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Selecting the source machine

If you have not done so already, launch the Double-Take Availability Virtual Recovery Assistant console.

When you click Protect a server, the Select source server window will appear.

Enter the following information for the source server:

  1. Server—Enter the IP address or DNS name of the source server you want to protect. Or, click the Browse button to browse to locate a server.
  1. In the Browse for server window, browse through the server tree to select a source server.
  1. After you have found the source server, select it, then click Choose.

Note:
  • In order to protect a source, the source must have no more than four NICs enabled.
  • Thin-provisioned virtual disks on VMware ESX are not supported because they cannot be shared by two virtual machines simultaneously.
  1. User name—Enter the user name for the account that will access the source server.

Note:

The user account specified must have Double-Take Admin privileges on the source server.
  1. Password—Enter the password that is associated with the user account.
  2. After all fields have been completed, click Next. A window will display the progress as the Virtual Recovery Assistant console authenticates the source server.

Note:

 If the source is running Windows 2008 and its SAN policy is not OnlineAll, the replica machine's non-boot volumes will need to be mounted manually after the replica machine is powered on after failover.

Next step: Select volumes to protect