LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide and LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes.
- IP Network Interface Cards – Each server requires at least one Ethernet TCP/IP-supported network interface card. Remember, however, that a LifeKeeper cluster requires two communications paths; two separate LAN-based communication paths using dual independent sub-nets are recommended for heartbeats, and at least one of these should be configured as a private network.
Software Requirements
- TCP/IP software – Each server in your LifeKeeper configuration requires TCP/IP software.
- IBM software – Please refer to LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes for specific DB2 version requirements on certain Linux distributions and hardware architectures.
- LifeKeeper Software – It is imperative that you install the same version of the LifeKeeper software and apply the same versions of the LifeKeeper software patches to each server in your cluster.
The following Application Recovery Kits are required.- Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database
- Recovery Kit for NFS Server – for use of DB2 EEE and multiple partition ESE deployments.
Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding installing and uninstalling the LifeKeeper for Linux Software.
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