Installing Double-Take Availability on Windows using the command line utility—Use these instructions to install on a single or multiple Windows server using the command line utility. This utility automates the installation process by running an unattended, or silent, installation. It allows you to pass parameters through to the installation program instead of entering information manually through the wizard.
Installing Double-Take Availability on Linux—Use these instructions to install on a single Linux server using the .rpm file. The .rpm file can be launched from a Linux console or from a command prompt.
Installing Double-Take Availability on Windows or Linux using the Double-Take Console—Once you have the Double-Take Console installed on a Windows machine, you can use it to push the installation out to your other servers. The push installation is a full, client and server installation on Windows servers and a full server installation on Linux servers.
Installing the Double-Take virtual recovery appliance—If you will be creating a full server to ESX appliance job (see Selecting a protection type for details on which job to create), use these instructions to install the Double-Take virtual recovery appliance on your ESX server. You must install this appliance before you can push the Double-Take installation out to your Linux source servers using the Double-Take Console. Depending on your network configuration, the appliance may or may not have to be installed before you push the Double-Take installation out to your Windows source servers using the Double-Take Console. In either case, you must install the appliance before you can create your full server to ESX appliance job.
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