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Logging on and off

To ensure protection of your data, Double-Take Availability offer multi-level security using native operating system security features. Privileges are granted through membership in user groups defined on each machine running Double-Take Availability. To gain access to a particular Double-Take Availability source or target, the user must provide a valid operating system user name and password and the specified user name must be a member of one of the Double-Take Availability security groups. Once a valid user name and password has been provided and the Double-Take Availability source or target has verified membership in one of the Double-Take Availability security groups, the user is granted appropriate access to the source or target and the corresponding features are enabled in the client. Access to Double-Take Availability is granted on one of the following three levels.

Administrator Access—All Double-Take Availability features are available for that machine. For example, this access level includes creating replication sets and establishing Double-Take Availability connections.
Monitor Access—Statistics can be viewed on that machine, but Double-Take Availability features are not available. For example, this access level does not allow the user to create or modify replication sets or create or modify Double-Take Availability connections, but does allow you to view the connection statistics for any established Double-Take Availability connections on that machine.
No Access—The machine appears in the Double-Take Availability Replication Console and can be pinged using a scripting command, but no other access is available.

Use the following instructions when logging on and off of a server.

Highlight a machine on the left pane of the Replication Console. By double-clicking the machine name, Double-Take Availability automatically attempts to log you on to the selected machine using the ID that you are currently logged on with. Verify your access by the resulting icon.
If you have no access, the Logon dialog box will automatically appear. If you have monitor access or want to log on with a different username, right-click the machine name and select Logon.
Specify your Username, Password, Domain, and whether you want your password saved.
Click OK and verify your access by the resulting icon and log on again if necessary.

Note: When logging in, the user name, password, and domain are limited to 100 characters.

If your activation code is missing or invalid, you will be prompted to open the Server Properties General tab to add or correct the code. Select Yes to open the Server Properties dialog box or select No to continue without adding an activation code.

If the login does not complete within 30 seconds, it is automatically canceled. If this timeout is not long enough for your environment, you can increase it by adjusting the Communication Timeout on the Configuration tab of the Replication Console properties. Select File, Options, from the Replication Console to access this screen.

Double-Take Availability uses the current user's login credentials to attempt to log in to servers. This is called a unified login. If you want to disable unified logins, select File, Options, from the Replication Console and enable Use Named Pipes for Login.

Administrator rights

This icon is a computer with a gear and it indicates the Double-Take Availability security is set to administrator access.

Monitor rights

This icon is a computer with a magnifying glass and it indicates the Double-Take Availability security is set to monitor only access.

No rights

This icon is a lock and it indicates the Double-Take Availability security is set to no access.
To log off of a Double-Take Availability machine, right-click the machine name on the left pane of the Replication Console and select Logout.