Specifications

LifeKeeper Application Resource Hierarchies
3. Select the Switchback Type and click Next.
4. Select the Server and click Next. Note: If you began from the server context menu, the server
will be determined automatically from the server icon that you clicked on, and this step will be
skipped.
5. Continue through the succeeding dialogs, entering whatever data is needed for the type of
resource hierarchy that you are creating.
LifeKeeper Application Resource Hierarchies
If you install LifeKeeper without any recovery kits, the Select Recovery Kit list includes options for
File System or Generic Application by default. The Generic Application option may be used for
applications that have no associated recovery kits.
If you install the Raw I/O or IP Recovery Kits (both of which are Core Recovery Kits that are
packaged separately and included on the LifeKeeper Core media), the Select Recovery Kit list will
provide additional options for these Recovery Kits.
See the following topics describing these available options:
l Creating a File System Resource Hierarchy
l Creating a Generic Application Resource Hierarchy
l Creating a Raw Device Resource Hierarchy
The IP Recovery Kit is documented in the IP Recovery Kit Technical Documentation.
Recovery Kit Options
Each optional recovery kit that you install adds entries to the Select Recovery Kit list; for example,
you may see Oracle, Apache, and NFS Recovery Kits. Refer to the Administration Guide that
accompanies each recovery kit for directions on creating the required resource hierarchies.
Note: If you wish to create a File System or other application resource hierarchy that is built on a
logical volume, then you must first have the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Recovery Kit installed.
Creating a File System Resource Hierarchy
Use this option to protect a file system only (for example, if you have shared files that need
protection).
1. There are four ways to begin creating a file system resource hierarchy.
l Right-click on a server icon to bring up the server context menu, then click on Create
Resource Hierarchy.
l On the global toolbar, click on the Create Resource Hierarchy button.
l On the server context toolbar, if displayed, click on the Create Resource Hierarchy
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