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Installing the LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Software
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Installation Guide » Installing the LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Software
This document will guide you through the installation of the LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Software (SSP) and assumes the user has basic knowledge of the Linux operating system. Please refer to the LifeKeeper Single Server Protection Software for Linux product…
Install the LifeKeeper Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » Configuring SAP HANA with LifeKeeper » Install the LifeKeeper Software
Once you have installed the SAP HANA software and configured SAP HANA System Replication, you are ready to install the LifeKeeper Core software and any required patches followed by the SAP HANA Recovery Kit. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for…
Install the LifeKeeper Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Installation » Install the LifeKeeper Software
Once you have installed the PostgreSQL software and created your database, you are ready to install the LifeKeeper Core software and any required patches followed by the PostgreSQL Recovery Kit. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for details on…
Install the PostgreSQL Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Installation » Install the PostgreSQL Software
Install the PostgreSQL software on all servers in the cluster using identical parameters/settings. Refer to the PostgreSQL Administration Guide for details. The following are additional recommendations and reminders to ensure that LifeKeeper will work with…
Install the LifeKeeper Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Install the LifeKeeper Software
Once you have installed the SAP MaxDB software, created your database and created the User_Key, you are ready to install the LifeKeeper Core software and any required patches followed by the SAP Max DB Recovery Kit. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation…
Install the SAP HANA Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » Configuring SAP HANA with LifeKeeper » Install the SAP HANA Software
Install the SAP HANA software on all servers in the cluster using identical parameters/settings. In particular, the same SAP System ID (SID) and instance number must be used on all systems. Refer to the SAP HANA Master Guide for installation details.
Install the SAP ASE Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Installing and Configuring SAP ASE with LifeKeeper » Install the SAP ASE Software
Install the SAP ASE software on all servers in the cluster using identical parameters/settings. Refer to the Installation Guide Adaptive Server for Linux for details. The following are additional recommendations to ensure that LifeKeeper will work with SAP ASE: A…
Install the SAP MaxDB Software
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Install the SAP MaxDB Software
Install the SAP MaxDB software on all servers in the cluster using identical parameters/settings. Refer to the SAP MaxDB Installation Guide for details. The following are additional recommendations to ensure that LifeKeeper will work with SAP MaxDB: A non-root…
Install the SAP MaxDB Software
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP MaxDB Resources » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Install the SAP MaxDB Software
Install the SAP MaxDB software on all servers in the cluster using identical parameters/settings. Refer to the SAP MaxDB Installation Guide for details. The following are additional recommendations to ensure that LifeKeeper will work with SAP MaxDB: A non-root…
Install the LifeKeeper Software with SAP
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Installing and Configuring SAP ASE with LifeKeeper » Install the LifeKeeper Software with SAP
Once you have installed the SAP ASE software and created your database servers, you are ready to install the LifeKeeper Core software, Recovery Kit for IP Address and any required patches followed by the Recovery Kit for SAP ASE. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux…
Installing Oracle DB
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide » Building an HA Cluster with LifeKeeper » Creating an Oracle Resource Hierarchy » Installing Oracle DB
Please refer to the LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments.
