While vmware ha protects virtual machines from hardware failure, steeleye lifekeeper provides protection against operating system and application failures within the virtual machine. Xensource gains high availability partner infoworld. Big blue began working with steeleye to have steeleyes technology including lifekeeper, its flagship high availability software support clusters of linux and windows workloads that are. Mar 08, 2007 vision taps steeleye for linux ha on iseries march 8, 2007 alex woodie steeleye technology, a developer of high availability software for windows, unix, and linux operating systems, has teamed up with i5os high availability specialists vision solutions to sell crossplatform high availability solutions that protect virtualized linux and aix. Vision taps steeleye for linux ha on iseries march 8, 2007 alex woodie steeleye technology, a developer of high availability software for windows, unix, and linux operating systems, has teamed up with i5os high availability specialists vision solutions to sell crossplatform high availability solutions that protect virtualized linux and aix. The rks include the tools and utilities that allow lifekeeper to maintain uptime assurance for specific application by monitoring the health of the application, and automatically. Steeleye datakeeper includes a set of features that complements the basic functionality of the latest microsoft windows server 2008 product. It provides application cluster capabilities for nonstop operation and disaster recovery to systems running databases, file sharing on a network, electronic commerce websites, erp systems or other applications requiring nonstop operation. Xensource gains high availability partner one of the great new features found in vmwares vi3 was the highly anticipated and much needed high availability ha offering for vmwares enterprise.
Insert footer information such as ibm confidential viewheader and footer 20. Steeleye lifekeeper is an availability cluster solution. Lifekeeper is able to integrate applications and their data into one high availability concept. The less complicated your recovery process is, the more likely it will succeed. Steeleye extends high availability support to iseries. The steeleye lifekeeper family of applicationfocused data replication, high availability clustering and disaster recovery solutions are easy to deploy and operate, and enable enterprises of all. Linux provides a highperformance, reliable, opensource solution and its low cost makes it the platform of choice for companies that are targeting the new web economy. Lifekeeper software it is imperative that you install the same version of the lifekeeper software and apply the same versions of the lifekeeper software patches to each server in your cluster. The quorumwitness server support package for lifekeeper steeleyelkqwk, hereinafter quorumwitness package combined with the existing failover process of the lifekeeper core allows system failover to occur with a greater degree of confidence in situations where total network failure could be common.
Availability can be defined as the amount of time that application services are accessible to the end user, and is measured by the percentage of time that the application is available to the user. Sios lifekeeper for linux is a simple, costefficient clustering software that provides complete high availability ha and disaster recovery dr protection for sap, sap s4hana, oracle, and other businesscritical applications. Product brief lifekeeper for windows hacc high availability. First mobile system that can help prevent a heart attack or a stroke on indiegogo. These new features use cdp to provide disaster recovery. High availability of data is a key requirement for critical database systems. Lifekeeper works with ms windows and different linux distributions. Lifekeeper for linux sap db max db recovery kit the sap db max db recovery kit is provided on a cd. Dice corporation safeguards security solutions with steeleye. Vision taps steeleye for linux ha on iseries it jungle. Xensource gains high availability partner one of the great new features found in vmwares vi3 was the highly anticipated and much needed high availability ha offering for. The quorumwitness server support package for lifekeeper steeleyelkqwk combined with the existing failover process of the lifekeeper core allows system failover to occur with a greater degree of confidence in situations where total network failure could be common.
These instructions assume you have at least base level knowledge of windows server failover clustering and some familiarity with steeleye datakeeper cluster edition. Steeleye datakeeper cluster edition create multisite clusters with datakeeper to assure your disaster recovery plan steeleye datakeeper cluster edition integrates with and extends windows. The application is highly available when it gets closer to the. Steeleye lifekeeper for microsoft windows offerings oracle v8i, 9i standard or. Veritas cluster server rebranded as veritas infoscale availability and also known as vcs and also sold bundled in the sfha product is a highavailability cluster software for unix, linux and microsoft windows computer systems, created by veritas technologies. Lifekeeper maintains the high availability of clustered linux systems by monitoring system and application health, maintaining client connectivity and providing uninterrupted data access regardless of where clients reside on the corporate internet, intranet or extranet. You can use sios lifekeeper and sios datakeeper for linux, packaged as sios protection suite for linux software to build a traditional sanbased cluster or a sanless cluster by synchronizing local storage on the active sap server node or cloud instance with local storage on a standby node using realtime, blocklevel replication.
Applications protected by lifekeeper keep running through a wide range of fault, failures, and local, sitewide, and regional disasters, enabling you to meet your availability slas with ease. High availability for sap hana database on azure using sios. The hal100 kit is intended for customers interested in deploying steeleyes lifekeeper 4. Simply add sios datakeeper software as an ingredient to your windows server failover clustering wsfc environment to eliminate the need for shared storage. Steeleyes lifekeeper has a long track record of providing clustering software that targets high availability and disaster recovery for unix, linux and windows systems.
The lifekeeper gui is included in the steeleyelkgui software package which is bundled with the lifekeeper core package cluster. With the hal100 cluster kit, hp extends its ongoing partnership with steeleye and reaffirms that lifekeeper is a recommended high availability solution for proliant customers. Apr 05, 2005 the steeleye lifekeeper family of applicationfocused data replication, high availability clustering and disaster recovery solutions are easy to deploy and operate, and enable enterprises of all. Steeleye gets pat on the back for virtual clustering the. Steeleye lifekeeper highavailability clustering software. Building high availability with steeleye lifekeeper for sap. The lifekeeper cluster eliminates data loss due to any hardware or software faults and provides high availability for applications and processed data, even in the event of a total datacenter loss customer was able to easily and quickly meet their goals with minimal expense solution results the steeleye lifekeeper solution allowed us. Its easy to observe and to protect a single application. Sios lifekeeper for linux high availability cluster software. Replication across the lan, wan or even to a windows server. Steeleye has been working at the linux high availability clustering gig since 2000, when they bought the core technology from ncr. Steeleye datakeeper cluster edition license 1 license.
