Selecting servers

Enter the name of the server that functions as the SharePoint front end, then click Get Config to load that server’s configuration information into the Application Manager. The source server will be detected and added to the Source Server field.

If this is your first time to select a SharePoint server to protect, you may need to click the Advanced Find button to add servers to the Source Server and Target Server fields. For more information, see Adding or managing servers.

If you select a source/target pair for which you have previously enabled and disabled protection, you may use the existing configuration settings (provided that the source/target connection is not currently active, in which case the existing settings will always be used). When you select Configure or Validate, a prompt will appear asking if you want to re-use the previous configuration information. Click Yes to re-use the previous information, or click No to revert to the Application Manager default settings.

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If the IP address(es) for the source or target server have changed since you originally configured protection (for example, if you configure the source or target in a staging area and then send it to a production location), you must re-configure the protection settings. When you are prompted to re-use the previous protection configuration, click No, then click the Configure Protection button.

1. In the Source Server field, select the SharePoint server that you want to protect. If this is your first time to log in to the selected server, you will be prompted to enter server login information. For more information about logging in to servers, see Entering server login information.

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You cannot protect a server if it is already functioning as a target server. If you attempt to select a source that is currently unavailable, a prompt will appear stating that the source is not available and that if the source is failed over, you should first select the target. If you select the target, then select the source (as recommended in the prompt), the same prompt appears (though you would expect to get a prompt to failover). The ability to failover using the Application Manager will not be available until a failover condition has been met in accordance with the failover monitor settings set on the Monitoring tab.

2. In the Target Server field, select the backup SharePoint server that will protect the source server in the event of a failure.

Notice that after the source and target servers are selected, the Protection Status on the Monitor tab changes to Unprotected.

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If you first select a target that is monitoring a connection that has met a failover condition and requires manual intervention, then select the protected source server, a prompt will appear asking if you want to initiate failover.

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 SharePoint 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.

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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 /sharepoint /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 SharePoint 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 SharePoint 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.