LifeKeeper for Linux v6

Tpday we have released SteelEye LifeKeeper for Linux v6 and SteelEye Data Replication v6.   The v6 release includes: 

• SteelEye Data Replication v6
  • Removes any need for kernel updates
  • Provides support for native bitmap and asynchronous write (write-behind) features of the md driver that are available in 2.6.16 and later kernels
  • Takes advantage of the native md/mdadm event infrastructure to make response time for disk and network failures much shorter (~5-10 seconds vs. 2 minutes)
  • Handles local disk failure by allowing user to either resync the local disk or perform a failover
  • Makes "New Replicated Filesystem" the default resource type, as it is the most commonly used
  • Provides additional disk support, i.e., i2o disks
  • More intuitive default tag name (plus the ability for the user to override the default tag name at create time)
  • Better debug capabilities
  • Miscellaneous new bug fixes and forward port of all LKDR 4.x bug fixes
  • Name change from LKDR
  • New GUI options allow for much simpler mirror management

• LifeKeeper for Linux Core v6 and ARKs
  • Support for SLES 10 – 2.6.16.21-0.8
  • Support for Java 1.5 (excluding POWER)
  • GUI Restart Option
  • DB2 ARK v5.2.0
    • Support for Viper (v9)
    • Database Partitioning Feature support
  • VMware
    • Support for running LifeKeeper in VMware ESX Server 3.0 virtual machines
  • Storage Certification with LK v5.2
    • DataCore SANsymphony – City of Mannheim
    • Xiotech - Banta
• General Maintenance for the following ARKs
  • SAMS v5.1.2
  • LVM v5.1.3
  • MQ v5.2.1 - Maintenance work to support MQ v6.0

Please refer to the LifeKeeper for Linux v6 Release Notes and the corresponding ARK Administration Guides for additional information.  In addition, there are two new Configuration Guideline documents for VMware ESX Server Virtual Machines and IBM POWER LPARs with LK on the website under the LifeKeeper for Linux v6 documentation link.