Installs the lifekeeper gui client in java archive format. Afterwards, the company moved to the windows market to go after a. Learn the pros and cons of the different solutions and decide which method is best for you. Designed to detect and alert you to health risks in real time, especially to prevent heart attack and stroke. Steeleyes lifekeeper for linux is a software application that ensures the continuous availability of applications by maintaining system uptime. Lavon peters covers the recent steeleye data replication for windows version 6 release in the article, clustering plus data replication equals disaster recovery. Also, these instructions do not address any changes which may be required to support cross subnet failover utilizing the new or functionality introduced in windows server. Steeleye lifekeeper for windows offers enterprisegrade reliability while simplifying implementation with certified and easy todeploy solutions for a wide range of applications and databases running on all flavors of windows 2003 and windows 2008 including standard, advanced, enterprise, and datacenter versions. Business processes based on the sap netweaver platform often require a high level of availability and fault tolerance. Jan 27, 2005 palo alto, ca 27th january, 2005 steeleye technology, an innovator in data and application availability management for linux and windows, today announced the lifekeeper protected program. The steeleye lifekeeper family of data replication, high availability clustering and disaster recovery solutions enable enterprises of all sizes to ensure continuous availability of businesscritical applications, data and supporting it infrastructure. Steeleye protection suite for citrix xenserver zdnet.
The linux standard for high availability lifekeeper for linux. The following is a list of lifekeeper related information available from steeleye technology, inc lifekeeper for linux release notes lifekeeper for linux online product manual available from the help menu within the lifekeeper gui lifekeeper for linux planning and installation guide. The special focus of steeleye lifekeeper is an application driven cluster solution. Steeleye protection suite is said to complement the high availability technologies that are already built into vi3 vmware ha and vmware consolidated backup by delivering advanced data. Lifekeeper for linux release notes lifekeeper for linux online product manual available from the help menu within the lifekeeper gui lifekeeper for linux planning and installation guide this documentation, along with documentation associated with optional lifekeeper recovery kits, is provided on the sios technology corp. Sap high availability cluster software solutions sios. If you are installing the lifekeeper core cd, you must start with the lifekeeper core package first steeleye lk, then the rest of the packages on the core cd. Building high availability with steeleye lifekeeper for sap netweaver on suse linux enterprise server saida davies martin cardoso janet l koblenzer cleiton soares freire martin welk thomas zetzsche architecting sap netweaver for high availability building a lifekeeper cluster on linux failover scenarios, administration, and troubleshooting. Steeleye aims to protect vmware infrastructure 3 infoworld. Steeleye enhances the stability and power of linux with lifekeeper. If you are installing the lifekeeper core cd, you must start with the lifekeeper core package first steeleyelk, then the rest of the packages on the core cd.
Mar 25, 2003 each steeleye lifekeeper highavailability clustering software offering is comprised of core application software, an installation support cdrom, and prebuilt rks. In this article, get a summary of the features in db2 9. Steeleye datakeeper cluster edition health it outcomes. Palo alto, ca prweb february 17, 2008 steeleye technology, inc. Steeleye lifekeeper highavailability clustering software offers an excellent balance of maintaining the high availability of applications running on clustered server systems, while helping to reduce the total cost of ownership for the it infrastructure. Steeleye protection suite for windows is a software bundle that integrates high availability clustering and data replication functionality to protect missioncritical data and applications and includes datakeeper dk, lifekeeper lk and optional recovery kits. Sql server and sharepoint as well as standalone lifekeeper ha and steeleye data replication solutions have protected the data center for over a decade. Sios datakeeper provides high availability ha and disaster recovery dr in aws. Steeleye technology launches lifekeeper protected program. Steeleye datakeeper enables realtime windows data replication of all data types, including open files, sql and exchange server databases and running hyperv virtual machines through a simple and intuitive data management gui. Building high availability with steeleye lifekeeper for. Palo alto, ca 27th january, 2005 steeleye technology, an innovator in data and application availability management for linux and windows, today announced the lifekeeper protected program. High availability for sap hana database on azure using.
Replication can operate in either synchronous or asynchronous mode. Steeleye launches next generation linux high availability. It provides application cluster capabilities to systems running other applications, including databases, network file. May 26, 2010 the steeleye protection suites for custom applications, exchange, sql server and sharepoint as well as standalone lifekeeper ha and steeleye data replication solutions have protected the data center for over a decade. Steeleye enables businesses to get the best of both worlds highavailability on linux. Applications protected by lifekeeper keep running through a wide range of fault, failures, and local, sitewide, and. Steeleye solution comparison table health it outcomes. Steeleye offers higher availability for virtual machines. Steeleye steeleye steeleye support matrix lifekeeper datakeeper 3. Steeleye brings scalable high availability to windows 2000. Sios lifekeeper formerly known as steeleye lifekeeper is a highavailability cluster software, for linux computer systems. Individuals that want to take their dr procedures to the next level need to consider a fully automated recovery solution such as the steeleye lifekeeper protection suite for windows. Thats the best way to ensure business continuity through all kinds of disasters.
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