Double-Take Console

After you have installed the console, you can launch it by selecting Double-Take, Double-Take Console from your Programs, All Programs, or Apps, depending on your operating system.

The Double-Take Console is used to protect and monitor your servers and jobs. Each time you open the Double-Take Console, you start at the Servers page which allows you to view, edit, add, remove, or manage the servers in your console. You can also create a new job from this page.

At the bottom of the Double-Take Console, you will see a status bar. At the right side, you will find links for Jobs with warnings and Jobs with errors. This lets you see quickly, no matter which page of the console you are on, if you have any jobs that need your attention. Select this link to go to the Jobs page, where the appropriate Filter: Jobs with warnings or Filter: Jobs with errors will automatically be applied.

The first time you start the console, you will see the getting started screen tips on the Servers page. These tips walk you through the basic steps of adding a server to your console, installing Double-Take on that server, and creating a job on that server. If you do not want to see the tips, close them. If you want to reopen the tips after you have closed them, select Help, Show Getting Started Tips.

You can manually check for Double-Take updates by selecting Help, Check for Updates.

• Update available—If there is an update available, click Get Update. The dialog box will close and your web browser will open to the Double-Take Software web site where you can download and install the update.
• No update available—If you are using the most recent console software, that will be indicated. Click Close.
• No connection available—If the console cannot contact the update server of if there is an error, the console will report that information. The console log contains a more detailed explanation of the error. Click Check using Browser if you want to open your browser to check for console software updates. You will need to use your browser if your Internet access is through a proxy server.