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Configuring the Double-Take service for Active Directory

If you want to use Active Directory registration, the Double-Take service must have privileges to modify Active Directory. There are two options for assigning the privileges.

• User account—Assign a user account to the Double-Take service and assign Active Directory privileges to that user. Refer to your Windows reference guide for Active Directory privileges.
• Active Directory object—Give the computer (or domain computers for all computers within a domain) read/write access to the Double-Take Instances object in Active Directory.

1. Select Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. Verify that Advanced Features is enabled on the View menu so that the System folder is displayed.
3. Expand the System folder and select WinsockServices.

• If you have not run the Double-Take service under the domain administrator account or an account with update privileges for Active Directory, there will be no Double-Take Availability Active Directory instance listed. You will need to right-click on the Winsock Services folder to modify the setup for all Active Directory instances.
• If you have run the Double-Takeservice under the domain administrator account or an account with update privileges for Active Directory, Double-Take Instances will be listed. You can right-click Double-Take Instances to modify the Active Directory setup for the one instance or right-click on the Winsock Services folder to modify the setup for all Active Directory instances.

4. Select the Security tab.
5. Click Add and select the specific computer account you are running Double-Take Availability on or Domain Computers to allow all computers within the domain to update Active Directory.
6. Grant both Read and Write access and click OK.

Note:

If your corporate policies require that only the minimum required privileges be supplied, you can select only the permissions listed below by modifying the Advanced permissions for the account. List Contents Read All Properties Write All Properties Read Permissions

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