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SteelEye Protection Suite for Linux v8.0 Now Available

On May 30th, we released version 8.0 of the SteelEye Protection Suite for Linux. This release adds:

• Logging subsystem enhancements in LifeKeeper, DataKeeper, IP Recovery Kit and Generic Application Recovery Kit
  • Central log location
  • Integration with syslog, syslog-ng and rsyslog
  • Consistent, documented log entry format
• Single-image installation
  • Simplified installation for clustering and data replication
• Oracle Recovery Kit
  • Logging subsystem enhancements
  • Significant improvement in Create/Extend performance
  • Support for custom path for listener.ora & oratab
  • Support for users with SYSOPER privileges
• SAP Recovery Kit
  • Integration with standard SAP HA interfaces
• Platform Support:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.8 (Non-UEK kernels)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
  • CentOS 6.2
• Maintenance Updates

If you own annual support, the upgrade to this release is free.  Contact support@us.sios.com to request the new bits.

Complete details on version 8.0 are available in the release notes at Technical Documentation.

David Abercrombie

Product Management

SteelEye DataKeeper and DataKeeper Cluster Edition 7.4 Available

On April 30th, we released version 7.4 of SteelEye DataKeeper and DataKeeper Cluster Edition.  This release adds:

• Support for Resizing a Volume Without Requiring Mirror Deletion
• CHANGEMIRRORENDPOINTS Support for 2x1 and 1x1x1 Configurations
• Installer Enhanced to Accept Service Login Credentials
• DataKeeper Support for SQL Server 2012
• Split-Brain Logic Improvements
• Dangling Mirror Avoidance Improvements
• Maintenance Updates

If you own annual support, the upgrade to this release is free.  Contact support@us.sios.com to request the new bits.

Complete details on version 7.4 are available in the release notes at Technical Documentation.

David Abercrombie

Product Management

SteelEye Protection Suite for Linux v7.5 Now Available

On November 23rd, we released version 7.5 of the SteelEye Protection Suite for Linux. This release adds:

• Multi-level policy
• Temporal recovery logic
• Notification Only/Maintenance Mode
• Enhanced I/O fencing in VMware
• CentOS 6.x support
• vSphere 5 guest support
• Maintenance updates

If you own annual support, the upgrade to this release is free.  Contact support@us.sios.com to request the new bits.

Complete details on version 7.5 are available in the release notes at Technical Documentation.

David Abercrombie

Product Management

SteelEye vAppKeeper for Linux v7.5 Now Available

On November 23rd, we released SteelEye vAppKeeper for Linux 7.5.  vAppKeeper adds application awareness to VMware’s native HA capabilities to drastically accelerate application failure identification and, in turn, reduce recovery times.   vAppKeeper enables organizations to confidently virtualize business-critical applications by integrating seamlessly into vSphere environments and allowing the full benefits of server virtualization to be realized while also improving resiliency.

This release adds:

• Single-node protection integrated with VMware HA
• vSphere Client Plugin
• Multi-level policy
• Temporal recovery logic
• Notification Only/Maintenance Mode
• Virtual platform support
  • vSphere 4.1 and 5.0
• Guest operating system support
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6
  • CentOS 5, 6
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 11

Contact info@us.sios.com for more information.

Complete details on vApopKeeper for Linux 7.5 are available in the release notes at Technical Documentation.

David Abercrombie

Product Management

 

SteelEye DataKeeper and DataKeeper Cluster Edition 7.3.1 Available

On November 16th, we released version 7.3.1 of SteelEye DataKeeper and DataKeeper Cluster Edition.  This release adds:

• 64-bit Performance Counter compatibility fix
• Maintenance updates

If you own annual support, the upgrade to this release is free.  Contact support@us.sios.com to request the new bits.

Complete details on version 7.3.1 are available in the release notes at Technical Documentation.

David Abercrombie

Product Management