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How SIOS DataKeeper Works
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » How SIOS DataKeeper Works
SIOS DataKeeper creates and protects NetRAID devices. A NetRAID device is a RAID1 device that consists of a local disk or partition and a Network Block Device (NBD) as shown in the diagram below. A LifeKeeper supported file system can be mounted on a NetRAID…
SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration
Installing and Configuring SIOS DataKeeper for Linux Hardware/Software Requirements Before Configuring Your DataKeeper Resources The following topics contain information for consideration before beginning to create and administer your DataKeeper resources. They also…
Administering SIOS DataKeeper for Linux
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » Administering SIOS DataKeeper for Linux
The following topics provide information to help in understanding and managing SIOS DataKeeper for Linux operations and issues after DataKeeper resources are…
Administering SIOS DRBD for Linux
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DRBD Recovery Kit » Administering SIOS DRBD for Linux
The following topics provide information to help in understanding and managing DRBD resource operations and issues after DRBD resources are created. Viewing Mirror Status GUI Mirror Administration Pause, Resume and Force Online Set Resync Speed…
Mirroring with SIOS DataKeeper for Linux
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » Mirroring with SIOS DataKeeper for Linux
SIOS DataKeeper for Linux offers an alternative for customers who want to build a high availability cluster (using SIOS LifeKeeper) without shared storage or who simply want to replicate business-critical data in real-time between servers. SIOS DataKeeper uses either…
SIOS DataKeeper for Linux Resource Types
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration » SIOS DataKeeper for Linux Resource Types
When creating your DataKeeper resource hierarchy, LifeKeeper will prompt you to select a resource type. There are several different DataKeeper resource types. The following information can help you determine which type is best for your environment. Replicate New File…
Activating the SAP SIOS HA Cluster Connector (SSHCC)
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Installation » Activating the SAP SIOS HA Cluster Connector (SSHCC)
The SAP SIOS HA Cluster Connector (SSHCC) provides an interface between the SAP Start Service (sapstartsrv) and LifeKeeper. While the HA Cluster Connector is active for an SAP instance, calls through sapcontrol which affect the state of the instance will be routed…
Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL is an SQL compliant, object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) based on POSTGRES. Since its inception, PostgreSQL has become one of the most advanced open source relational database management…
Documentation and References
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Logical Volume Manager Administration Guide » Documentation and References
The following LifeKeeper product documentation is available from SIOS Technology Corp.: LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide Optional Recovery Kit Documentation This…
Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch
!Disclaimer: The user interface may vary between regions or change over time. Please refer to the documentation provided by Google Cloud if the screenshots shown below are different from your experience. This Evaluation Guide uses the following network structure and…
Known Issues/Restrictions when using LifeKeeper on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Restrictions » Known Issues/Restrictions when using LifeKeeper on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Support Configuration You must use the Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on OCI. Oracle provides images for the following Operating Systems supported by LifeKeeper. See the Certification Information for supported OS…
Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration Guide » Requirements
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Software Requirements Before installing and configuring the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Recovery Kit (RK for OCI), be sure that your environment meets the following requirements. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute Instance Must be…
Create SAP File Systems
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP Resources » Create SAP File Systems
*IMPORTANT: In keeping with industry best practices and announced with the release of v9.6.2, beginning with v9.7.0 SIOS will no longer support new or existing configurations with NFS servers/clients on the same nodes as the SAP services when setting up an SAP system…
Protecting SAP HANA Resources
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP HANA Resources
In this section we will deploy a highly-available SAP HANA 2.0 SPS04 cluster. Our configuration will use SAP HANA System Replication to replicate data from the active database host to the standby database host and will use the LifeKeeper SAP HANA Recovery Kit to handle…
Using Internal Load Balancer
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » SAP MaxDB Configuration Considerations » Using Internal Load Balancer
The SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit supports the use of Internal Load Balancers (ILB) like Azure supports. To enable support for ILB, set MAXDB_ILB_ENABLED to 1 in the LifeKeeper defaults file (/etc/default/LifeKeeper). The ILB requires X server ports to be active on one…
Protecting SAP Resources
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP Resources
In this section we will deploy an SAP S/4HANA 1909 AS ABAP environment and use the LifeKeeper SAP Recovery Kit to protect the ABAP SAP Central Services (ASCS) and corresponding Enqueue Replication Server (ERS) instances. While it is possible to protect a redundant…
Creating a PostgreSQL Database
