Specifications

Message Bar
that command is added under this label. If you are running multiple commands at the same time
(typically on different servers), the output from each command is sent to the corresponding section
making it easy to see the results of each.
You increase or decrease the size of the output panel by sliding the separator at the top of the panel
up or down. If you want to open or close this panel, use the Output Panel checkbox on the View
Menu. When the output panel is closed, the dialog that initiates each command will stay up, the
output will be displayed on that dialog until you dismiss it and you will not be able to review the output
from any command after you have closed that dialog. After the output panel is reopened, the
LifeKeeper GUI will return to its default behavior.
Message Bar
The message bar appears beneath the status window. It is used for displaying messages in a single
text line. Message such as "Connecting to Server X" or "Failure to connect to Server X" might be
displayed.
To hide the message bar, clear the Message Bar checkbox in the View Menu.
To display the message bar, select the Message Bar checkbox in the View Menu.
To see a history of messages displayed in the message bar, see Viewing Message History.
Exiting the GUI
Select Exit from the File Menu to disconnect from all servers and close the GUI window.
Common Tasks
The following are basic tasks that can be performed by any user.
Starting LifeKeeper
All SPS software is installed in the directory /opt/LifeKeeper.
When you have completed all of the verification tasks, you are ready to start LifeKeeper on both
servers. This section provides information for starting the LifeKeeper server daemon processes. The
LifeKeeper GUI application is launched using a separate command and is described in Configuring
the LifeKeeper GUI. LifeKeeper provides a command line interface that starts and stops the
LifeKeeper daemon processes. These daemon processes must be running before you start the
LifeKeeper GUI.
Starting LifeKeeper Server Processes
If LifeKeeper is not currently running on your system, type the following command as the user root on
all servers:
/etc/init.d/lifekeeper start
Following the delay of a few seconds, an informational message is displayed.
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