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Viewing documentation and troubleshooting tools

1. Start DTSetup.
2. Select Documentation/Troubleshooting tasks.
3. Select View log files to view the following log files. Double-Take Availability logs alerts, which are processing notifications, warnings, and error messages. The logs are written to disk.
• View /*.dtl in less—This option uses the less file viewer program to view all of the Double-Take Availability logs, starting from the most recent. 
• Follow the output of latest—This option uses tail -f to watch the output of the Double-Take Availability logs in real-time.
• View /var/log/messages in less—This option uses the less file viewer program to view the system log messages.
• Follow the output of /var/log/messages—This option uses tail -f to watch the output of the system log messages in real-time.
4. Select one of the Collect and package diagnostic info selections to run the DTInfo script which collects configuration data. This can be useful when reporting problems to technical support. Depending on the diagnostic option you select, the amount of data to be collected varies between basic, detailed and full diagnostic information. You must have root (or uid 0 equivalent) to execute the diagnostics or to copy or read the resulting file.
5. Select View user documentation to view Double-Take Availability product documentation and several legal documents. DTSetup attempts to determine your viewers, although you can specify your viewer.
• View ReadMe HTML—This option views the readme file which contains last minute release notes.
• View Scripting Guide HTML—This option views the Scripting Guide which contains DTCL commands and scripting information.
• View User's Guide HTML—This option views the User’s Guide which contains instructions for using Double-Take Availability.
• View End User License Agreement TXT—This option views the End User License Agreement legal document.
• View driver module license TXT—This option views the open source legal document.
• Change a document viewer—This option allows you to specify a document viewer.
6. When you have completed your documentation and troubleshooting tasks, press Q as many times as needed to return back to the main menu or to exit DTSetup.