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Installation » Creating a PostgreSQL Database
Follow the instructions in your PostgreSQL Administration Guide to create your database. In addition, please note the following recommendations: *Replicated (SIOS DataKeeper) file system resources must be created before creating the PostgreSQL resource. The…
LKCLI Subcommands for Each ARK
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » LifeKeeper Command Line Interface (LKCLI) » LKCLI Subcommands for Each ARK
You can set up the following Recovery Kits using the LifeKeeper Command Line Interface (LKCLI). ARK List Apache DataKeeper DRBD DB2 EC2 FileSystem Generic Application IP LB Health Check MySQL NFS Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud…
NAS Documentation and References
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide » NAS Documentation and References
The following LifeKeeper product documentation is available from SIOS Technology Corp.: LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide Optional Recovery Kit Documentation This…
DB2 Documentation and References
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Administration Guide » DB2 Documentation and References
The following LifeKeeper product documentation is available from SIOS Technology Corp.: LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation LifeKeeper Installation Guide Optional Recovery Kit Documentation This…
DataKeeper
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper
SIOS DataKeeper for Linux provides an integrated data mirroring capability for LifeKeeper environments. This feature also enables LifeKeeper to operate in non-shared storage environments. Mirroring with SIOS DataKeeper for Linux How SIOS DataKeeper…
VMDK Documentation and References
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Administration Guide » VMDK Documentation and References
The following LifeKeeper product documentation is available from SIOS Technology Corp.: LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide Optional Application Recovery Kit…
Recovery Kit for NFS Server Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for NFS Server Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for NFS Server Requirements
Before installing and configuring the Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: Servers The Recovery Kit requires servers configured in accordance with the LifeKeeper requirements described in the LifeKeeper for Linux Technical…
Recovery Kits
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » Recovery Kits
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Recovery Kits (ARKs) include tools and utilities that allow SSP to manage and control a specific application. The following optional recovery kits are available with this release of SSP. !IMPORTANT: End of Support for…
Command Line Interface
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface
LifeKeeper’s Command Line Interface can be used as an alternative to the Graphical User Interface. Administrator tasks may be automated by incorporating calls to the CLI in shell scripting. Document Contents This guide contains the following topics: Commands.…
Recovery Kit for MySQL Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Configuration
This section contains definitions and examples of typical LifeKeeper MySQL configurations and information you should consider before you start to configure MySQL. Please refer to the Resource Hierarchies section of the LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation for…
Switching between Nodes in a Cloud Environment
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » Switching between Nodes in a Cloud Environment
If you are operating in a cloud environment, there is an extra step to switch a virtual IP address between nodes. The following topics explain the background information and general approaches for each cloud environment: AWS Route Table Scenario AWS Elastic IP…
Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide
*Beginning in v9.5.0 SIOS has released the new Recovery Kit for SAP HANA. SIOS will continue to support the SAP HANA gen/app based Recovery Kit with the 9.4.x releases until March 31, 2022. If you are using LifeKeeper for Linux v9.5 or later you must use the new…
Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration » Hardware and Software Requirements
Your LifeKeeper configuration should meet the following requirements prior to the installation of SIOS DataKeeper. Hardware Requirements Servers – Two or more LifeKeeper for Linux supported servers. IP Network Interface Cards – Each server requires…
Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide
SAP MaxDB is a SQL-based, industrial-strength database system that can be deployed for a wide array of purposes. It is highly scalable, platform-independent and provides full transaction support. The database system was originally owned by SAP but has since been…
Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for SAP provides a mechanism to recover SAP NetWeaver from a failed primary server onto a backup server in a LifeKeeper environment. The Recovery Kit for SAP works in conjunction with other LifeKeeper Recovery Kits (the Recovery…
Common SAP Recovery Kit Tasks
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Installation » Common SAP Recovery Kit Tasks
The following tasks are described in the Administration section within the LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation because they are common tasks with steps that are identical across all Recovery Kits. Create a Resource Dependency. Creates a parent/child…
LifeKeeper Documentation and Apache References
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Apache Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Documentation and Apache References
The following is a list of LifeKeeper related information available from SIOS Technology Corp.: LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation (available from the Help menu within the LifeKeeper GUI) LifeKeeper for Linux…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon Route 53™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration
