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LifeKeeper GUI Related Errors
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide » NAS Troubleshooting » LifeKeeper GUI Related Errors
Error Number Error Message 104901 The mount point %s is mounted Action: Please specify a mount point that is not mounted. 104902 The mount point %s is not an absolute path Action: Please specify a mount point that…
GUI (Java GUI)
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI)
*The information below this section pertains to JavaGUI. For information about LKWMC, please refer to this page. . The GUI components should have already been installed as part of the LifeKeeper Core installation.…
Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for HULFT Administration Guide » Troubleshooting
This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter during the process of creating and extending a HULFT resource hierarchy, restoring and removing a resource, and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of the errors and the…
Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
LifeKeeper Single Server Protection » LifeKeeper Single Server Protection for Linux Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting
This section contains restrictions and/or known issues open against LifeKeeper Single Server Protection.
Troubleshooting
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting
The Message Catalog provides a listing of all error codes, including operational, administrative and GUI, that may be encountered while using LifeKeeper for Linux and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of the error code and necessary…
Network Configuration
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » Network Configuration
Item Description IP Recovery Kit impact on routing table LifeKeeper-protected IP addresses are implemented on Linux as logical interfaces. When a logical interface is configured on Linux, a route to the subnet associated with the logical…
GUI Toolbar
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Toolbars » GUI Toolbar
This toolbar is a combination of the default server and resource context toolbars which are displayed on the properties panel except that you must select a server and possibly a resource when you invoke actions from this toolbar. Connect. Connect…
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…
PostgreSQL Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Troubleshooting
This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter while creating and extending a LifeKeeper PostgreSQL resource hierarchy or removing and restoring a resource. Where appropriate, it provides an additional explanation of the cause of an error and necessary…
NFS Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for NFS Server Administration Guide » NFS Troubleshooting
This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter while creating and extending a LifeKeeper NFS resource hierarchy or removing and restoring a resource. Where appropriate, it provides an additional explanation of the cause of an error and necessary action…
NAS Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide » NAS Troubleshooting
Symptom Possible Cause LifeKeeper fail over operation fails with umount busy error. The file system kit used to build NAS hierarchies cannot detect and remove processes not protected by LifeKeeper that are using the mounted file system in…
Oracle Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » Oracle Troubleshooting
The Oracle Recovery Message Catalog below contains listings of all messages that may be encountered while utilizing the Oracle kit. The Combined Message Catalog provides a listing of all messages that may be encountered while using LifeKeeper for Linux and, where…
Troubleshooting sapinit
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP Administration Guide » SAP Troubleshooting » Troubleshooting sapinit
Symptom: sapstartsrv processes and additional SAP instance processes started by init script fail or cause processes to run on LifeKeeper Standby Node. Cause: SAP provides an init script for automatically starting SAP instances on a local node. When a resource is…
VMDK Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for VMDK as Shared Storage Administration Guide » LifeKeeper VMDK Recovery Kit Configuration Tasks » VMDK Troubleshooting
Symptom Possible Cause Mount point is not included in the selection when creating resources Possible causes are as follows: PowerShell/PowerCLI is not installed An ESXi host is not registered disk.enableUUID parameter is not set The…
MySQL Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » MySQL Troubleshooting
Common Error Messages This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter while creating and extending a LifeKeeper MySQL resource hierarchy or removing and restoring a resource. Where appropriate, it provides an additional explanation of the cause of an…
SNMP Troubleshooting
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » LifeKeeper Event Forwarding via SNMP » SNMP Troubleshooting
Following are some possible problems and solutions related to SNMP Event Forwarding. For specific error messages, see the LifeKeeper Message Catalog. Problem: No SNMP trap messages are sent from LifeKeeper. Solution: Verify that the snmptrap utility is installed on…
DB2 Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Administration Guide » DB2 Troubleshooting
