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Introduction – About this Document
Introduction – About this Document
Purpose of This Document and Target Audience The purpose of this document is to provide comprehensive information regarding the installation, configuration, and operation of LifeKeeper for Linux and LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux. The primary target…
LifeKeeper I/O Fencing Introduction
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » LifeKeeper I/O Fencing Introduction
I/O fencing is the locking away of data from a malfunctioning node preventing uncoordinated access to shared storage. In an environment where multiple servers can access the same data, it is essential that all writes are performed in a controlled manner to avoid data…
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Introduction
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Introduction
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection (SSP) allows for application monitoring in a single node configuration (i.e., no cluster requirements or restraints). Single node environments may be physical or virtual (vSphere, KVM, Amazon EC2). LifeKeeper SSP is built on the…
Recovery Kit for HULFT Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for HULFT Administration Guide
Introduction SIOS LifeKeeper® for Linux Recovery Kit for HULFT enhances the disaster recovery capabilities of HULFT software in a LifeKeeper environment.
Intergration with VMware HA
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Technical Documentation » Intergration with VMware HA
As noted in the Introduction Section, LifeKeeper Single Server Protection is designed for use in both physical and virtual environments. When LifeKeeper SSP is installed in a VMware VM the HA features of VMware can be used in conjunction with LifeKeeper SSP to monitor…
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…
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…
LifeKeeper API for Monitoring
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Technical Documentation » Administration » LifeKeeper API for Monitoring
Introduction The LifeKeeper API for Monitoring can obtain the operational status of LifeKeeper nodes and their protected resources by making status inquiries to the available nodes in the LifeKeeper cluster. This API operates as CGI on lighttpd and the information…
Create ASCS and ERS Virtual IPs
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » How to Protect Other Resources (Databases or Applications) » Protecting SAP Resources » Create ASCS and ERS Virtual IPs
As of SAP AS ABAP release 7.53 (ABAP Platform 1809) and the introduction of the Enqueue Standalone Framework v2 (ENSAv2), the ASCS and ERS instances communicate with each other via associated virtual host names. The virtual host names sps-ascs and sps-ers will be…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 Oracle Database Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for Oracle Database provides fault resilience for Oracle software in a LifeKeeper environment. The Recovery Kit software furnishes a mechanism to tie the data integrity of Oracle databases to the increased availability provided by…
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 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…
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…
IP Recovery Kit Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IP Address Administration Guide » IP Recovery Kit Configuration
To ensure that your LifeKeeper configuration provides the protection and flexibility you require, you need to be aware of the configuration rules. To appropriately plan your configuration, you must understand your network configuration, interface selection, user system…
LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Oracle
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Oracle
You can perform the following configuration tasks from the LifeKeeper GUI. The following four tasks are described in this guide, as they are unique to an Oracle resource instance and different for each Recovery Kit. Create a Resource Hierarchy. Creates an…
AWS Direct Connect Requirements
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » AWS Direct Connect Quick Start Guide » AWS Direct Connect Requirements
The following is a summary of requirements that should be met for an AWS environment and instances created on it. Requirements for AWS Environment Create a base environment on AWS to provide services. The requirements for using this configuration are as…
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…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Requirements
Before attempting to install or remove the Recovery Kit for EC2™ you must understand Amazon Web Service software requirements, as well as the installation and removal procedures for the Recovery Kit for EC2™ package. Amazon Web Service and Software…
DB2 Configuration Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Administration Guide » Configuring the LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database » Configuration Considerations for DB2 Multiple Partition » DB2 Configuration Requirements
To ensure proper operation of the DB2 Recovery Kit in a multiple partition environment, LifeKeeper requires the following: If you cannot use an additional cluster for your NFS hierarchy, be aware that the LifeKeeper for Linux DB2 Recovery Kit restricts the…
Editing MQ Configuration Resource Properties
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ » Editing MQ Configuration Resource Properties
The WebSphere MQ Properties page allows you to view and modify the configuration details for a specific WebSphere MQ resource via the properties panel if it is enabled. Specific WebSphere MQ resource configuration properties can also be modified via the Resource…
LifeKeeper API for Monitoring
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » Advanced Tasks » LifeKeeper API for Monitoring
Introduction The LifeKeeper API for Monitoring can obtain the operational status of LifeKeeper nodes and their protected resources by making status inquiries to the available nodes in the LifeKeeper cluster. Summary This document describes the LifeKeeper API for…
DataKeeper for Linux Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » DataKeeper for Linux Troubleshooting
This section provides information regarding issues that may be encountered with the use of DataKeeper for Linux. Where appropriate, additional explanation of the cause of an error is provided along with necessary action to resolve the error condition. Messages…
Configuring IBM MQ for Use with LifeKeeper
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » IBM MQ Configuration Considerations » MQ Configuration Requirements » Configuring IBM MQ for Use with LifeKeeper
There are a number of WebSphere MQ configuration considerations that need to be made before attempting to create LifeKeeper for Linux WebSphere MQ resource hierarchies. These changes are required to enable the Recovery Kit to perform PUT/GET tests and to make the path…
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Release Notes
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Release Notes
Version 10.0 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 installation. Introduction This release notes…