To configure LifeKeeper to provide the required protection capability and flexibility, you need to know the configuration requirements. You also need to understand Amazon, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon 53 and hierarchy…
Recovery Kit for MySQL Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Hardware and Software Requirements
Before you can install and set up the recovery software, your server must meet certain hardware and software requirements. You should refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions on how to install or remove the LifeKeeper Recovery Kit…
Installing and Configuring SAP ASE with LifeKeeper
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Installing and Configuring SAP ASE with LifeKeeper
The following sequence is recommended for installing and configuring the SAP ASE product and LifeKeeper software. Each of these steps links to detailed tasks. Install the SAP ASE Software Create the SAP ASE Servers Install the LifeKeeper Software After you have…
New Features
LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes » New Features
New Features in LifeKeeper for Linux Version 10 / Supported Versions *v10.0 refers to all v10.0.x product versions. *Refer to https://docs.us.sios.com/alllinux.php for older versions of the documentation. v10.0.1 New Features None. v10.0.0 New Features…
Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Configuration Considerations
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Configuration Considerations
Configuration Considerations Contains information to consider before you install and configure the Recovery Kit for SAP ASE…
LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes
LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes
Version 10.0 *v10.0 refers to all v10.0.x product versions. Released November 11, 2025 Read the following topics before attempting to install or use this product! The documents contain last minute information that must be considered before, during and after…
SAP Administration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Administration
This section provides tips and other information that may be helpful for administration and maintenance of certain configurations. NFS Considerations Client Reconnect LifeKeeper SAP Tunable Parameters Update Protection Level Update Recovery Level View…
LKCLI Guide
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » LKCLI Guide
Overview This guide is designed to assist you with configuring your LifeKeeper environment via the command line using LifeKeeper Command Line Interface (LKCLI) Please follow the order below when creating your environment via LKCLI: 1. Communication Path Creation and…
LifeKeeper Software Requirements for AWS Environment
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Connection Between LifeKeeper Cluster and Clients Using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide » AWS VPC Peering Connections Requirements » LifeKeeper Software Requirements for AWS Environment
Install the same version of LifeKeeper software and patches on each server in the high-availability cluster. The Application Recovery Kits (ARK) required for this configuration are shown below. For the specific LifeKeeper requirements, please refer to: LifeKeeper for…
LKCLI – Resource Creation
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » LKCLI Guide » LKCLI – Resource Creation
The following topics describe how to create LifeKeeper resources for protected services and applications. *Note: Be sure to create a communication path first (refer to LKCLI Communication Path Creation and Deletion). Creating a File System Resource Creating an…
Configuring Oracle with LifeKeeper
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Configuring Oracle with LifeKeeper
This section contains information you should consider before you start to configure Oracle and examples of typical Oracle configurations. The following tasks are described in the Administration section within the LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation because…
PostgreSQL Installation
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Installation
Installing/Configuring PostgreSQL with LifeKeeper The following sequence is recommended for installing and configuring the PostgreSQL database and LifeKeeper software. Each of these steps links to detailed tasks. Install the PostgreSQL software. Create the…
SAP Installation
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Installation
Configuration/Installation Before using LifeKeeper to create an SAP resource hierarchy, perform the following tasks in the order recommended below. Note that there are additional non-HA specific configuration tasks that must be performed that are not listed below.…
Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Hardware and Software Requirements
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…
Managing MySQL Resource Hierarchies
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » Managing MySQL Resource Hierarchies
This section describes how to manage the MySQL resource hierarchy. LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks Creating a MySQL Resource Hierarchy Deleting a Resource Hierarchy Extending Your Hierarchy Unextending Your Hierarchy Performing a Manual Switchover from the…
SAP MaxDB Resource Configuration Tasks
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » SAP MaxDB Resource Configuration Tasks
Once you have completed the setup tasks described in the previous section, you are ready to create and extend your SAP MaxDB resource hierarchies. The following tasks are available for configuring the LifeKeeper for Linux SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit: Create Resource…
Oracle Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Oracle Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
Before attempting to install or remove the LifeKeeper Oracle Recovery Kit, you must understand the hardware and software requirements and the installation and removal procedures. Be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: Servers. The Recovery…
