Selecting source and target servers

If the servers you need do not appear, click the Advanced Find button, or select Actions, Manage SQL Servers. The Manage SQL Servers window will appear.

To discover all servers in the domain:

1. Click the Search button. The Discovered Servers list will be populated with all servers that the Application Manager can discover that reside in the domain.
2. To directly add a server to the drop-down list on the Manage SQL main page, select the server in the Discovered Servers list, then use the >> button to move it into the Current Servers list.
3. To add a non-discovered server to the Current Servers list, enter the server name in the field next to the Add button, then click Add.

Note:

In environments with a very large number of servers in Active Directory, you may experience significant delays while the Application Manager searches for SQL servers. To override the automatic scan for SQL servers, you can launch Application Manager through the command line using the /nosqlsearch option (dtam /sql /nosqlsearch). This will cause the Application Manager not to populate the Source and Target fields automatically. You will then need to click the Advanced Find button and add the source and target SQL servers manually.

4. After a server has been added to the Current Servers list, you can manage that server. Select the server, then select one of the following options:

• Remove—Click the Remove button to remove the selected server from the drop-down list on the Manage SQL main page.
• Test SQL—Click the Test SQL button to determine if SQL is installed and accessible for the selected server.

5. When you have finished adding, managing, or testing servers, click OK to save your changes, or Cancel to return to the Manage SQL main page without saving.

After you select a server for the first time, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password to use for logging in to the selected server. The login account MUST be a member of the Double-Take Admin local security group for the selected server. For more information about permissions, see Credentials.

You may enter a user name for a different domain by entering a fully-qualified user name. The fully-qualified user name must be in the format domain\username or username@domain. If you enter a non-qualified name, the DNS domain will be used. Entering the credentials for the logged-on user may be valid.

The Application Manager will attempt to use the same user name and password the next time you select a server.

SQL servers are selectable in the same way as physical servers; however, physical servers that are members of a cluster (called a “node”) are not shown in the server drop-down list.