Installing the Linux OS and Associated Communication Packages
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide » Setting Up Your LifeKeeper Environment » Installing the Linux OS and Associated Communication Packages
Before attempting to install the LifeKeeper for Linux software, you must first ensure that your Linux operating system is successfully installed and operational. Please see the Linux installation instructions provided with your distribution of Linux for complete…
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…
LifeKeeper GUI Software Package
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » GUI Overview – General » LifeKeeper GUI Software Package
The LifeKeeper GUI is included in the steeleye-lkGUI software package which is bundled with the LifeKeeper Core Package Cluster. The steeleye-lkGUI package: Installs the LifeKeeper GUI Client in Java archive format. Installs the LifeKeeper GUI…
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…
MQ Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Requirements » MQ Hardware and Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements Servers. The Recovery Kit requires two or more servers configured in accordance with the requirements described in the LifeKeeper Installation Guide. See the Linux Configuration Table for supported Linux distributions. Data Storage. The…
Open Source Software (OSS) License
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » Open Source Software (OSS) License
All OSS license information used in LKWMC is stored in the following directory. Directory: $LKROOT/share/doc/steeleye-lkWMC/ Example：/opt/LifeKeeper/share/doc/steeleye-lkWMC/
DRBD Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DRBD Recovery Kit » DRBD Hardware and Software Requirements
Your LifeKeeper configuration should meet the following requirements prior to the installation of the DRBD Recovery Kit. Hardware Requirements Servers – Two or more LifeKeeper for Linux supported servers. The DRBD Recovery Kit supports up to 4-node clusters using…
Installing and Setting Up Database Applications
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide » Setting Up Your LifeKeeper Environment » Installing and Setting Up Database Applications
If your environment includes a protected database application such as Oracle, DB2 or MySQL, you should install the application using the documentation provided with the database. Ensure that the database is on a shared file system and that the configuration files are…
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…
Sybase ASE Software Asset Manager (SySAM)
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Configuration Considerations » Sybase ASE Software Asset Manager (SySAM)
The Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM) is used to manage licensed SAP products. At SAP ASE server startup, each ASE server component checks the license file in its environment for permission to run specific features. In order for the ASE server to do this, a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Setup X Window Client Software on Microsoft Windows
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Login and Basic Configuration Tasks » Setup X Window Client Software on Microsoft Windows
After following the steps in Connecting to a Linux Node from Windows Client Using ssh, PuTTY has been installed and configured. This following explains how to enable X11 forwarding so that it is possible to connect with nodes and use GUI based applications. Download…
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…
Changing the IP for the Queue Manager
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » IBM MQ Configuration Considerations » MQ Configuration Requirements » MQ Configuration Changes After Resource Creation » Changing the IP for the Queue Manager
To change the LifeKeeper protected IP associated with the WebSphere MQ queue manager, follow these steps: Create a new LifeKeeper virtual IP in the LifeKeeper GUI. Add the new virtual IP to the WebSphere MQ hierarchy. Remove the old virtual IP from the…
Create the User_Key
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Create the User_Key
The SAP MaxDB instance requires several options for a user to successfully access a database instance. These required pieces of information must be passed in to the SAP MaxDB tool being used to access the database instance. The SAP MaxDB software includes the xuser…
Create the User_Key
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP MaxDB Resources » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Create the User_Key
The SAP MaxDB instance requires several options for a user to successfully access a database instance. These required pieces of information must be passed in to the SAP MaxDB tool being used to access the database instance. The SAP MaxDB software includes the xuser…
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…
Configuring the OS
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide » Building a Virtual Machine and Starting the OS » Configuring the OS
Please refer to the LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments.
Creating the VPC
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in AWS from Scratch » Creating the VPC
A VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) is an AWS resource that represents a local network. Different VPCs can be defined within the AWS cloud to logically separate different systems. Refer to the AWS documentation for more information. In this section we will create a VPC…
Creating the DB
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide » Building an HA Cluster with LifeKeeper » Creating an Oracle Resource Hierarchy » Creating the DB
Please refer to the LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments.
Disable the Firewall
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Configure Linux Nodes to Run LifeKeeper for Linux » Disable the Firewall
*The following commands must be executed for each node. In this section we will disable the appropriate firewall services installed on the system that may include firewalld, SuSEfirewall2, iptables and nftables to install LifeKeeper for Linux. The firewall can be…
Creating the Project
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch » Creating the Project
A Project is the logical container in which you can create resources such as network components, computer resources, storage, etc. Refer to the Google Cloud documentation for more information. If you have just signed up to Google Cloud, you have a default project…
Exiting the GUI
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Exiting the GUI
Select Exit from the File Menu to disconnect from all servers and close the GUI window.