System Requirements
LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes » System Requirements
LifeKeeper Product Requirements LifeKeeper for Linux is supported on any Linux platform that satisfies the minimum requirements included in the Linux Configuration Table. Also refer to the LifeKeeper Certification Information for supported operating systems,…
Documentation and Training
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Technical Documentation » Documentation and Training
A complete reference providing instructions for installing, configuring, administering and troubleshooting SIOS LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux is available in the LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Documentation. The following sections cover every…
Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Administration Guide
Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Technical Documentation LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage (hereafter referred to as the Recovery Kit for VMDK) provides a VMware virtual hard disk as shared storage. The Recovery Kit for VMDK allows…
SAP Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Hardware and Software Requirements
Before installing and configuring the LifeKeeper SAP Recovery Kit, be sure that your configuration meets the following requirements: Servers. This recovery kit requires two or more computers configured in accordance with the requirements described in the LifeKeeper…
Configure Linux Nodes to Run LifeKeeper for Linux
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Configure Linux Nodes to Run LifeKeeper for Linux
This section outlines steps to configure the Linux nodes before installing LifeKeeper for Linux. In order to connect a Linux node, it may be necessary to install the ssh client software on Windows. Connecting to a Linux Node from Windows Client Using…
Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for MySQL provides an easy way to add LifeKeeper fault‑resilient protection for MySQL resources and databases. This enables a failure on the primary database server to be recovered on a designated standby server without…
Recovery Kit for Amazon Route 53™ Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon Route 53™ Administration Guide
The Recovery Kit for Amazon Route 53™ provides a mechanism for updating Amazon Route 53 DNS information corresponding to a virtual IP address and an actual IP address information of IP resources that are in dependency relation when switching to a failed primary…
Recovery Kit for NFS Server Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for NFS Server Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for NFS Server provides fault resilience for Network File System (NFS) software in a LifeKeeper environment. This enables a failure on the primary NFS server to be recovered on a designated backup server without significant lost…
Network Structure Used in this Tutorial
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Configuring Network Components and Creating Instances » Network Structure Used in this Tutorial
In this tutorial three nodes will be created. Node-A and Node-B will be used as the Active node and Standby node, respectively. In addition to these two nodes, Node-C (the Quorum/Witness node), will also be created. (See What is for an explanation of the need for a…
SAP Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Troubleshooting
This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter during the process of creating and extending a LifeKeeper SAP resource hierarchy, removing and restoring a resource and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of the errors and…
Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration Guide » Configuration
In addition to configuration considerations, this page also includes the steps to configure the Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (RK for OCI). Specific Configuration Considerations for RK for OCI Before using the RK for OCI, please review the following…
IP Recovery Kit Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IP Address Administration Guide » IP Recovery Kit Requirements
Before attempting to install or remove the IP Recovery Kit, you must understand the hardware and software requirements for the package and the installation and removal procedures. Hardware and Software Requirements Before installing and configuring the LifeKeeper IP…
Logical Volume Manager Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Logical Volume Manager Administration Guide » Logical Volume Manager Recovery Kit Requirements » Logical Volume Manager Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements Servers. This Logical Volume Manager Recovery Kit requires two or more computers configured in accordance with the requirements described in the LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes and the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide, which are…
LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MySQL
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » Managing MySQL Resource Hierarchies » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MySQL
You can perform the following configuration tasks from the LifeKeeper GUI. The following four tasks are described in this section, as they are unique to a MySQL resource instance, and different for each Recovery Kit. Create a Resource Hierarchy. Creates an…
SAP Configuration Considerations
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Configuration Considerations
*IMPORTANT: In keeping with industry best practices and announced with the release of v9.6.2, beginning with v9.7.0 SIOS will no longer support new or existing configurations with NFS servers/clients on the same nodes as the SAP services when setting up an SAP system…
SAP MaxDB Configuration Considerations
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » SAP MaxDB Configuration Considerations
