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Similar products include [[Fujitsu PRIMECLUSTER]], [[High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing|IBM HACMP]], [[HP ServiceGuard]], [[IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms]] (SA MP), [[Linux-HA]], [[Microsoft Cluster Server]] (MSCS), [[NEC ExpressCluster]], [[Red Hat Cluster Suite]], [[Veritas Cluster Server]] and [[Sun Cluster]]. |
Similar products include [[Fujitsu PRIMECLUSTER]], [[High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing|IBM HACMP]], [[HP ServiceGuard]], [[IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms]] (SA MP), [[Linux-HA]], [[Microsoft Cluster Server]] (MSCS), [[NEC ExpressCluster]], [[Red Hat Cluster Suite]], [[Veritas Cluster Server]] and [[Sun Cluster]]. |
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SteelEye Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) can be installed to provide the application-specific scripted behaviors that are executed by LifeKeeper to transfer operations to a standby node. ARKs are available for [[Microsoft Exchange]], [[Microsoft SQL Server]], [[Oracle]], [[SAP]] and a variety of other common applications and services, but the user or system integrator can also create custom recovery kits by coding the necessary scripts and configuration files. |
SteelEye Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) can be installed to provide the application-specific scripted behaviors that are executed by LifeKeeper to transfer operations to a standby node. ARKs are available for [[Microsoft Exchange]], [[Microsoft SQL Server]], [[Oracle]], [[SAP]] and a variety of other common applications and services,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ha-cc.org/high_availability/components/application_availability/cluster/high_availability_cluster/steeleye_lifekeeper/linux_arks/|publisher=HA-CC|title=ARKs for Linux SteelEye LifeKeeper|accessdate=2012-05-22}}</ref> but the user or system integrator can also create custom recovery kits by coding the necessary scripts and configuration files. |
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In 2009, the company launched a program enabling users of HP ServiceGuard, which HP stopped selling that year, to migrate to the LifeKeeper for Linux product. LifeKeeper has won the Best Clustering Solution Award at LinuxWorld on several occasions.{{fact}} |
In 2009, the company launched a program enabling users of HP ServiceGuard, which HP stopped selling that year, to migrate to the LifeKeeper for Linux product. LifeKeeper has won the Best Clustering Solution Award at LinuxWorld on several occasions.{{fact}} |
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Revision as of 23:43, 22 May 2012
SteelEye LifeKeeper (part of the SteelEye Protection Suite, SPS) is a High-availability cluster software, for Unix, Linux and Microsoft Windows computer systems. It provides application cluster capabilities to systems running databases, file sharing on a network, electronic commerce websites, or other applications.
It was originally designed and developed by AT&T Bell Labs to ensure high availability of their worldwide voice network system running on Unix-based Star Servers. After AT&T divested the LifeKeeper division to NCR, SteelEye acquired the technology.[1] SteelEye was later acquired in 2006 by SIOS Technology Corp.
Description
High availability clusters (HAC) improve application availability by failing them over or switching them over in a group of systems—as opposed to High Performance Clusters, which improve application performance by running them on multiple systems simultaneously. The LifeKeeper product provides continuous monitoring of servers, storage, applications, databases and network connections to detect points of failure. The high-availability clustering solution aims to reduce planned and unplanned downtime, maintain client connectivity and provide uninterrupted data access.
LifeKeeper is available for Windows and Linux platforms, and provides protection for .
Similar products include Fujitsu PRIMECLUSTER, IBM HACMP, HP ServiceGuard, IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms (SA MP), Linux-HA, Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS), NEC ExpressCluster, Red Hat Cluster Suite, Veritas Cluster Server and Sun Cluster.
SteelEye Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) can be installed to provide the application-specific scripted behaviors that are executed by LifeKeeper to transfer operations to a standby node. ARKs are available for Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SAP and a variety of other common applications and services,[2] but the user or system integrator can also create custom recovery kits by coding the necessary scripts and configuration files.
In 2009, the company launched a program enabling users of HP ServiceGuard, which HP stopped selling that year, to migrate to the LifeKeeper for Linux product. LifeKeeper has won the Best Clustering Solution Award at LinuxWorld on several occasions.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "SteelEye LifeKeeper product description". HA-CC. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ "ARKs for Linux SteelEye LifeKeeper". HA-CC. Retrieved 2012-05-22.