Configuring the VMDK Recovery Kit

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- Apache Recovery Kit Administration Guide
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  - Apache Recovery Kit Operations Overview
- DB2 Recovery Kit Administration Guide
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  - DB2 Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
  - DB2 Recovery Kit Overview
  - Configuring the LifeKeeper for Linux DB2 Recovery Kit
  - LifeKeeper for Linux DB2 Recovery Kit Configuration Tasks
  - DB2 Troubleshooting
  - Setting Up DB2 to use Raw I/O
- Recovery Kit for EC2™ Administration Guide
  - Recovery Kit for EC2™ Overview
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  - Upgrading Generic Application Kit for Load Balancer Health Checks to LB Health Check Kit
  - Creating/Extending/Modifying a Resource
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  - Setting up LB Health Check from the Command Line (LKCLI)
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- Logical Volume Manager Recovery Kit Administration Guide
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  - Logical Volume Manager Recovery Kit Requirements
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  - Overview
    - Logical Volume Manager Recovery Kit Notes and Restrictions
  - LifeKeeper Logical Volume Manager Hierarchy Creation and Administration
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  - LVM Recovery Kit Operations Overview
- IP Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - IP Recovery Kit Principles of Operation
  - IP Recovery Kit Requirements
  - IP Recovery Kit Configuration
  - IP Recovery Kit (IPv4) Operations Overview
- MySQL Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - MySQL Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
  - MySQL Recovery Kit Configuration
  - Installing/Configuring MySQL with LifeKeeper
  - MySQL Administration
    - Performing a Manual Switchover from the GUI
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- WebSphere MQ Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - MQ Recovery Kit Abbreviations
  - MQ Recovery Kit Requirements
    - MQ Hardware and Software Requirements
    - Upgrading an MQ LifeKeeper Cluster
  - WebSphere MQ Recovery Kit Overview
    - MQ Recovery Kit Resource Hierarchies
    - MQ Recovery Kit Features
  - WebSphere MQ Configuration Considerations
    - MQ Configuration Requirements
  - LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for MQ
  - WebSphere MQ Troubleshooting
    - MQ Error Messages
  - Appendix A – Sample mqs.ini Configuration File
  - Appendix B – Sample qm.ini Configuration File
  - Appendix C – WebSphere MQ Configuration Sheet
- NAS Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - NAS Documentation and References
  - NAS Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
  - NAS Recovery Kit Overview
  - Configuring the LifeKeeper for Linux NAS Recovery Kit
    - NAS Configuration Considerations
    - NAS Configuration Examples
  - LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for NAS
  - NAS Troubleshooting
    - NAS Error Messages
    - LifeKeeper GUI Related Errors
- NFS Server Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - NFS Server Recovery Kit Overview
  - NFS Server Recovery Kit Requirements
  - NFS Server Recovery Kit Configuration Considerations
  - NFS Configuration Tasks
  - NFS Troubleshooting
- Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Administration Guide
  - Principles of Operation
  - Resource Monitoring and Local Recovery
  - Requirements
  - Recovery Kit for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Notes
  - Configuration
  - Troubleshooting
    - Known Issues / Restrictions
    - Error Messages
- Oracle Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - Oracle Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
  - Configuring Oracle with LifeKeeper
  - LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Oracle
  - Oracle Troubleshooting
    - Oracle Known Issues and Restrictions
  - Oracle Appendix
- PostgreSQL Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - PostgreSQL Resource Hierarchy
  - PostgreSQL Hardware and Software Requirements
  - PostgreSQL Configuration Considerations
    - Protecting PostgreSQL Best Practices
    - Using Mirrored File Systems with DataKeeper
  - PostgreSQL Installation
  - PostgreSQL Administration
  - PostgreSQL Troubleshooting
    - PostgreSQL General Tips
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- Postfix Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - Postfix Hardware and Software Requirements
    - Postfix Recovery Kit Installation
  - Configuring the LifeKeeper for Linux Postfix Recovery Kit
  - Postfix Configuration Validation
    - LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Postfix
  - Postfix Troubleshooting
- Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Administration Guide
  - Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Requirements
  - Example Configurations
  - Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Configuration
  - Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Troubleshooting
  - Recovery Kit for Route 53™ Operations Overview
- Samba Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - Samba Recovery Kit Requirements
  - Samba Recovery Kit Installation
  - Samba Recovery Kit Overview
  - Configuring Samba with LifeKeeper
  - Samba Configuration Steps
  - LifeKeeper Configuration Tasks for Samba
  - Samba Hierarchy Administration
    - Modifying the Samba Configuration File
    - Maintaining the smvpasswd File
  - Samba Troubleshooting
- SAP Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - SAP Abbreviations and Definitions
  - LifeKeeper – SAP Icons
  - SAP Recovery Kit Overview
  - LifeKeeper SAP Solution Page
  - SAP Hardware and Software Requirements
  - SAP Configuration Considerations
  - SAP Installation
  - SAP Administration
  - SAP Troubleshooting
  - SAP Maintenance Mode
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  - tset Errors Appear in the LifeKeeper Log File
- SAP HANA Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - Upgrading from pre-9.7.0
  - Upgrading the SAP HANA Database
  - SAP HANA Supported Configurations
  - SAP HANA Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
  - SAP HANA Recovery Kit Overview
  - Configuring SAP HANA with LifeKeeper
  - SAP HANA Resource Configuration Tasks
  - SAP HANA Resource Hierarchy Administration
  - SAP HANA Troubleshooting
- SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
    - SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit Overview
      - SAP MaxDB Resource Hierarchy
  - SAP MaxDB Configuration Considerations
  - Configuring SAP MaxDB with LifeKeeper
  - SAP MaxDB Resource Configuration Tasks
  - SAP MaxDB Resource Hierarchy Administration
  - SAP MaxDB Troubleshooting
    - SAP MaxDB Recovery Kit Error Messages
  - Appendix – Creating Device Spaces Using Raw I/O with SAP MaxDB
    - Raw I/O Setup Steps
    - Adding a Device Space after Creating a Hierarchy
- Sybase ASE Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - Sybase ASE Recovery Kit Overview
  - Sybase ASE Recovery Kit Hardware and Software Requirements
  - Sybase ASE Recovery Kit Configuration Considerations
  - Installing and Configuring Sybase ASE with LifeKeeper
  - Sybase ASE Recovery Kit Administration
  - Troubleshooting Sybase ASE Error During Resource Creation
  - Appendix – Creating Device Spaces Using Raw I/O with Sybase ASE
- VMDK Shared Storage Recovery Kit Administration Guide
  - VMDK Documentation and References
  - VMDK Hardware and Software Requirements
  - VMDK Recovery Kit Overview
  - Configuring the VMDK Recovery Kit
    - VMDK Configuration Considerations
    - VMDK Configuration Examples
  - LifeKeeper VMDK Recovery Kit Configuration Tasks
  - VMDK Troubleshooting
    - VMDK Error Messages
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- SAP HANA Parameters List
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- Known Issues and Restrictions
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This section describes the VMDK Recovery Kit configuration details. It also contains information you should consider before you start to configure and administer the VMDK Recovery Kit. Refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux Technical Documentation for instructions on configuring LifeKeeper Core resource hierarchies.

VMDK Recovery Kit Overview

VMDK Configuration Considerations

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