This section contains information that you should consider before you start to configure and administer the SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit. *Your database configuration directory must be replicated or be kept in sync between the primary node and secondary node manually or by…
How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications)
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications)
This section includes the basic steps to create various resources such as databases and applications. Each resource can be created independently (unless noted otherwise). Protecting an Oracle Resource Protecting MSSQL Using Quick Service Protection Protecting a…
Storage and Adapter Options
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide » Planning Your LifeKeeper Environment » Storage and Adapter Options
For a list of the disk array storage models currently supported by LifeKeeper in shared storage configurations, see the Supported Storage. Refer to Storage and Adapter Configuration for details about driver versions and other configuration requirements for these arrays…
Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Hardware and Software Requirements
Your LifeKeeper configuration must meet the following requirements prior to the installation of the Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage. See the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding the configuration of your LifeKeeper…
Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Hardware and Software Requirements
Your LifeKeeper configuration must meet the following requirements prior to the installation of Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL. Please refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding the installation and configuration of your…
Recovery Kit for Load Balancer Health Check Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Load Balancer Health Check Administration Guide
Overview The Recovery Kit for Load Balancer Health Check provides a mechanism to listen and respond to health check probes to load balancing target instances of load balancers in cloud environments such as Microsoft Azure (“Azure”) , Google Cloud™ and AWS…
SSHCC HA Actions
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Administration » SSHCC HA Actions
The SAP SIOS HA Cluster Connector (SSHCC) Actions provide a list of advanced configuration operations that work in conjunction with the SAP SIOS HA Cluster Connector. The following advanced configuration operations are available: Start Instance – performs an…
Recovery Kit for IP Address Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IP Address Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for IP Address provides a mechanism to recover an IP address from a failed primary server to a backup server in a LifeKeeper environment. The Recovery Kit for IP Address can define an IP address that can be used to connect to a…
Peering Requirements for Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Multi-VPC Cluster Configuration Using AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide » Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS Requirements » Peering Requirements for Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS
You need to install the same version of LifeKeeper software and patches on each server. The Application Recovery Kit (ARK) required for this configuration is shown below. For the specific LifeKeeper requirements, please refer to: LifeKeeper for Linux Technical…
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment
AWS Direct Connect Quick Start Guide Connecting to a LifeKeeper Cluster using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide Microsoft Azure Quick Azure Guide
Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration Guide
Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (RK for OCI) The RK for OCI provides a mechanism for using virtual IP addresses with the Recovery Kit or IP Address on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). For more information on the functionalities, scenarios and…
Configuring Network Components and Creating Instances
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Configuring Network Components and Creating Instances
This section outlines the computing resource required for each node, the network structure and the process required to configure these components. Network Structure Used in This Tutorial Computing Resources Used in This Tutorial In the following sections we…
PostgreSQL Administration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Administration
Updating Database Administrator User The Update User option allows the LifeKeeper administrator to change the current PostgreSQL Database Administrator User for the LifeKeeper PostgreSQL resource instance. Testing Your PostgreSQL Resource Hierarchy You can test your…
Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for IBM MQ provides fault resilient protection for IBM MQ queue managers and queue manager storage locations. This kit enables a failure on a primary IBM MQ server or queue manager to be recovered on the primary server or a…
The Evaluation Process
Evaluation Guides » DataKeeper for Linux Evaluation Guide » The Evaluation Process
SIOS strongly recommends performing your evaluation of LifeKeeper for Linux within a test lab environment. SIOS is not responsible and cannot provide support for evaluation software installed in a production environment. All questions during the evaluation period…
NAS Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide » NAS Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
Requirements Your LifeKeeper configuration must meet the following requirements prior to the installation of the LifeKeeper for Linux NAS Recovery Kit. Please see LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding the configuration of your…
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide contains information on how to plan and install your LifeKeeper environment. For basic steps from installation to before you begin configuring protected resources, refer to the Startup Guide. Once you have completed the…
