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Installation

Review Double-Take Availability requirements and Installation and upgrade notes then use the installation instructions appropriate for the type of workload you are protecting.

• Specific data—If you are protecting data only, you can install using the standard installation program or use the command-line automatic installation process.
• Entire server—If you want to protect an entire server, you can install using the standard installation program or use the command-line automatic installation process.
• Applications—If you are protecting Exchange, SQL, Windows File Servers, SharePoint, or BlackBerry, you can install using the standard installation program or use the command-line automatic installation process.
• Virtual machine—If you are protecting virtual machines, the installation will depend on the host operating system. For virtual machines running on Windows operating systems, use the standard installation program or use the command-line automatic installation process. For virtual machines running on VMware ESX Server, you should install Double-Take Availability for VMware Infrastructure.
• Clusters—If you are protecting a cluster, the installation will depend on the type of cluster configuration you are using. For standard clusters with a shared SCSI disk, use the standard installation program or use the command-line automatic installation process. For a GeoCluster configuration, where data is stored on volumes local to each node and replicated to each node in the cluster, you will need to configure your cluster appropriately and install Double-Take Availability.