Symptom Possible Cause One or more of your DB2 EEE partition servers fail to start The db2nodes.cfg file’s port number may have erroneously outgrown the range set in the /etc/services file. View the number of ports set in the…
Verfying Network Configuration
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide » Setting Up Your LifeKeeper Environment » Verfying Network Configuration
It is important to ensure that your network is configured and working properly before you install LifeKeeper. There are several tasks you should do at this point to verify your network operation: If your server installation has a firewall enabled, you will either…
Network Bandwidth Requirements
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration » Network Bandwidth Requirements
Prior to installing SIOS DataKeeper, you should determine the network bandwidth requirements for replicating your current configuration whether you are employing virtual machines or using physical Linux servers. If you are employing virtual machines (VMs), use the…
GUI Message Catalog
Search for an Error Code » Combined Message Catalog » GUI Message Catalog
Use Control F to search for a specific error code in each catalog. To search for any error code, select the Search button at the top right of the screen. …
Configuring GUI Users
LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide » Setting Up Your LifeKeeper Environment » Configuring GUI Users
GUI Authentication with PAM LifeKeeper for Linux now leverages the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) provided in the Linux Standard Base (LSB). LifeKeeper no longer uses its private password file once located in /opt/LifeKeeper/website/passwd. Instead, users are…
DRBD GUI States
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DRBD Recovery Kit » DRBD GUI States
The active (ISP or ISU) resource can have the following states. GUI Text GUI Properties State Description Icon Primary Mirror Primary Resource is ‘up’ and its role is ‘Primary’. The resource is active and able to be…
GUI Mirror Administration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » Administering SIOS DataKeeper for Linux » GUI Mirror Administration
A SIOS DataKeeper mirror can be administered through the LifeKeeper GUI in two ways: By enabling the Properties Panel and clicking the toolbar icons (shown in the screenshot). Click on each icon below for a description. OR By…
GUI Mirror Administration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DRBD Recovery Kit » Administering SIOS DRBD for Linux » GUI Mirror Administration
A DRBD mirror can be administered through the LifeKeeper GUI in two ways: By enabling the Properties Panel and clicking the toolbar icons (shown in the screenshot). Click on each icon below for a description. OR By right-clicking on the DRBD resource and…
Lifekeeper GUI Overview
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Preparing to Run the GUI » Lifekeeper GUI Overview
The LifeKeeper GUI uses Java technology to provide a graphical status interface to LifeKeeper and its configuration data. The LifeKeeper GUI allows users working on any machine to administer, operate, or monitor servers and resources in any cluster, as long as they…
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.
SAP MaxDB Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP MaxDB Administration Guide » SAP MaxDB Troubleshooting
General Tips The following error messages may be encountered while using the SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit. Error Message Solution The tunable MAXDB_ILB_ENABLED is set in the LifeKeeper defaults file for Internal Load Balancer support. Protecting…
SAP HANA Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » SAP HANA Troubleshooting
The Message Catalog provides a list of all messages that may be encountered while using LifeKeeper for Linux and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of the errors and necessary action to resolve the error condition. This full listing may be…
IBM MQ Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM MQ Administration Guide » IBM MQ Troubleshooting
WebSphere MQ Log Locations If the queue manager name is known and the queue manager is available, WebSphere MQ error logs are located in the directory specified by the LogPath parameter defined in the queue manager configuration file qm.ini. If the queue manager is…
Email Notification Troubleshooting
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » LifeKeeper Event Email Notification » Email Notification Troubleshooting
Following are some possible problems and solutions related to email notification of LifeKeeper events. For specific error messages, see the LifeKeeper Message Catalog. Problem: No email messages are received from LifeKeeper. Solution: Verify that the mail utility is…
Creating a Virtual Network
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Azure from Scratch » Creating a Virtual Network
The Virtual Network is an Azure resource that represent a local network. Different Virtual Networks can be defined within the Azure cloud to logically separate different systems. Refer to the Azure documentation for more information. In this section we will create a…
Creating a Virtual Network
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Microsoft Azure Quick Start Guide » Building a Virtual Machine and Starting the OS » Creating a Virtual Network
Please refer to the LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments.