Edit Menu – Resource
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Menus » Edit Menu – Resource
In Service. Bring a resource hierarchy into service. Out of Service. Take a resource hierarchy out of service. Extend Resource Hierarchy. Copy a resource hierarchy to another server for failover support. Unextend Resource Hierarchy. Remove an extended resource…
LifeKeeper Components
LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes » LifeKeeper Components
LifeKeeper Core LifeKeeper for Linux is bundled for, and only runs on, 64-bit systems (AMD64 and EM64T systems). The LifeKeeper Core bundle includes: LifeKeeper DataKeeper Recovery Kits The LifeKeeper Core Package Cluster includes the following installable…
SAP HANA Resource Configuration Tasks
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » SAP HANA Resource Configuration Tasks
Once you have completed the setup tasks described in the previous section, you are ready to create and extend your SAP HANA resource hierarchies. The following tasks are available for configuring the LifeKeeper for Linux SAP HANA Recovery Kit: Create Resource…
LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ
All LifeKeeper for Linux WebSphere MQ Recovery Kit administrative tasks can be performed via the LifeKeeper Graphical User Interface (GUI). The LifeKeeper GUI provides a guided interface to configure, administer and monitor WebSphere resources. Overview The…
NFS Configuration Tasks
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for NFS Server Administration Guide » NFS Configuration Tasks
The following configuration tasks can be performed from the LifeKeeper GUI. These four tasks are described in this section as they are unique to an NFS Server resource instance and different for each Recovery Kit. *Note: Throughout this section, we explain how to…
Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper
The following sequence is recommended for installing and configuring the SAP MaxDB database and LifeKeeper software. Each of these steps links to detailed tasks that follow. Install the SAP MaxDB Software Create the SAP MaxDB Database Create the User_Key Install…
SAP MaxDB Resource Hierarchy Administration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » SAP MaxDB Resource Hierarchy Administration
The following tasks may be required after your resource hierarchies have been created. Modifying User_Keys Modifying OS User Updating Parameters
Viewing the Online Manual
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout » Header » Viewing the Online Manual
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. Clicking the Help (?) icon in the header followed by clicking the SIOS Technical Documentation link will open the SIOS…
Cloud Platforms
Certification Information » Cloud Platforms
LifeKeeper for Linux can be used in the following cloud environments. Amazon Web Services AWS Outposts Microsoft Azure Azure Shared Disk Google Cloud Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Please see each section for environment-specific restrictions and…
Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide
SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise is a powerful data management platform for high performance business applications. SAP ASE is a versatile, enterprise-class RDBMS that is especially good at handling OLTP workloads. SAP ASE is used widely in financial, E-commerce, and…
Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Hardware and Software Requirements
Your LifeKeeper configuration must meet the following requirements prior to the installation of Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB. Please see the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding the installation and configuration of your LifeKeeper…
DRBD Recovery Kit
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DRBD Recovery Kit
The LifeKeeper for Linux Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD) Recovery Kit provides replicated storage for other LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kits. Thus, LifeKeeper-protected applications can take advantage of the benefits offered by DRBD to build a high…
Protecting Our Resources
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources
A Typical Resource Protection Scenario with LifeKeeper With LifeKeeper, most of the configuration can be completed using wizards. The wizard collects information about the resource(s) that are available for protection, and these resources can be protected by answering…
Installation and Configuration
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation For complete installation instructions on installing the LifeKeeper for Linux software, see the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Release Notes for additional information. LifeKeeper for Linux…
Recovery Kit for Amazon EC2™ Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon EC2™ Administration Guide
The Recovery Kit for Amazon 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 Recovery Kit for IP Address to work in multiple availability zones. Please see the Overview…
Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Hardware and Software Requirements
Your LifeKeeper configuration must meet the following requirements prior to the installation of the Recovery Kit for SAP ASE. Please refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions regarding the installation and configuration of your…
IMPORTANT NOTICES
IMPORTANT NOTICES
!Read the following important notices about our products. Please see the Release Notes for a full overview of the changes in each release. Also, please see the Known Issues and Restrictions page for restrictions related to your environment and protected…
Configuring SAP HANA with LifeKeeper
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » Configuring SAP HANA with LifeKeeper
The following sequence is recommended for installing and configuring the SAP HANA database and LifeKeeper software. Each of these steps links to detailed tasks that follow. Install the SAP HANA Software Configure SAP HANA System Replication Modify the SAP HANA…