Specifications

Disabling Automatic LifeKeeper Restart
This command will remove the resources from service but does not set the !nofailover! flag [see
LCDIflag(1M)] on any of the systems that it can communicate with. This means that failover will
occur if the shutdown_switchover flag is set. If shutdown_switchover is not set, then this
command behaves the same as /etc/init.d/lifekeeper stop-nofailover. LifeKeeper
will automatically restart when the system is restarted.
Disabling Automatic LifeKeeper Restart
If you do not want LifeKeeper to automatically restart when the system is restarted, type the following
command:
chkconfig lifekeeper off
See the chkconfig man page for further information.
Transferring Resource Hierarchies
When you need to perform routine maintenance or other tasks on a LifeKeeper Server, you can use
the LifeKeeper GUI to move in-service resources to another server. To transfer in-service resource
hierarchies from Server A to Server B, use the GUI to bring the hierarchies into service on Server B.
Repeat until all of Server A’s resources have been placed in-service on their respective backup
servers. See Bringing a Resource In Service for instructions.
When all of Server A’s resources are active on their backup server(s), you can shut down Server A
without affecting application processing. For the maintenance period, however, the resources may
not have LifeKeeper protection depending on the number of servers in the cluster.
Technical Notes
We strongly recommend that you read the following technical notes concerning configuration and
operational issues related to your LifeKeeper environment.
LifeKeeper Features
Item Description
Licensing
LifeKeeper requires unique runtime license keys for each server. This applies to
both physical and virtual servers. A license key is required for the LifeKeeper core
software, as well as for each separately packaged LifeKeeper recovery kit. The
installation script installs a Licensing Utilities package that obtains and displays
the Host ID of your server. The Host IDs, along with the Activation ID(s) provided
with your software, are used to obtain license keys from the SIOS Technology
Corp. website.
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