Creating a VPC Network
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Google Cloud from Scratch » Creating a VPC Network
A VPC network is a Google Cloud resource that represents a local network. Different VPC networks can be defined within the Google Cloud to logically separate different systems. Refer to the Google Cloud documentation for more information. In this section we will…
Using Network Attached Storage
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Configuration » Using Network Attached Storage
There are a couple of special considerations to take into account when configuring LifeKeeper to use an NFS file server (Network Attached Storage) as cluster storage. Use the NAS Recovery Kit The optional Network Attached Storage (NAS) recovery kit is required when…
SAP HANA GUI States
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP HANA Requirements Overview » SAP HANA GUI States
The active (ISP) resource can have the following states. Some of these warning and failure states are transient and may appear while LifeKeeper is attempting to recover required processes or before LifeKeeper initiates a failover of the HANA resource…
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…
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…
GUI Overview – General
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » GUI Overview – General
The GUI allows users working on any machine to administer, operate or monitor servers and resources in any cluster as long as they have the required group memberships on the cluster machines. (For details, see Configuring GUI Users. The GUI Server and Client components…
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…
DRBD for Linux Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DRBD Recovery Kit » DRBD for Linux Troubleshooting
This section provides information regarding issues that may be encountered with the use of DRBD Recovery Kit. Where appropriate, additional explanation of the cause of an error is provided along with necessary action to resolve the error condition. Messages specific…
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…
Apache Web Server Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Apache Administration Guide » Apache Web Server Troubleshooting
This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter during the process of creating and extending a LifeKeeper Apache Web Server resource hierarchy, removing and restoring a resource, and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of…
Logical Volume Manager Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Logical Volume Manager Administration Guide » Logical Volume Manager Troubleshooting
Error Messages This section provides a list of messages that you may encounter with the use of the Logical Volume Manager Recovery Kit. Where appropriate, it provides an additional explanation of the cause of an error and necessary action to resolve the error…
APP – LifeKeeper Commands Related to Resource Applications (Group of Related Types)
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » APP – LifeKeeper Commands Related to Resource Applications (Group of Related Types)
app_create - Creates a given resource application on a given node Options: -d -a app_remove - Removes the given application from the configuration database set of known applications on the specified system (or local system if no additional system is specified…
NET – Communication Paths Related Commands
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » NET – Communication Paths Related Commands
net_create - Creates a communication path between two LifeKeeper nodes Options: -d -s -D -n -b -r -l -p net_remove - Removes a communication path between two LifeKeeper nodes Options: -d -s -D -r net_list - Lists communication path…
Creating a Network Security Group
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Creating an Instance in Azure from Scratch » Creating a Network Security Group
A Security Group works as a firewall, allowing you to define both “allow” and “deny” rules. A source can be an internet address or a security group, and a security group can be assigned to a Virtual Machine or a subnet. Refer to the Azure documentation for…
DataKeeper for Linux Network Configuration
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Data Replication » DataKeeper » SIOS DataKeeper Installation and Configuration » DataKeeper for Linux Network Configuration
The network path that is chosen for data replication between each pair of servers must also already be configured as a LifeKeeper communication path between those servers. To change the network path, see Changing the Data Replication Path. The communication line…
AWS Network Load Balancer Scenario
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Before Starting an Evaluation of LifeKeeper for Linux » How a Client Connects to the Active Node » AWS Network Load Balancer Scenario
When configuring LifeKeeper on AWS, typically the Recovery Kit for EC2 or Recovery Kit for Route 53 is used. Both use the AWS CLI to control AWS services; however, there are some cases where these ARKs cannot be used. You cannot make configuration changes via 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.…
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…
LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. This section describes the LKWMC GUI Operations and Layout. Signing In Header Viewing the Online Manual Viewing the…
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
GUI – Known Issues / Restrictions
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Known Issues and Restrictions » GUI – Known Issues / Restrictions
Description Resource Hierarchy Creation menu may show uninstalled resource types Symptom: Resource types may continue to appear as choices in the LifeKeeper Java GUI “Create Resource Hierarchy” operation after the corresponding…
Viewing LifeKeeper GUI Server Processes
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » Common Tasks » Viewing LifeKeeper GUI Server Processes
To verify that the LifeKeeper GUI Server is running, type the following command: ps -ef | grep runGuiSer You should see output similar to the following: root 2805 1 0 08:24 ? 00:00:00 sh /opt/LifeKeeper/bin/runGuiServer To see a list of the other GUI Server daemon…
Related LifeKeeper Resources for AWS VPC Peering
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Multi-VPC Cluster Configuration Using AWS VPC Peering Connections Quick Start Guide » Related LifeKeeper Resources for AWS VPC Peering
Route53 Resource Summary When switchover occurs, it is necessary to update Amazon Route 53 DNS information in order to continue to secure the connection to the service. This feature is provided in Route53 resources. IP Resource Summary IP resource is a resource…
AWS – Using a Network Load Balancer