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…
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…
Switchover the Data Storage to the Other Node
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » Common Tasks » Switchover the Data Storage to the Other Node
To switchover the disk to the other node using the LifeKeeper GUI, select the /datakeeper resource on the target node, then select “In Service…”. Once the datarep-datakeeper resource becomes active on the other node, the Source & Target labels are…
Setting up the OracleListener from the Command Line (LKCLI)
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Oracle » Setting up the OracleListener from the Command Line (LKCLI)
You can set up the OracleListener through the use of the LKCLI (Command Line Interface). Creating/Extending/Configuring the OracleListener from the Command Line create listener EXAMPLE: #lkcli resource listener --tag --exe --config --protection --recovery …
Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Hardware and Software Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Hardware and Software Requirements
*Beginning in v9.5.0 SIOS has released the new SAP HANA Application Recovery Kit. 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…
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…
Creating the Resource Group
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Azure from Scratch » Creating the Resource Group
A Resource Group is the logical container in which you can create resources such as network components, computer resources, storage, etc. Refer to the Azure documentation for more information. In this section, we will create a Resource Group for testing LifeKeeper…
Changing the Listener Port
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » IBM MQ Configuration Considerations » MQ Configuration Requirements » MQ Configuration Changes After Resource Creation » Changing the Listener Port
To change the listener port of a queue manager, follow these steps: Alter the listener object in runmqsc then stop and start the listener: su – MQUSER runmqsc QUEUE.MANAGER.NAME alter LISTENER(SYSTEM.DEFAULT.LISTENER.TCP) TRPTYPE(TCP)…
Changing the Log Level
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ » Editing MQ Configuration Resource Properties » Changing the Log Level
GUI First navigate to the WebSphere MQ Resource Properties Panel or the Resource Context Menu described above. Then click on Logging Level Configuration icon or menu item. The following dialog will appear: Now select the Logging Level and click Next. You will be…
Installation of the Database
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Installation » Installation of the Database
Note the group id for dba and oinstall as this will be needed for the backup machine. Change to the software directory and run the following: ./sapinst SAPINST_USE_HOSTNAME={database connectivity virtual ip address} Run SAPinst to install the Database…
Checking the Client Redirection
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide » Availability Zone (High Availability Zone) » Checking the Client Redirection
Please refer to the LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments.
Configure the Cluster – PostgreSQL
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting a PostgreSQL Resource » Configure the Cluster – PostgreSQL
!This section uses datakeeper/pgsql/data/ as the location for Postgres data. In the steps below, this directory will be created on the replicated storage. If a different directory structure is created, be sure to account for the specific environment variances…
Configure the Oracle Resource
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting an Oracle Resource (non-PDB) » Configure the Oracle Resource
As discussed in Create an Oracle Database (non-PDB), the name of Oracle Instance to protect is ORCL. 1. In the LifeKeeper User Interface, define a new resource. Click the “Operations” dropdown and select “Create Resource Hierarchy (on node-a). Select…
Stop the Oracle Instance
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting an Oracle Resource (non-PDB) » Stop the Oracle Instance
*Ensure these steps are completed on the correct node. Shutdown the Database To shutdown the database, execute sqlplus and run the shutdown immediate command as follows: Confirm the Database can be Restarted Later The following is not required. However, it is…
Connecting to the LKWMC
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » Getting Started » Connecting to the LKWMC
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. The LKWMC may be accessed from a client PC by navigating to the following address in a web…
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…
Viewing the GUI Version
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout » Header » Viewing the GUI Version
*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 About link will display the version of the…
Changing the Display Theme
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout » Header » Changing the Display Theme
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. The display theme used by the LKWMC can be modified by clicking the Settings (gear) icon in the header and selecting a…
Creating the Route Table
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in AWS from Scratch » Creating the Route Table
The route table defines how the traffic from instances within a subnet should be transferred. Refer to the AWS documentation for more information. In this section we will create a route table and add a route to the internet via an Internet Gateway. Select…
Configuring the Route Table
