Double-Take Console requirements

You must meet the following requirements for the Double-Take Console.

• Operating system—The Double-Take Console can be run from a Windows source or target. It can also be run from a 32-bit or 64-bit physical or virtual machine running Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later.

• Microsoft .NET Framework—Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0 Update 3 or later is required. (The full .NET 4.0.3 is required, not just the Client Profile.)

• Screen resolution—For best results, use a 1024x768 or higher screen resolution.

The Double-Take installation prohibits the console from being installed on Server Core. Because Windows 2012 allows you to switch back and forth between Server Core and a full installation, you may have the console files available on Server Core, if you installed Double-Take while running in full operating system mode. In any case, you cannot run the Double-Take Console on Server Core.

If you are running the Double-Take Console on a Windows XP machine and are inserting a Windows 2012 cluster into the console, you must use the IPv4 address to insert the cluster. The console will be unable to connect to the Double-Take Management Service on a Windows 2012 cluster if it is inserted using the name or fully-qualified domain name.

If you are using Windows 2003, you will be unable to open the Double-Take Console context-sensitive help using Internet Explorer. You can access the Double-Take online documentation from the console Help menu using Windows 2003 and Internet Explorer. The help and online documentation are both available in all other Windows versions and in any Windows version using other major browsers.