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Protecting Our Resources » Switching between Nodes in a Cloud Environment » AWS – Using a Network Load Balancer
AWS Load Balancer Specific Settings Deploying a Network Load Balancer The Network Load Balancer (NLB) forwards incoming traffic to instances registered in the target group. NLB can be made redundant across multiple Availability Zones (AZs). In this case, NLB IP…
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…
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…
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…
Recovery Kit for EC2™ Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Troubleshooting
The Message Catalog provides a list of all messages that may be encountered while using LifeKeeper for Linux and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of the errors and necessary action to resolve the error condition. This full listing may be…
FLAG – Commands Related to Internal LifeKeeper Flags
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » FLAG – Commands Related to Internal LifeKeeper Flags
flg_create - Set a given LifeKeeper flag on a given node Options: -d -f flg_remove - Remove a given LifeKeeper flag on a given node Options: -d -f flg_list - List all LifeKeeper flags that are set on a given node Options: -d
Using Network Attached Storage with SAP ASE
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Configuration Considerations » Using Network Attached Storage with SAP ASE
There are a couple of special considerations to take into account when configuring LifeKeeper to use an NFS file server (Network Attached Storage) as cluster storage. Use the Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage The optional Recovery Kit for Network Attached…
Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for MySQL Administration Guide » Managing MySQL Resource Hierarchies » Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI
You can test your MySQL resource hierarchy by initiating a manual switchover. This will simulate a failover of a resource instance from the primary server to the standby server. Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI You can initiate a manual switchover from the…
Running the GUI on a LifeKeeper Server
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » GUI (Java GUI) » Preparing to Run the GUI » Running the GUI on a LifeKeeper Server
The simplest way to run the LifeKeeper GUI is as an application on a LifeKeeper server. By doing so you are, in effect, running the GUI client and server on the same system. After configuring the LifeKeeper server for GUI Administration, you can run the GUI as an…
Running the LifeKeeper GUI Through a Firewall
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » Maintenance Tasks » Running the LifeKeeper GUI Through a Firewall
In some situations, a LifeKeeper cluster is placed behind a corporate firewall and administrators wish to run the LifeKeeper GUI from a remote system outside the firewall. LifeKeeper uses Remote Method Invocation (RMI) to communicate between the GUI server and client.…
Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Troubleshooting
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon Route 53™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Troubleshooting
The Message Catalog provides a listing of all messages that may be encountered while using LifeKeeper for Linux and, where appropriate, provides additional explanation of the cause of the errors and necessary action to resolve the error condition. This full listing may…
Troubleshooting SAP ASE Error During Resource Creation
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for SAP ASE Administration » Troubleshooting SAP ASE Error During Resource Creation
SAP ASE Error During Resource Creation Symptom: Unable to create the resource instance during the resource creation Cause: If the instance is running, it could be because the profile is not located in the default $Sybase directory Solution: In /etc/default/LifeKeeper…
AWS Direct Connect Known Issues and Troubleshooting
LifeKeeper for Linux in a Cloud Environment » Connection Between LifeKeeper Cluster and Clients Using AWS Transit Gateway Quick Start Guide » AWS Direct Connect Known Issues and Troubleshooting
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TYP – LifeKeeper Commands Related to Resource Hierarchy Types
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » TYP – LifeKeeper Commands Related to Resource Hierarchy Types
typ_create - Creates a given resource type on a given node Options: -d -a (need an app first) -r typ_remove - Removes the given resource type from the configuration database set of known resource types on the specified system (or local system if no additional…
INS – Commands Related to Individual LifeKeeper Hierarchy Instances
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » INS – Commands Related to Individual LifeKeeper Hierarchy Instances
ins_list - Lists the current information of the given resource hierarchy instance Options: -d -f: -a / -r / -t / -i specify optional app, type, tag, and id info ins_setas - Sets the automatic switchback strategy for a given hierarchy Options: -d -t -s …
Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage Administration Guide
Recovery Kit for Network Attached Storage (hereafter referred to as the Recovery Kit for NAS) provides fault resilience for Network File System (NFS) software in a LifeKeeper environment. The Recovery Kit for NAS affords LifeKeeper users the opportunity to employ an…
Public Cloud Platforms and their Network Structure Differences
Evaluation Guides » LifeKeeper Evaluation Guide for Cloud Environments » Before Starting an Evaluation of LifeKeeper for Linux » Public Cloud Platforms and their Network Structure Differences
There are several public cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. While there are many similarities in their infrastructures, there are some differences. In many cases a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) or a VNET (Virtual…
Performing a Manual Switchover from the LifeKeeper GUI
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for PostgreSQL Administration Guide » PostgreSQL Administration » Performing a Manual Switchover from the LifeKeeper GUI
You can initiate a manual switchover from the LifeKeeper GUI by selecting Edit, Resource, and In Service. For example, an in-service request executed on a backup server causes the PostgreSQL resource hierarchy to be placed in service on the backup server and taken…
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…
DEP – LifeKeeper Commands Related to How Resource Applications Relate to Each Other
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Fault Detection and Recovery Scenarios » Command Line Interface » Commands » DEP – LifeKeeper Commands Related to How Resource Applications Relate to Each Other