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Connection Between LifeKeeper Cluster and Clients Using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide » Configuring the Route Table
The AWS environment should be configured as in the following diagram: Add the following routes to the route table for VPC B or the subnet that contains the client instance: Destination Address Target VPC A CIDR Block AWS Transit…
Configuring the Firewall Rules
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch » Configuring the Firewall Rules
With a set of firewall rules, you can define both “allow” and “deny” rules for each type of traffic. A source can be an internet address, an Internal Load Balancer, or a group of VMs. A group of VMs is identified by a tag assigned to a VM. Refer to the Google…
Configuring the LifeKeeper GUI
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Preparing to Run the GUI » Configuring the LifeKeeper GUI
Installing the LifeKeeper Server for GUI Administration Perform the following steps for each LifeKeeper server. Each step contains references or links for more detailed instructions. You must install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Software Development…
Tuning the LifeKeeper Heartbeat
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » Optional Configuration Tasks » Tuning the LifeKeeper Heartbeat
Overview of the Tunable Heartbeat The LifeKeeper heartbeat is the signal sent between LifeKeeper servers over the communications path(s) to ensure each server is “alive”. There are two aspects of the heartbeat that determine how quickly LifeKeeper detects…
Verifying the LifeKeeper Installation
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide » Verifying the LifeKeeper Installation
You can verify that the LifeKeeper packages were installed correctly by entering the following at the command line: rpm -V *Note: If the package is installed correctly, no output will be displayed by this command. To perform a query from the command line, type rpm…
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…
Upgrading the SAP HANA Database
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Upgrading the SAP HANA Database
Prerequisites: The protected SAP HANA database is running on node1 and node2. System replication is enabled with node1 registered as the primary replication site and node2 registered as a secondary replication site. *If using the ‘logreplay_readaccess’…
Changing the Server Connection Channel
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ » Editing MQ Configuration Resource Properties » Changing the Server Connection Channel
GUI First navigate to the WebSphere MQ resource properties panel or the resource context menu described above. The resource must be in service to modify the Server Connection Channel value. Then click on Server Connection Channel Configuration icon or menu item. The…
Using the Legacy GUI (JavaGUI)
Startup Guide » Using the Legacy GUI (JavaGUI)
LKWMC is the default GUI starting with LifeKeeper v10. If you need to use the legacy GUI, please refer to this section. Verifying the GUI server startup To use the LifeKeeper GUI client, the LifeKeeper GUI server must be running on the LifeKeeper installed server.…
Installation of the Core Services
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Installation » Installation of the Core Services
Before installing software, make sure that the date/time is synchronized on all servers. This is important for both LifeKeeper and SAP. The Core Services, ABAP and Java Central Services (ASCS and SCS), are single points of failure (SPOFs) and therefore must be…
Installation on the Backup Server
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Installation » Installation on the Backup Server
On the backup server, repeat the Installation procedures that were performed on the primary server: Install the Core Services, ABAP and Java Central Services Install the Database Install the Application Services
Create the SAP MaxDB Database
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Create the SAP MaxDB Database
Follow the instructions in your SAP MaxDB User Manual to create your database. In addition, please note the following recommendations: There must be a DBM operator with authority for starting, stopping, obtaining status and obtaining database parameters via client…
Create the SAP ASE Servers
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Installing and Configuring SAP ASE with LifeKeeper » Create the SAP ASE Servers
*NOTE: The SAP Monitor Server is no longer supported with the Recovery Kit for SAP ASE v9.0.2 and later. Follow the instructions in your Installation Guide Adaptive Server for Linux for configuring the SAP Adaptive Server, Monitor Server and Backup Server. The…
Create the SAP MaxDB Database
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP MaxDB Resources » Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper » Create the SAP MaxDB Database
Follow the instructions in your SAP MaxDB User Manual to create your database. In addition, please note the following recommendations: There must be a DBM operator with authority for starting, stopping, obtaining status and obtaining database parameters via client…
Modifying the GUI Server Port
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » Getting Started » Configuration Changes » Modifying the GUI Server Port
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. By default, the GUI server listens for client connections on TCP port 5110. If necessary (e.g., if there is a conflict…
Extending the HULFT Resource Hierarchy
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for HULFT Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration » Extending the HULFT Resource Hierarchy
