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Installing the Double-Take Flex Management Server

The Double-Take Flex Management Server is a required component in a Double-Take Flex deployment. The Double-Take Flex services and Double-Take Flex Management Console which are used to set up and manage iSCSI boot from SAN are installed on the server.

To install the server, perform the following steps:

On the machine designated as the Double-Take Flex Management Server, insert the Double-Take Flex DVD.

Click Double-Take Flex.

Click Install Flex Management Server (Windows).

On the Welcome page, click Next.

On the License Agreement page, read the license agreement. To continue with the installation, select I accept the terms of the license agreement, then click Next.

On the Customer Information page, specify a user name (any name is acceptable), the company name, and the activation code for the product, then click Next. The activation code for the console is a Double-Take Flex boot client activation code; there is no specific activation code for the Double-Take Flex Management Server.

On the Choose Destination Location page, select the directory location where you want the software installed:

To install the software in the default location, click Next.
To install the software in another location, click Change. Navigate to the desired location, click OK, then click Next.

On the Choose TFTPBOOT Directory page, select the directory location where you want the Double-Take Flex PXE iSCSI bootstrap files:

To select the default location, click Next.
To select another location, click Change. Navigate to the desired location and click OK, then click Next.

On the Ready to Install the Program page, click Install.

The installation program shows the progress of the installation. When the installation is complete, the following page is displayed.

On the InstallShield Wizard Complete page, click Finish.

The Double-Take Flex Management Server is installed, and a program shortcut is placed in the Program Group Double-Take, Flex Management Server.