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 LifeKeeper users to employ virtual hard disks as the storage basis for their LifeKeeper hierarchies.

This guide contains the following topics:

• Documentation and References. Provides a list of LifeKeeper for Linux documentation.

• Requirements. A description of the hardware and software necessary to properly setup, install, and operate the Recovery Kit for VMDK. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Installation Guide for specific instructions on how to install or remove LifeKeeper for Linux software.

• Overview. A description of the Recovery Kit for VMDK’s features and functionality.

• Configuring LifeKeeper for Linux Recovery Kit for VMDK. A description of the procedures required to properly configure the Recovery Kit for VMDK.

• LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks. A description of the tasks for creating and managing your VMDK resource hierarchies using the LifeKeeper GUI.

• Troubleshooting. A list of LifeKeeper for Linux error messages including a description for each.