Steeleye Lifekeeper first Linux cluster certified ‘Ready for IBM Rational’

Business continuity IT specialist SteelEye Technology’s LifeKeeper Protection Suite for IBM Rational ClearCase has become the first Linux clustering solution to receive IBM’s ‘Ready for IBM Rational’ validation. LifeKeeper provides monitoring and failover protection of an entire Rational ClearCase environment running on Linux, including the Registry Server, Release Area, and Versioned Object Base (VOB) and View Storage. It provides a mechanism for manufacturing businesses to monitor and recover protected ClearCase services either locally on the same server where processes are running, or from a failed primary server onto a backup server. The system detects failures either at the server level (via a heartbeat) or at resource level (by monitoring the ClearCase daemons), so that control of protected services is transferred to a backup server. It also provides support for multi-site and single site configurations. “The openness and cost benefits of Linux are key factors that are driving its adoption as the platform of choice by software development organisations worldwide,” says Bob Williamson, vice president of products and technology for SteelEye Technology. “The LifeKeeper Protection Suite for Rational ClearCase ensures that development teams using the power of Rational ClearCase can also take advantage of the benefits of Linux while ensuring the highest levels of availability protection of their development environment.”