Specifications

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.

Note: If you receive an error message referencing the LifeKeeper Distribution Enabling Package

when you start LifeKeeper, you should install / re-install the LifeKeeper Installation Image File.

See the LCD(1M) man page by entering man LCD at the command line for details on the

/etc/init.d/lifekeeper start command.

Enabling Automatic LifeKeeper Restart

While the above command will start LifeKeeper, it will need to be performed each time the system is

re-booted. If you would like LifeKeeper to start automatically when server boots up, type the following

command:

chkconfig lifekeeper on

See the chkconfig man page for further information.

Stopping LifeKeeper

If you need to stop LifeKeeper, type the following command as root to stop it:

/etc/init.d/lifekeeper stop-nofailover

This command will shut down LifeKeeper on the local system if it is currently running. It will first

remove all protected resources from service on the local system then shut down the LifeKeeper

daemons. Protected resources will not fail over to another system in the cluster. LifeKeeper will

automatically restart when the system is restarted.

/etc/init.d/lifekeeper stop-daemons

This command will skip the section that removes resources from service. The resources will remain

running on the local system but will no longer be protected by LifeKeeper. This command should be

used with caution, because if resources are not gracefully shut down, then items such as SCSI locks

will not be removed. If the system on which this command is executed subsequently fails or is shut

down, the system(s) will NOT initiate failover of the appropriate resources. LifeKeeper will

automatically restart when the system is restarted.

/etc/init.d/lifekeeper stop

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