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Installing on Windows using the command line utility

Use these instructions to install on a single or multiple Windows server using the command line utility. This utility automates the installation process by running an unattended, or silent, installation. It allows you to pass parameters through to the installation program instead of entering information manually through the wizard.

Since the automated process does not prompt for settings, the settings are manually defined in a configuration file called DTSetup.ini. By default, DTSetup.ini contains two sections. The second section can be duplicated as many times as necessary. The first section, [Config], applies to any server not defined in the second (or duplicate of second) sections. The second (or duplicate of second) section, [MachineName], allows you to specify unique settings for individual servers. You have to modify the heading name (case-sensitive) to identify the server.

Sample DTSetup.ini

[Config]

DTSETUPTYPE=DTNT

DTACTIVATIONCODE=123456789012345678901234

DOUBLETAKEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take"

QMEMORYBUFFERMAX=1024

DISKQUEUEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take"

DISKQUEUEMAXSIZE=UNLIMITED

DISKFREESPACEMIN=50

DTSERVICESTARTUP=1

PORT=6320

WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY

LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION=1

[Alpha]

DTSETUPTYPE=DTNT

DTACTIVATIONCODE=987654321098765432109876

DOUBLETAKEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take"

QMEMORYBUFFERMAX=2048

DISKQUEUEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take"

DISKQUEUEMAXSIZE=UNLIMITED

DISKFREESPACEMIN=5000

DTSERVICESTARTUP=1

PORT=6320

WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY

LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION=1

[Beta]

DTSETUPTYPE=DTNT

DTACTIVATIONCODE=567890123456789012345678

DOUBLETAKEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take"

QMEMORYBUFFERMAX=2048

DISKQUEUEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\Vision Solutions\Double-Take"

DISKQUEUEMAXSIZE=UNLIMITED

DISKFREESPACEMIN=2500

DTSERVICESTARTUP=1

PORT=6320

WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY

LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION=1

In the sample DTSetup file, the server Alpha would use the parameters defined under the [Alpha] heading. The server Beta would use the parameters defined under the [Beta] heading. All other servers would use the configuration under the [Config] section.

Do not leave any parameter blank in the Config or MachineName sections. Otherwise, a hard-coded default stored in a Double-Take .dll file will be used.

Review the following table to understand the different parameters available in DTSetup.ini.

DTSetupType

DTNT—Both the Double-Take server and client components will be installed.
DTCO—Only the Double-Take client components will be installed.
DTSO—Only the Double-Take server components will be installed.

If you are installing on Server Core or Windows Hyper-V Server (standalone), the setup type will be server components only regardless of your setting.

DTActivationCode

A 24 character, alpha-numeric license key which applies the appropriate license to the server. Multiple license keys can be separated by a semi-colon.

DoubleTakeFolder

Any valid path specifying the location of the Double-Take files

QMemoryBufferMax

Any integer representing the amount of system memory, in MB, that Double-Take can use

DiskQueueFolder

Any valid path to the location of the disk-based queue

DiskQueueMaxSize

Any integer representing the amount of disk space, in MB, to use for disk-based queuing or the keyword UNLIMITED which will allow the queue usage to automatically expand whenever the available disk space expands

DiskFreeSpaceMin

Any integer representing the amount of disk space, in MB, that must remain free at all times

DTServiceStartup

1—Start the Double-Take service automatically
0—Do not start the Double-Take service automatically

This parameter is not applied if your DTSetupType is DTCO.

Port

Any integer between 1024 and 65535 that identifies the primary port used for Double-Take communications

WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY

NOT_INUSE_ONLY—Open any firewall ports that are not in use. The ports that are opened will be assigned to Double-Take
ALL—Open all necessary firewall ports, reassigning any to Double-Take as needed.
NONE—Do not modify any firewall ports. You will have manually modify your firewall settings for Double-Take processing.

LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION

1—Activate the specified license keys at the end of the installation. You must have Internet access from the machine where you are running this installation
0—Do not activate the specified license keys at the end of the installation. You will have to activate your licenses through the Double-Take Console.

You must have Microsoft .NET installed or enabled (depending on your operating system) on the server before starting the automatic installation.

If you are using Windows 2008 or 2012, but you are not using the built-in administrator account, User Access Control will prompt you to confirm you want to install Double-Take. To work around this issue, use the built-in administrator account when you are installing to each server. You may also disable User Access Control, if that is acceptable for your environment.

Installing or upgrading automatically to a remote machine

Create a temporary installation directory on the primary site server. For example, create z:\temp_install.
Share the temporary installation directory.
Use the following steps if you downloaded your software from the web.

Unzip the .exe file that you downloaded to another temporary directory.
Locate the subdirectory under \setup\dt that is appropriate for your architecture, either i386 or x64.
Copy the files from the \setup\dt\i386 or \setup\dt\x64 directory to your shared temporary installation directory.

Use the following steps if you have a DVD.

Locate the subdirectory under \setup\dt that is appropriate for your architecture, either i386 or x64.
Copy the files from the \setup\dt\i386 or \setup\dt\x64 directory to your shared temporary installation directory.

Remove the read-only attributes from the files in the shared temporary installation directory.
Make a backup copy of the default DTSetup.ini file in the shared temporary installation directory.
Edit DTSetup.ini as needed using the values described in the previous table.
From each server where you want to install Double-Take, map a drive to the shared temporary installation directory. For example, you might map your m: drive to the share.

Run the following case-sensitive command from the mapped drive.

setup /s /v"DTSETUPINI=\"m:\DTSetup.ini\" /qn"

The command must be run from the shared drive as well as specifying that shared drive for the .ini file.

Spacing is critical with this command. A space should precede /s, /v, and /qn but should not appear anywhere else for the command to work correctly.

C:\>net use m: \\server_name\share

The command completed successfully

C:\>M:

M:\>setup /s /v"DTSETUPINI=\"m:\DTSetup.ini\" /qn"