Running the Commands: - Start from /opt/LifeKeeper/bin - Run [one of the below commands] accompanied by [one of the “options”] (./dep_list^-P) Commands *More information on these commands is available via the man pages installed with…
Configuring LifeKeeper Event Forwarding
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Installation and Configuration » LifeKeeper Event Forwarding via SNMP » Configuring LifeKeeper Event Forwarding
Prerequisites The SNMP event forwarding feature is included as part of the LifeKeeper Core functionality and does not require additional LifeKeeper packages to be installed. Since LifeKeeper uses the snmptrap utility to generate the traps, the snmptrap command is…
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…
Testing an Apache Web Server Resource Hierarchy
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Apache Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Apache » Testing an Apache Web Server Resource Hierarchy
You can test your Apache resource hierarchy by initiating a manual switchover. This will simulate a failover of a resource instance from the primary server to the backup server. Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI You can initiate a manual switchover from the…
Testing Your Oracle Resource Hierarchy
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Oracle Database Administration Guide » LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Oracle » Testing Your Oracle Resource Hierarchy
You can test your Oracle resource hierarchy by initiating a manual switchover. This will simulate a failover of a resource instance from the primary server to the backup server. Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI You can initiate a manual switchover from the…
Common Causes of a LifeKeeper Initiated Failover
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Troubleshooting » Common Causes of a LifeKeeper Initiated Failover
In the event of a failure, LifeKeeper has two methods of recovery: local recovery and inter-server recovery. If local recovery fails, a “failover” is implemented. A failover is defined as automatic switching to a backup server upon the failure or abnormal…
Firewall Rules
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » Getting Started » Firewall Rules
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. When using a firewall (or security group, network ACL, etc.) to restrict traffic within the network containing the…
Startup Guide
Startup Guide
This startup guide provides the minimum necessary steps and related information to start using LifeKeeper. For specific operations of the Linux OS itself, please check the manual of your OS. Installing LifeKeeper for Linux Starting LifeKeeper Configuring the…
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…
Virtualization Environment
Certification Information » Virtualization Environment
LifeKeeper for Linux can be used in the following virtualization environments. Virtual Environment Version VMware vSphere 7.0, 8.0, 8.0U1, 8.0U2, 8.0U3, 9.0 VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC 1.19 or later KVM Only…
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…
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…
Common Hardware Components
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » Configuration Concepts » Common Hardware Components
All LifeKeeper configurations share these common components: Server groups. The basis for the fault resilience provided by LifeKeeper is the grouping of two or more servers into a cluster. The servers can be any supported platform running a supported distribution of…
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…
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…
Prepare to Install DK for Linux
Evaluation Guides » DataKeeper for Linux Evaluation Guide » Prepare to Install DK for Linux
Hardware Requirements Primary and Secondary Servers Systems must meet the minimum requirements for the Linux distribution to be used during the evaluation. 512MB RAM minimum; > 1GB RAM recommended. 2GB of available hard disk space recommended. Multiple Network…
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…
LifeKeeper Core
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » LifeKeeper Core
LifeKeeper for Linux consists of the core product, called “LifeKeeper Core,” and optional “Recovery Kit” that provide protection functions for specific applications and other components. LifeKeeper Core is composed of four major components: LifeKeeper Core…
Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for IBM Db2 Database provides fault resilient protection for DB2 database instances. LifeKeeper, together with the DB2 Universal Database product family afford increased availability to DB2 operating environments by effectively…
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…
Running LifeKeeper With a Firewall
LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation » User Guide » Using LifeKeeper for Linux » Maintenance Tasks » Running LifeKeeper With a Firewall
LifeKeeper for Linux can work with a firewall in place on the same server if you address the following network access requirements. *Note: If you wish to change or disable your firewall, please follow the procedure recommended by your OS distribution. LifeKeeper…
Recovery Kit for Apache Administration Guide
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Apache Administration Guide
The LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for Apache provides fault resilience for Apache Web Server software in a LifeKeeper environment. This guide explains the following topics: LifeKeeper for Linux Documentation. A list of all the LifeKeeper for Linux documentation…
Connecting to the LKWMC Through a Bastion Host in a Cloud Environment
LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC) » Getting Started » Connecting to the LKWMC » Connecting to the LKWMC Through a Bastion Host in a Cloud Environment
*This documentation section describes the LifeKeeper Web Management Console (LKWMC). Refer to the LifeKeeper Web Management Console for an overview. The steps given below describe how to use SSH port forwarding through a bastion host located in a public subnet to…
Creating an EC2™ Resource Hierarchy
Recovery Kits Administrator’s Guide » Recovery Kit for Amazon EC2™ Administration Guide » Recovery Kit for EC2™ Configuration » Creating an EC2™ Resource Hierarchy
To create a resource instance from the primary server, complete the following steps: From the LifeKeeper GUI menu, select Edit, then Server. From the drop down menu, select Create Resource Hierarchy. A dialog box will appear with a drop down list showing all of…
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…