This operation should be started from the Edit menu or initiated automatically upon completing the Create Resource Hierarchy option in which case you should refer to Step 2 below On the Edit menu, select Resource then Extend Resource Hierarchy. The Extend Wizard…
Changing the Data Replication Path
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration » Changing the Data Replication Path
Starting with LK 7.1, IP addresses for mirror endpoints can be modified using lk_chg_value. For example, to change a mirror endpoint from IP address 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1: # lkstop (lk_chg_value cannot be run while LifeKeeper is running) # lk_chg_value…
Creating the First EC2 Instance
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in AWS from Scratch » Creating the First EC2 Instance
In previous sections we covered configuration of the network. Now we are going to create the first instance. As discussed in Computing Resources Used in this Tutorial, we need two disks. This section also describes how to create the second disk. Go to “EC2”…
Configure the Cluster – MySQL
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting MySQL Resources » Configure the Cluster – MySQL
*Before you begin to create the MySQL Resource Hierarchy, refer to Install LifeKeeper for Linux and Configuration Considerations for MySQL and make sure you have completed the necessary configuration tasks. Create the MySQL Resource Hierarchy Create a MySQL resource…
Preparing to Run the GUI
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Preparing to Run the GUI
Overview Configuration Starting and Stopping the GUI Server Java Security Policy Running the GUI on a LifeKeeper Server
Viewing the Status of Resources
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » Common Tasks » Viewing the Status of Resources
The status or state of a resource is displayed in two formats: Global Resource Status (across all servers), and the Server Resource Status (on a single server). The global resource status is shown in the Resource Hierarchy Tree in the left pane of the status window.…
SYS – LifeKeeper Commands Related to the Systems in the LifeKeeper Cluster
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » SYS – LifeKeeper Commands Related to the Systems in the LifeKeeper Cluster
sys_list – Lists out the systems known to a particular LifeKeeper node Options: -d sys_create – Creates knowledge of another system on LifeKeeper node Options: -s -d sys_remove – Removes knowledge of another system on a LifeKeeper…
Creating the First Azure Virtual Machine
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Azure from Scratch » Creating the First Azure Virtual Machine
In previous sections we covered configuration of the network. Now we are going to create the first instance. As discussed in Computing Resources Used in this Tutorial, we need two disks. This section also discusses how to create the second disk. Go to “Virtual…
Updating the Oracle Listener Recovery Level
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Oracle Appendix » Creating an Oracle Listener for Multiple Resources » Updating the Oracle Listener Recovery Level
Select a listener and then the button from the Resource toolbar to update the recovery level of the resource. Enter the following information. Field Tips Listener Recovery Level Select the level of recovery for the specified…
Updating the Oracle Protected Listener(s)
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Oracle Appendix » Creating an Oracle Listener for Multiple Resources » Updating the Oracle Protected Listener(s)
Select a listener and then the button from the Resource toolbar to update your protected listener(s). Enter the following information. Field Tips Listener Name(s) Select the name or names of the Oracle Listener(s) to provide…
Updating the Oracle Listener Protection Level
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Oracle Appendix » Creating an Oracle Listener for Multiple Resources » Updating the Oracle Listener Protection Level
Select a resource and then the button from the Resource toolbar to update the protection level of the resource. Enter the following information. Field Tips Listener Protection Level Select one of the following: Full Control…
Modify the SAP HANA Instance Profile
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » Configuring SAP HANA with LifeKeeper » Modify the SAP HANA Instance Profile
Disable Autostart for the HDB Instance In order for LifeKeeper to successfully manage the SAP HANA resource during failover or system reboot, the Autostart feature which automatically starts the HDB instance on system boot must be disabled. In order to disable this…
Changing the LifeKeeper Test Queue Name
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ » Editing MQ Configuration Resource Properties » Changing the LifeKeeper Test Queue Name
GUI First navigate to the WebSphere MQ Resource Properties Panel or the Resource Context Menu described above. Then click on PUT/GET TESTQUEUE Configuration icon or menu item. The following dialog will appear: Now enter the name of the LifeKeeper test queue and…
Configuring the Recovery Kit for NAS
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide » Configuring the Recovery Kit for NAS
This section describes the LifeKeeper for Linux NAS Recovery Kit configuration details. It also contains information you should consider before you start to configure and administer the NAS Recovery Kit. Please refer to LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation for…
