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Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure 3.2 is now available. Please visit the support site at http://support.doubletake.com to download this update.
Features
· Support for multiple VirtualCenter servers—You can protect virtual machines where the source and target ESX hosts are managed by different VirtualCenter servers.
· Support for resource pools—You can select the resource pool on the target ESX server that the replica virtual machine will use.
· Windows 2008 and Vista—The DTVI service is supported on Windows 2008 and Vista.
· Email alerts—Email alerts will be sent if the source ESX host becomes unreachable.
· Automatic job restart—Jobs will automatically be restarted if the SSH connection times out.
· Additional scripts—Scripts have been added that facilitate the scheduling of job starts and stops to allow for backup using a third-party utility.
· Updated logging—Logs and data folders are now collected with VI-Report-All.exe. This replaces the VI-Report.wsf used in earlier versions.
Double-Take® for Linux 4.5 is now available. This version offers additional distribution support for Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and a new method for mirroring and replication for block devices. The following lists highlights the new and improved features in version 4.5 as well as download and contact information. Release Highlights include:
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Support for Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10.2
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Replication and mirroring of block devices
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Support for CentOS
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Support for the (XenU) para-virtualized kernel is now available for all distributions. Double-Take will now run in a para-virtualized virtual machine under the Xen virtual platform.
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Maintenance roll up
For more information about Double-Take for Linux, please email info@doubletake.com.
Double-Take 5.1.1 has a new release available. The following release builds will be added to the current web updates page: 5.1.1.867.0 and 5.1.1.110.2. Please visit http://support.doubletake.com to download this update.
On-Demand Customer Webinars
Solution Design and Deployment Planning
For enterprises that are planning a first-time deployment solution, the planning, design, and implementation is driven largely by the specific needs of your enterprise. More so, when replacing or upgrading existing solutions or software, you must take additional planning, design, and implementation steps to ensure that existing data is preserved and that software is properly upgraded to current versions. During this webinar, we’ll discuss some of the best practices to solution design and deployment planning for Double-Take Software products.
A Practical Guide to Workload Optimization Through iSCSI Storage
It is estimated that enterprise customers typically spend about $120 a month to fully manage one PC. This expense takes into account such things as desk-side IT visits, call center support, and management costs. Using netBoot/i workload optimization from Double-Take Software can potentially reduce this expense to as low as $70 per PC. In an average environment with 500 PC’s, that’s a cost reduction of $300,000 per year.
Deploying Double-Take in a VMware Environment
A Technical Discussion for Double-Take Software Customers
This webinar walks you through some of the best practices for VMware configurations and deploying Double-Take, Double-Take for VMware Infrastructure, and Double-Take for Virtual Systems in a VMware environment.
Everything You Need to Know About Double-Take 5.0
Announced in Q4 2007, Double-Take 5.0 is the industry’s first full-server protection and recovery product. Please listen to this webinar to learn about the newest features of Double-Take and how to use them. Features discussed include full server protection and failover, automated Microsoft SharePoint Services protection, enhancements to Microsoft Exchange 2007 cluster protection, enterprise install console for centralized & automated deployments & upgrades, and 64 Bit support. Attendees of this webinar should have a pre-existing understanding of Double-Take Software products and features.
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