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.

1. After configuring the LifeKeeper server for GUI Administration, you can run the GUI as an application on the server by entering the following command as root:

/opt/LifeKeeper/bin/lkGUIapp

2. The lkGUIapp script sets the appropriate environment variables and starts the application. As the application is loading, an application identity dialog or splash screen for LifeKeeper appears.

3. After the application is loaded, the LifeKeeper GUI appears and the Cluster Connect dialog is automatically displayed. Enter the Server Name you wish to connect to, followed by the login and password.

4. Once a connection to the cluster is established, the GUI window displays a visual representation and status of the resources protected by the connected servers. The GUI menus and toolbar buttons provide administration functions.

!lkGUIapp requires that all kits that are installed on nodes in the cluster must also be installed on the node where lkGUIapp is run. It does not require that each kit have a valid license. So in a 3-node DataKeeper configuration where the lkGUIapp is run on the quorum node, the quorum node must have DataKeeper installed even if the DataKeeper resource is not installed on it.