Changing the Command Server Protection Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ » Editing MQ Configuration Resource Properties » Changing the Command Server Protection Configuration
GUI First navigate to the WebSphere MQ Resource Properties Panel or the Resource Context Menu described above. Then click on Command Server Protection Configuration icon or menu item. The following dialog will appear: Select Full Control of the command server…
inqfail error in the LifeKeeper Log
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Oracle Troubleshooting » Oracle Known Issues and Restrictions » inqfail error in the LifeKeeper Log
If an inqfail error appears in your LifeKeeper error log following a failover, you will need to change the filesystemio setting. Note: The disk id and server name will be different for each configuration. To resolve this problem, you will need to change the setting…
Test Switchover of the Oracle Resource
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting an Oracle Resource (non-PDB) » Test Switchover of the Oracle Resource
Understanding the Status from Command Line Tools Before testing the switchover, review the status of each node. Understand the Status of the File System The easiest way to check the status is using df. The /datakeeper resource is attached to the node and is…
Modifying the REST API Server Port
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » Getting Started » Configuration Changes » Modifying the REST API Server Port
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. By default, the REST API server listens for client connections on TCP port 5000. If necessary (e.g., if there is a…
Changing the Virtual Machine Option Settings
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Administration Guide » LifeKeeper VMDK Recovery Kit Configuration Tasks » Changing the Virtual Machine Option Settings
The VMDK Recovery Kit requires the following options to be set: Key Value disk.enableUUID TRUE Open the edit dialog and add the above parameters for each VM: Edit settings VM Options Advanced Configuration Parameters …
Creating the Second and Third Instances
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in AWS from Scratch » Creating the Second and Third Instances
The steps required to create the second node (node-b) and third node (node-c) are almost the same as previously described for the first node (node-a). The following table illustrates the differences between the three nodes and the details required to create these…
Creating the First Google Cloud VM
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch » Creating the First Google Cloud VM
In previous sections we covered the configuration of the network. Now we are going to create the first VM. As discussed in Computing Resources Used in this Tutorial, we need two disks. This section also discusses how to create the second disk. Go to “Compute…
Creating the Second and Third VM
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch » Creating the Second and Third VM
The steps required to create the second node (node-b) and third node (node-c) are almost the same as previously described for the first node (node-a). The following table illustrates the differences between the three nodes and the details required to create these…
Starting and Stopping the GUI Server
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Preparing to Run the GUI » Starting and Stopping the GUI Server
To Start the LifeKeeper GUI Server If the LifeKeeper GUI Server is not running, type the following command as root: /opt/LifeKeeper/bin/lkGUIserver start This command starts all LifeKeeper GUI Server daemon processes on the server being administered if they are not…
Using Certificates with the LifeKeeper API
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » Optional Configuration Tasks » Using Certificates with the LifeKeeper API
The LifeKeeper API uses SSL/TLS to communicate between different systems. By default, the product is installed with default certificates that provide some assurance of identity between nodes. This document explains how to replace these default certificates with…
Viewing the Status of a Server
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » Common Tasks » Viewing the Status of a Server
The state of a server can be determined by looking at the graphic representation of the server in the table’s header as shown below. Server State Visual state What it Means ALIVE Client has valid connection to the…
Command Line Mirror Administration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » Administering SIOS DataKeeper for Linux » Command Line Mirror Administration
In addition to performing actions through the LifeKeeper GUI, the mirror can also be administered using the command line. There are several commands (found in the $LKROOT/bin directory) that can be used to administer a DataKeeper resource. Mirror…
Creating the Second and Third Virtual Machines
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Azure from Scratch » Creating the Second and Third Virtual Machines
The steps required to create the second node (node-b) and third node (node-c) is almost the same as previously described for the first node (node-a). The following table illustrates the differences between the three nodes and the details required to create these…
LKCLI – Replicate the Existing Cluster Settings
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » LKCLI Guide » LKCLI – Replicate the Existing Cluster Settings
Inherit and Duplicate the Cluster Settings This section describes the procedure for replicating a cluster with the same settings based on the cluster with the communication path and resource set. Configuration The steps describe preparing a 2-node LifeKeeper…